What I read today Oct 16
Fort Greene’s sought-after Arts & Letters might move to Bed-Stuy in a merger with P.S. 305, Chalkbeat
Michael Bierut says never trust a designer who doesn’t like reading, Quartz
Working on updating Bierut’s wikipedia article (it’s a mess!) and I think this is my favorite article about him. “I’m very suspicious about hiring graphic designers who don’t seem to be enthusiastic about reading”Loud and Clear, Standford Social Innovation Review
Black-Led Coop Wants to End Food Inequality in Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights, Bklynr
What I read today Oct 11
Sleeping in the Archives: The Met’s Forgotten Fashion Brands, Messy nessy Chic
Schooling Social Justice Warriors, The American Conservative
Sandra Boynton’s Captivating Universe, The Atlantic
Why the Arts Matter for Kids’ Self-Esteem, Greater Good Magazine
What I read today Oct 7
Stay-at-Home Parents Work Hard. Should They Be Paid?, NY Times
I Was Brought to the U.S. as a Baby. This Is Why I Left., Teen Vogue
Remembering Gordon, Design Observer
They were raised to be ‘colorblind’ — but now more white parents are learning to talk about race, Washington Post
What I read today Sept 23
Why Some People Become Lifelong Readers, The Atlantic
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU GREW SOME INDIGO PLANTS! , Graham Keegan
Welcome to the party. The New York City block party., NY Times
USDA Officially Speeds Up Pork Production Process, Modern Farmer
Greenhouse Classes Vs Greenhouse Gases, Modern Farmer
How America’s wild horses end up in slaughterhouses abroad, The New Food Econom
What I read today Sept 16
THEODORE IGNATIUS, the kavanaugh report
WATCH: Treasures in the Trash
Scheele’s Green, the Color of Fake Foliage and Death, The Paris Review
The Toxic Side of Being, Literally, Green, The New York Times
What I read today Sept 13
The Palestine Heirloom Seed Library, Edible Manhattan
New York City Is Ending a Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy. Here’s Why., NY Times
Bernie Sanders, Not Joe Biden, Sets the Democratic Party Line, The Ringer
“You Can Never See Their Pants for Some Reason”, The Slate
This read like it was a foreign language. I must be old.Stanford psychology expert: This is the No. 1 skill parents need to teach their kids—but most don’t, CNBC
Why Are American Homes So Big?, The Atlantic
MORE ACCURATE BABY SHOWER GAMES, mcsweeneys
What I read today Sept 11
Purdue Pharma: Sackler Family's 'Personal Wealth' Offered In Opioid Deal, NPR
Here’s my challenge to white parents this school year, Today’s Parent
Behold the Graft-Chimera!, UNCONVENTIONAL STORIES FROM AN APPLE FARMER
The Women of Standing Rock Are Building Sovereign Food Economies, Civil Eats
Jeanne Baret’s Bougainvillea, The Plant Hunter