Ander Monson

May 23, 2024 | flipboard.com | Ander Monson

Fact Check: Did Storm Chaser's Car Gets Sucked into Tornado on Live TVIntense storms in Oklahoma, with winds recorded up to 80 mph, caused havoc with tornadoes and parts of the state being battered by giant hail. Huge …

May 23, 2024 | aol.com | Ander Monson

May 23, 2024 at 3:15 AMInside the Savage Sport of Slap FightingJESSE CHEHAKThe image that I can’t forget—the one that truly pulls me into the savage, surreal, and ridiculously compelling world of professional slap fighting—is the open hand of heavyweight champion Damien “the Bell” Dibbell smashing into the giant bearded face of Ryan “the King of Kings” Phillips in slow motion. In the moment, I can’t tell whether my horror or pleasure is greater.

Jan 1, 2024 | mattbell.substack.com | Danya Kukafka |Annie Ernaux |Julia Armfield |Ander Monson

Happy new year! Here’s hoping that your 2023 ended well, and that 2024 becomes a better year for you, your loved ones, and the world at large. In my last newsletter (which was not last month, as usual, since I took a Substack break during end-of-semester/holiday crunch), I wrote about some of the crossover lessons I’ve found between my writing practice and my running practice.