What I read today June 17
Jenny Lewis Starts Over, Rolling Stones
A woman in the bathroom told me that I looked summery, like Jenny Lewis. And now I’m listening to her music, feeling like I’m in college again. Weird nostalgic vibes.
What I read today June 12
Dr. Ruth, Dr. Kissinger, and Trump’s Cruelty to Families, The New Yorker
Landmark Deal Reached on Rent Protections for Tenants in N.Y., NY Times
Dozens of Women Vanish on Canada’s Highway of Tears, and Most Cases Are Unsolved, NY Times
Celebrating the Grace of Black Women, NY Times
Obese mannequins are selling women a dangerous lie, The Telegraph
Hong Kong stocks fall as huge protests hit financial center, CNN
Bill de Blasio: Our new push to diversify NYC schools, NY Daily News
What I read today May 23
How Pete Buttigieg’s Branding Went from Traditional to Opensource, AIGA Eye on Design
Lindsay Ballant @lindsayballant: “A few things about @PeteButtigieg's branding, because (ahem http://link.medium.com/tlnNfQG9VV ) indeed, I still have thoughts about political branding!“ [LINK]
Bernie, Hillary, and the Authenticity Gap: A Case Study in Campaign Branding, Medium
What I read today May 20
New report is "a wake-up call" on leading risk to newborn babies: low birthweight, NBC News
MOM TALK: THE POLITICAL POWER OF BLACK MOTHERHOOD, Mother Mag
Work in America Is Greedy. But It Doesn’t Have to Be., NY Times
Blurred lines: A pregnant man's tragedy tests gender notions, NBC News
Suffering Unseen: The dark truth behind wildlife tourism, Nat Geo
What I read today May 14
Community Outraged After Police Shoot 3 Children in the Head, Ebony
Welcome to NYT Parenting. Here’s Why We Won’t Say ‘Natural Birth.’, NY Times
“A Marriage Agreement”— 1970, Lilith
Original Catfluencer: How a Victorian Artist's Feline Fixation Gave Us the Internet Cat, Collectors Weekly
The Trouble With Fathering 114 Kids, The Atlantic
what I read today May 10
26 phrases to calm your angry child, Mother Mag
Opinion: Elizabeth Street Garden Fans Must Acknowledge the Housing Crisis, City Limits
America’s Train Fans Are Having One of the Best Weeks of Their Lives, Atlas Obscura
Arthur is REALLY into trains and we regularly watch steam engines on youtube. This week, there has been a plethora of videos in Wyoming with this train and I couldn’t figure out WHY so many people were lined up by the tracks!Exit Interview: I Was the Director of Research and Development at a Candy Company, Atlas Obscura
Why It’s So Hard to Study the Toxic Dust Blowing From Earth’s Youngest Desert, Atlas Obscura
We are killing our planetArizona’s Most Unusual Cacti Have Their Own Fan Club, Atlas Obscura
For Seed Rebels, Saving Life’s Building Blocks Has New Urgency, Civil Eats
The Story Behind America’s Most Famous Sex Therapist, Hyperallergic
A Forgotten Precursor of Genderqueer Performance Art, Hyperallergic
WATCH: In the Face of the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis, This Doula Is Providing Expectant Mothers With the Support and Care They Desperately Deserve, The Root
What I read today May 8
AirPods Are a Tragedy, Vice
The skinniest building in Midtown Manhattan, ephemeral new york