The Wreck of HMS Erebus

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27 pointsanigbrowl19 comments

Just to try to dispel some of the taint from the domain name:

This is a great longform article about the politics surrounding the discovery of the HMS Erebus. The author summarizes the announcement of the discovery and the various political links and layers, then goes back to the actual discovery timeline itself, complete with quotes, to show how the politically-influenced announcement was completely different from what actually happened.

The quality of the article itself is something I'd expect to see in National Geographic, the New Yorker, or Rolling Stone, honestly.

I was a bit disappointed that it was mostly about politics rather than the discovery itself.

The discovery has been covered extensively elsewhere. The politics, and particularly the fight over credit for the find, was something I wasn't aware of.

It's definitely not what you'd expect from Buzzfeed.

What is even more interesting is that the National Geographic is now a for profit publication and is now partnering with Fox.

https://t.co/if1JrdCA6u

Look everyone knows the tragedy was caused by the Inuit polar bear demon Tuunbaq, I don't understand the fuss.

Those that know don't have a tounge with which to tell the story.

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