What I read today Jan 11
Madagascar citizens demand transparency in a fishy deal with China, Global voices
SAVING THE SEASON: LEMONS, Naturally Ella
What I read today Jan 10
2019: Our Final Year, Design Sponge
Real Talk: Starting a New Chapter is Scary, Design Sponge
As Trump visits border, Texas landowners prepare wall fight, AP News
Journalist Pelin Ünker sentenced to jail in Turkey over Paradise Papers investigation, The Guardian
Protests against President Aleksandar Vučić spread from Belgrade to cities across Serbia, Global Voices
The STD that keeps most contestants from competing on ‘The Bachelor’, NY POst
Virginia Study Finds Increased School Bullying In Areas That Voted For Trump, NPR
What I read today Jan 9
Amazon mails open letter to New Yorkers touting HQ2 benefits, Curbed
Our pledge to New York City, Amazon
Meet the Trans Midwife Changing the World's "Most Gendered Profession", The Stranger
On the Border, Little Enthusiasm for a Wall: ‘We Have Other Problems That Need Fixing’, NY Times
When Is a Border Just a Border? Almost Never, NY Times
How to Make a Millennial Feel Cozy in Just One Beverage, NY Times
What I read today Jan 7
Jenna Lyons Talks New TV Show, Social Media Fears and Partying With the Obamas, WWD
American Immigrants and the Dilemma of ‘White-Sounding’ Names, The Atlantic
My daughter asked me to stop writing about motherhood. Here’s why I can’t do that., Washington Post
Read Cyntoia Brown's full statement on her clemency, Tennessean
What I read today Jan 3
Washington state just rolled out an awesome paid leave plan 👏, Motherly
Why Typical Preschool Crafts Are a Total Waste of Time, The Cut
”The purpose is to teach children a predictable cognitive sequence they can apply when they encounter anything new: Observe, question, explore, reflect. Repeat. The children learn to respect their materials, not just to dive into them. They learn – without having seen it before – that clay is a material they can use to represent something else …”
What I read today Dec 27
When a Lynching Memorial Becomes a Photo Opportunity, Hyperallergic
Planners Looking 25 Years Ahead Say NYC’s Climate and Transit Crises are Increasingly Urgent, CIty Limits
Amazon HQ2 tax breaks scrutinized by city comptroller, Curbed
De Blasio administration lays out roadmap for legalized pot in NYC, Curbed
Syracuse cops push St. Joe’s to probe man’s rectum for drugs; ‘What country are we living in?’, Syracuse
115 Percent of Trump’s China Tariff Revenue Goes to Paying Off Angry Farmers, Council on Foreign relations
WE'VE GOT THE SCREEN TIME DEBATE ALL WRONG. LET'S FIX IT, Wired
Short-term rentals and the housing market: Quasi-experimental evidence from Airbnb in Los Angeles, Vox
Humanity as We Know It Will Be Defined by the Broiler Chicken, Atlas Obscura
Why Hungarians Make the World’s Most Beautiful Gingerbread, Atlas Obscura
When the Christmas Plant Was a Pepper, Not a Poinsettia, Atlas Obscura
What It Was Like Being a Contestant on a 2000s-Era Cosmetic Surgery Makeover Show, Broadly
When Women Have Fewer Rights Than a Fetus, Broadly
Student Targeted by ‘Troll Storm’ Hopes Settlement Will Send Message to White Supremacists, NY Times
What I read today Dec 26
Montessori or Non-tessori?, The Slate
Pittsburgh council balks over six-figure branding proposal, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
City needs more facts about branding, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Relentlessness of Modern Parenting, The NY Times
To Fight Gentrification, a Brooklyn Pastor Plans to Build 2,100 Apartments, NY Times
The Dakota Sioux Execution Was The Largest In U.S. History — But America Has Forgotten It, Bustle
Anne Brigman, a Pioneering Photographer of Nude Self-Portraits, Artsy
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