What I read today Dec 20
WATCH: Why helicopter parenting may jeopardize kids’ health, PBS Newshour
How Meghan Markle’s Birth Plans Are Breaking Royal Tradition, International Business Times
What I read today Dec 19
A Texas Elementary School Speech Pathologist Refused to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath, Now Mandatory in Many States — so She Lost Her Job, The Intercept
How Thousand-Year-Old Trees Became the New Ivory, Smithsonian
A Chinese Artist’s Humanizing 19th-Century Portraits of Disfigured Patients, Atlas Obscura
Her Neighbor Hated Her Dragon Nativity Scene. So She Got More Dragons., city lab
Scenes From an American Tragedy: The Texas Border Crisis, Rolling Stone
A Lactation Consultant's Perspective on Placenta Encapsulation, happy goat productions
What I read today Dec 18
THE ABILITY TO FEEL EMPATHY IS SHAPED BY OUR GENES, AND EMPATHY IS PRETTY FUCKING IMPORTANT., Wear Your Voice Mag
Dear White Women, Try On Our Struggle Instead of Our Looks, Yes! magazine
Some White Influencers Are Being Accused of "Blackfishing," or Using Makeup to Appear Black, Teen Vogue
Indoor Plumbing Arrived in the U.S. in the 1840s. This Town Got Tired of Waiting, Yes! Magazine
Get to Know the Woman behind these Real-Life Wes Anderson Interiors, Messy Nessy Chic
Backstage with the Real “Almost Famous” Queen of Groupies, Messy Nessy Chic
Cuomo Moves to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in New York Within Months, NY TImes
What I read today Dec 17
A LOOK AT BEDTIME - PRESCHOOLERS AND ELEMENTARY, the kavanaugh report
Kids across the US are eating fewer whole grains and more sugary milk in school lunches. See how federal rules have changed for the worse., Business Insider
The Octomom Has Proved Us All Wrong, NY Times
Video of police ripping a black child from his mom has sparked debate over NYPD practices, Vox
Americans Are Weirdly Obsessed With Paper Towels, The Atlantic
She Strived to Be the Perfect Mom and Landed in the Psych Ward, KQED
How Millennial Parents Are Reinventing the Cherished Family Photo Album, The Atlantic
A 9-year-old’s family says she committed suicide after racist bullying, including taunts of ‘kill yourself’, Washington Post
These Colorful Piñatas Bring Medieval Monsters to Life, Atlas Obscura
Five Siblings Run the U.S.’s Only Baijiu Distillery in Their Mom’s Backyard, Atlas Obscura
A Bittersweet Ending for a Japanese Train Station and Its Lone Passenger, City Lab
Members of Congress Can't Use Tax Dollars for Harassment Settlements Anymore, Broadly
Ohio Lawmakers Just Passed One of the Most Restrictive Abortion Bills in the Country, Mother JOnes
The Misogynist History Of Natural Birth, The Establishment
Is It Ethical to Post Pictures of Your Kids on Instagram?, The New Republic
Was the missionary killed on a remote island trying to end the world?, The Outline
'Going To Office Hours Is Terrifying' And Other Tales Of Rural Students In College, NPR
The Legendary Language of the Appalachian “Holler”, JSTOR Daily
Liberal Blind Spots Are Hiding the Truth About ‘Trump Country’, NYTimes
The Asylum That Gave Lou Reed Electroshock Therapy Is Also an Unforgettable Art Museum, Atlas Obscura
What I read today Nov 14
The Boy Scouts of America may file for bankruptcy because of sex abuse suits, NBC News
Researchers create first sensor package that can ride aboard bees, UW News
The Jim Hightower Column They Don’t Want You to Read, Texas Observer
Comcast rejected by small town—residents vote for municipal fiber instead, ars technica
Banksy’s Own Video Shredded By YouTube Following Canal+ Copyright Claim (Update), torrent freak
Get Ready For Your Close-Up, Rolling Stone
In Its First Decades, The United States Nurtured Schoolgirl Mapmakers, Atlas Obscura
10 Amazing Foods From Gastro Obscura’s First Year, Atlas Obscura
A Tale of Two Births: High- and Low-Performing Hospitals on Maternity Measures in California, California Health Care Foundation
What I read today Dec 10
The most important lessons from the emotionally charged breastfeeding debate, Quartz
Why Are Gender Reveal Parties a Thing?, NY Times
Smithsonian to Open Its First-Ever Gallery Devoted to Latinx Experiences, Receives $10M Donation, Hyperallergic
Activists Protest at Whitney Museum, Demanding Vice Chairman and Owner of Tear Gas Manufacturer “Must Go”, Hyperallergic
Why Are Even “Feminist” Book Cover Designs Still So Sexist?, AIGA Eye on Design
Don’t worry, be angry: how politics and creativity collided in 2018, It’s Nice That
Folding as Craft Tech, Kelli Anderson
Ladybugs Pack Wings and Engineering Secrets in Tidy Origami Packages, NY Times
It’s the End of News As We Know It (and Facebook Is Feeling Fine), Mother Jones
Doctors Aren’t Sure How This Even Came Out of a Patient, The Atlantic
What I read today Dec 6
Closing New York’s Penal Colony, Design Observer
More Designers and Illustrators Than Ever Are Saying, “Oh My God, Maybe I’m a Socialist.”, Eye on Design
The Simple Joy of “No Phones Allowed”, raptitude
#KEITHJACKSONMATTERS: The Kid That Sold Crack To The President, POINTS: THE BLOG OF THE ALCOHOL & DRUGS HISTORY SOCIETY
New Public Spaces Are Supposed to Be for All. The Reality Is More Complicated., NY Times
Unraveling the Mysteries of Dorothea Lange’s ‘Migrant Mother’, NY Times
How artist Sandy Rodriguez tells today's fraught immigration story with pre-Columbian painting tools, LA Times
In Dallas, Ida O’Keeffe Could Finally Escape Georgia’s Shadow, Texas Monthly
Graphic Advocacy Project
FASCINATING and amazing
What I read today Dec 3
A mother and her girls tried to reach the US border. Then they got tear-gassed, CNN
REAL STORIES FROM THE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN TRAVELING ON THE CARAVAN, Elle
Number Of U.S. Kids Who Don't Have Health Insurance Is On The Rise, NPR
Why New York Lags So Far Behind on Natural Childbirth, NY Times
The Over-celebration of Life Events, The Atlantic
ALL OF THIS MAKES ME ANXIOUS. Can nothing be private anymore?48 of the Coolest Kids in New York, NY Times Magazine
Mother sues US for $60 million after toddler detained at immigration facility later died, CNN
Steph Curry responds to 9-year-old’s letter asking why his shoes aren’t made for girls, Motherly
A Plea to Protect the Strand , vanishing new york
33, Married, & Ready For A Baby: I Am The Face Of Late-Term Abortion, Refinery 29
Historic homes 101: What exactly is a ‘summer kitchen’?, Curbed
What I read today Nov 30
White People Are Noticing Something New: Their Own Whiteness, NY Times Magazine
What is white culture, exactly? Here's what the stats say, The Guardian
Beloved Lower Manhattan Sculpture Garden Defends Itself as City Demands Total Removal, Hyperallergic
The Case for Black With a Capital B, NY Times
Black Athena, White Power, Medium
Pseudoarchaeology and the Racism Behind Ancient Aliens, Hyperallergic
A Ramp Contraption May Have Been Used to Build Egypt’s Great Pyramid, Scientific American
White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest’s Mysterious Mound Cities, Smithsonian
What I read today Nov 29
A Follower-Free App Asks You to Photograph Moments You Normally Don’t Share, Hyperallergic
Video: Turkey Devours Leftover Turkey On Subway Train, Gothamist
The Japanese Prints that Inspired Vincent van Gogh, Hyperallergic
Discerning Photography’s White Gaze, Hyperallergic
Big in Japan, NY Times Magazine
The Tenement Museum Maps a Century of Deadly Diseases and Their Human Stories, Hyperallergic
A Syllabus for Making Work About Race as a White Artist in America, Hyperallergic
What I read today Nov 28
Salt Lake City’s ‘street without a street’ is a 90-year-old hidden gem —one that homeowners and historians hope to preserve, Salt Lake Tribune
The Insect Apocalypse Is Here, NY Times Magazine
This makes me sad as I have a lovely fondness for insects.
The Latin root of the word “amateur” is, after all, the word “lover.”'Outrageous' Gold Rush-Style Grab of Public Lands to Begin Friday, EcoWatch
This Artist Photographs Her Lovers — Using A Camera Placed In Her Vagina, Bust
How This Dutch Graphic Designer Became a Civic-Architecture Star, Architectural Digest
Meet Wrappy Paper, the Gift-Wrap Brand Changing Everything, Clever
What I read today Nov 27
Twin's Difficult Birth Put A Project Designed To Reduce C-Sections To The Test, NPR
HOW TO TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT THANKSGIVING, Mother Mag
Helping My Fair-Skinned Son Embrace His Blackness, The Atlantic
Ohio Republicans declare motherhood “necessary,” want to make it mandatory, Salon
Tests Showed Children Were Exposed to Lead. The Official Response: Challenge the Tests, NY TImes
Snøhetta-designed Far Rockaway library breaks ground, Curbed
‘Yeah, I’m Not for Everyone.’ Lena Dunham comes to terms with herself., NY Mag
What I read today Nov 20
UN Says Climate Genocide Is Coming. It’s Actually Worse Than That., NY MAg
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Right about Amazon’s Corporate Welfare, National review
Why Is It So Hard To Compost, And What Happened To The Brown Bin Program?, Brklynr
Why Everyone's Obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Instagram Stories, Broadly
What I read today Nov 16
Handicrafts Made in Poland, Culture. PL
The Biggest Lies We Teach American Kids About Thanksgiving and Native Americans, Mic
National Day of Mourning Reflects on Thanksgiving’s Horrific, Bloody History, Boston Globe
Decolonizing Thanksgiving: A Toolkit for Combatting Racism in Schools, Medium
When Families Un-Adopt a Child, The Atlantic
America Is Blaming Pregnant Women for Their Own Deaths, NY Times
I’m glad there is increased media attention on this issue but it doesn’t feel like anything is getting done.
What I read today Nov 15
'Farming While Black': A Guide To Finding Power And Dignity Through Food, NPR
Old Roots, New Shoots: Immigrant Farmers Cultivate Ginger in a New Land, Edible Hudson Valley
Growing your own ginger: easy as 1, 2, 3, . . . erm . . . 4, Vomiting Chicken
Rue: The Forgotten Herb, The Heirloom Gardener