What I read today Sept 25
INTERVIEW: THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF AUTISTIC ARCHITECTURAL ARTIST WILLIAM SCOTT, Pin-Up
The Triangle Shirtwaist Memorialist, NY Review of Books
Family Keeps Memory of Hero Triangle Fire Elevator Operator Alive, WNYC
The nearly erased artist behind the hidden face of the proposed Faneuil Hall memorial, Boston Globe
The Vanishing Idealism of Burning Man, The New Republic
WATCH: Meet the Artist: Duane Flatmo on Tin Pan Dragon for “No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man”
WATCH: Meet The Artist: Richard Wilks on "Evotrope" for “No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man”
‘We Are All Accumulating Mountains of Things’, The Atlantic
My Year of No Shopping, NY Times
James, Adams Look Into City’s Seizure Of Properties, Kings County Politics
What I read today Sept 24
UC Researcher Examines Effect of Racism on the Health of Whites, University of Cincinnati
The Mothers Who Can't Escape the Trauma of Childbirth, The Atlantic
The Prostitution Empire and the Former N.Y.P.D. Detective, Always One Step Ahead of the Law, NY Times
Cosleeping and Biological Imperatives: Why Human Babies Do Not and Should Not Sleep Alone, neuroanthropology
My Conversation With Co-Sleeping Expert James McKenna, Huff Post
What I read today Sept 21
Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong, Huffington Post
Throw Your Children’s Art Away, The Atlantic
What I read today Sept 17
Here's How to Find Out How Racist Your Kids' School Is, Colorlines
How do children of color learn to draw themselves?, The Outline
Rihanna Included Two Pregnant Models in Her Savage x Fenty Fashion Show, Harpers Bazaar
Why Some Parents Turn Boys’ Names Into Girls’ Names, The Atlantic
I’m a free-range parent. My toddler’s concussion changed everything. WaPo
What Kids' Backpacks Say About Them, The Atlantic
The Health Impact of Undescended Testicles, NY Times
The Abortion I Almost Forgot, NY Times
How many toys do kids really need?, Motherly
St. Denis Coming Down , vanishing new york
Why pediatricians want baby walkers removed from stores, Motherly
What I read today Sept 13
Against Chill, Medium
This Week in Julia Salazar, NY Times
The cost of daycare is almost as much as rent in some cities, Motherly
COOKING AND BAKING WITH YOUR TODDLER, the kavanaugh report
WATCH: I’m Pregnant
What I read today Sept 11
Here’s What the Watermelon Was Up to Before It Tasted Good, Atlas Obscura
Kamala Harris Stumps Brett Kavanaugh with Abortion Question, Broadly
It Came From the '70s: The Story of Your Grandma's Weird Couch, Collectors Weekly
James Baldwin's Sole Children's Book Comes Back into Print, Publishers Weekly
Performing Blackness Won't Fill Our Asian-American Culture Deficit [OP-ED], Colorlines
Prison labor is modern slavery. I've been sent to solitary for speaking out, The Guardian
How the Smithsonian Helped Sleuth Out the True Identity of a Pair of Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers, SmithsonianMag
Xiaohe: A 4000-Year-Old Desert Cemetery, Amusing Planet
What I read today Sept 7
- Thank You for Not Eating Your Placenta, NY Times
- Bed-Stuy brownstone sails past neighborhood record, sells for $6.3M, Curbed
- Why Does the School Day End Two Hours Before the Workday?, Atlantic
- How Well-Intentioned White Families Can Perpetuate Racism, The Atlantic
- When Giving Birth Leads to Psychosis, Then to Infanticide, The Atlantic
- This is the only parenting book you ever really need to read, Quartz
- So, How Bad Is It to Smoke Pot While Pregnant?, The Cut
What I read Sept 4
- BRINGING MONTESSORI TO THE PUBLIC, the kavanaugh report
- My Children Were Denied Passports Because They Were Delivered by a Midwife, NY Times
- That Black Box Warning on Vitamin K Shots, Keep Kids Healthy
- How to Read a Package Insert for a Vaccine, Vaxopedia
- Doula Services Within a Healthy Start Program: Increasing Access for an Underserved Population, Maternal and Child Health Journal (2017) 21 (Suppl 1):S59–S64
- Unless It Changes, Capitalism Will Starve Humanity By 2050, Forbes
- Asperger’s Disorder Symptoms, PsychCentral
- A Powerful Identity, a Vanishing Diagnosis, NY Times
- No Remorse for Aggressive Behavior, janet lansbury
What I read Labor Day weekend (8/31-9/3)
- Kanye West Paid $85,000 to Use Photo of Whitney Houston’s Drug-Strewn Bathroom on Pusha T Album Cover, Variety
- afropunk defends m.i.a. after black lives matter controversy, id
- Afropunk doesn’t care about black people: Beyond a t-shirt, Medium
- The Village Voice Is Officially Dead, Gothamist
- Why Kids Want Things, The Atlantic
- A Mother’s Fragmented Identity, NY Times
- The Gender Divide in Preschoolers’ Closets, NY Times
What I read today August 30
- Trump Administration Revoking Passports and Deporting Citizens Who Happen to Be Hispanic, NY Mag
- A NEW BILL AIMS TO IMPROVE BLACK MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES, Mother Mag
- Sen. Harris Introduces Bill Aimed at Reducing Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality, KAMALA D. HARRIS
- Here’s How Kamala Harris’ New Bill Would Address the Racial Gap in Maternal Deaths, Rewire News
- The Maternity Medical Home: The Chassis for a More Holistic Model of Pregnancy Care?, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Erykah Badu Began an Unforgettable Acceptance Speech by Talking About Her Period, Vanity Fair
- NYC needs to create its own transit future—and ferries aren’t it, Curbed
- MOM TALK: TEACHING CONSENT TO MY TODDLER, Mother Mag
- The Yelp for the Health Equity Movement: An App That Shares Experiences of Bias in Maternal Care, narrative nation
- Cuomo, Nixon trade barbs over subway, taxes, and more in debate, Curbed
What I read today August 29
- Your Doula Does Not (and Cannot) Have a VBAC “Success” Rate, blissful birthing westchester ny
- Learning to Love My Scheduled C-Section, seleni
- John McCain wanted this statement read after his death, PBS
- For Many Women, a World Without Abortion Access Is Already Here, Village Voice
- Over-Prescription of Acid-Suppressing Medications in Infants: How It Came About, Why It’s Wrong, and What to Do About It, Journal of Pediatrics
- Zephyr Teachout Wants To Be New York’s Top Lawyer. She’s Also Pregnant. But Don’t Let That Overshadow Her Campaign, Time
- NO-BAKE LEMON POPPY SEED GLAZED DONUT HOLES, Wu Haus
What I read today August 25
- Should I Flush It? Most Often, the Answer Is No, NY Times
- The Overprotected Kid, The Atlantic
- Phones Are Changing the Texture of Family Life, The Atlantic
- WATCH: Why Your Kid Should Be a Rebel, The Atlantic
- Pregnant and Addicted to Heroin, The Atlantic
- America Soured on My Multiracial Family, The Atlantic
- The Price I’ve Paid for Opposing Donald Trump, National Review
- Exploring Inwood’s wild shoreline, now threatened by rezoning, Curbed
What I read today August 24
- SHIFTING MY EXPECTATIONS TOWARD POTTY LEARNING, the kavanaugh report