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Alison Iven 12/13/19 Alison Iven 12/13/19

What I read today Dec 12

  • Secret “FDR Train Car” No Longer Beneath Grand Central (And Was Never His!), Untapped NY

  • ASTROLOGER CHANI NICHOLAS HAS STARS IN HER EYES, ssense

  • Deck Your Halls With This Easy Dried Citrus Garland DIY, BUST

  • The Best NYC Hustle Is Selling Items Found In Nature To New Yorkers For 100% Profit, Gothamist

  • GROW YOUR OWN GINGER IN ANY CLIMATE (INDOORS OR OUTDOORS), Practical Self Reliance

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Alison Iven 12/12/19 Alison Iven 12/12/19

What I read today Dec 11

  • Checking in on the Algae of a Brooklyn Reservoir with a Microbiologist, Atlas Obscura

  • Attorney General Says 'Communities' That Don't 'Respect' Cops Could Lose Access to Law Enforcement, Colorlines

  • The Truth About Meal-Kit Freezer Packs, Mother Jones

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Alison Iven 12/11/19 Alison Iven 12/11/19

What I read today Dec 10

  • Montessori Gift Ideas: Activity Kits, How we Montessori

  • Why you Should Raise Rabbits, Modern Farmer

  • How to Have Closer Friendships (and Why You Need Them), NYTimes

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Alison Iven 12/10/19 Alison Iven 12/10/19

What I read today Dec 9

  • NYC education officials exploring dual language programs for 3-year-olds, Chalk Beat

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Alison Iven 12/9/19 Alison Iven 12/9/19

What I read today Dec 4

  • Justices debate allowing state law to be “hidden behind a pay wall”, Arts Technica

  • 5 Ways to Use a Movable Alphabet at Home, the kavanaugh report

  • The Movable Alphabet and New Writers, the kavanaugh report

  • A Kiln That Fired Millions of Clay Pipes Was Unearthed Under a Montreal Bridge, Atlas Obscura

  • High fibre: has Australia reached peak linen?, The Guardian

  • A photographer’s 18-year quest to uncover Spiritualism’s radical feminist history, Document Journal

  • Meet the spiritual healers and mediums of Cassadaga, Florida—‘the psychic capitol of the world’, Document Journal

  • The Radical Side of Suburbia, Hyperallergic

  • America is about to experience a sugar shortage, The New Food Economy

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Alison Iven 12/4/19 Alison Iven 12/4/19

What I read today Dec 3

  • Community Gardens Wrestle With New Rules, Outreach Obstacles and Development’s Impact, City Limits

  • Meditation Techniques for Children: How to Calm Your Kid, Daily Beast

  • The Atlantic’s Redesign Bucks Minimalist Trends to Revisit its Storied 162 Year History , AIGA Eye on Design

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Alison Iven 12/3/19 Alison Iven 12/3/19

What I read today Nov 22

  • Street Photographers Are Irresistibly Drawn To Midtown's 'Golden Corridor', Gothamist

  • Early Motherhood Has Always Been Miserable, NYTimes

  • The Coast of Utopia, Vanity Fair

  • The Best Parenting Advice Is to Go Live in Europe, The Atlantic

  • What’s Lost When Black Children Are Socialized Into a White World, The Atlantic

  • Bickering More After Kids?, NY Times

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Alison Iven 11/22/19 Alison Iven 11/22/19

What I read today Nov 21

  • Paid parental leave was finally discussed in last night's presidential debate, Motherly

  • An Arizona Teacher Helped Immigrants In The Desert. A Jury Decided It Wasn't A Crime., Buzzfeed News

  • How Bryant Park's Iconic Chairs Revolutionized Public Spaces, Gothamist

  • In Northern New Mexico, Weaving Is a Way of Life, Hyperallergic

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Alison Iven 11/21/19 Alison Iven 11/21/19

What I read today Nov 20

  • An Activists Farm-To-Closet Journey, Modern Farmer

  • Thousands Have Begun Farming Hemp This Year. It Hasn’t Gone as They Hoped, Modern Farmer

  • For many U.S. farmers who planted hemp, CBD boom leaves bitter taste, Reuters

  • The Dairy Farmer Who Wants to Make Milk for Vegans, Vice

  • How a Busty, Beer-Balancing Bar Owner Became a Feminist Icon in 1950s Iowa, Vice

  • The Atlantic redesign is “bold but classical, beautiful but spare”, It’s Nice That

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Alison Iven 11/20/19 Alison Iven 11/20/19

What I read today Nov 19

  • It’s true! Giving your kids fewer toys at Christmas makes them happier, Motherly

  • Buttigieg Campaign Used Stock Photo of Kenyan Woman to Illustrate Plan for Black America, NY Times

  • Why don't doctors trust women? Because they don't know much about us, The Guardian

  • Tips for Montessori activities, Montessori Notebook

  • How Long-Ago Lava Flows Created a Unique French Cheese, Atlas Obscura

  • Understanding How Bison Might Help Shape the Future of the Badlands, Atlas Obscura

  • How to Feed a Megacity Like the Aztecs, Atlas Obscura

  • Over 100 Stitchers are Collaborating Across the U.S. to Complete an Unfinished Embroidered Quilt by Late Crafter Rita Smith, This is Colossal

  • The Secret Career of David Bowie’s Back-Up Singer, Messy Nessy Chic

  • Marie Kondo's New Shop Sells All The Items She Urged Us To Throw Out, HuffPost

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Alison Iven 11/19/19 Alison Iven 11/19/19

What I read today nov 18

  • Can Andy Byford Save the Subways?, The New Yorker

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Alison Iven 11/18/19 Alison Iven 11/18/19

What I read today Nov 15

  • Inside the Last Occupied Apartments of the Chelsea Hotel, NY Times

  • The Thanksgiving Tale We Tell Is a Harmful Lie. As a Native American, I’ve Found a Better Way to Celebrate the Holiday, Time

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Alison Iven 11/15/19 Alison Iven 11/15/19

What I read today Nov 14

  • How Ronald Reagan Halted the Early Anti-Gentrification Movement, City Lab

  • Inside the New Private Club for People of Color With a 4,300-Strong Waitlist, Vice

  • The Wing is Publicly Responding to a Racist Incident That Has Black Members Openly Quitting, Jezebel

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Alison Iven 11/14/19 Alison Iven 11/14/19

What I read today Nov 13

  • Overcoming Motherhood Imposter Syndrome, NY Times

  • Found: Surprisingly Modern Paint on an Ancient Egyptian Gate, Atlas Obscura

  • The Glittery Legacy of Lead at a Historic Native American Site, Atlas Obscura

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Alison Iven 11/13/19 Alison Iven 11/13/19

What I read today Nov 12

  • Travel Bags for Montessori Toddlers, how we montessori

  • The Power of a Wealthy PTA, The Atlantic

  • How America Lost Dinner, The Atlantic

  • How to Enjoy the Often Exhausting, Depressing Role of Parenthood, The Atlantic

  • Pregnant and Depressed, the Atlantic

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Alison Iven 11/12/19 Alison Iven 11/12/19

What I read today Nov 11

  • Brownstone Bible Redux: Charles Lockwood’s Seminal New York Row House Book Gets an Update, Brownstoner

  • What Cookie Monster Can Teach Us About Art, hyperallergic

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What I read today Nov 8

  • WATCH: Why North America's Youth Must Rescue Farming, The Atlantic

  • Schooling Children in Manners, Thank You Very Much, NY Times

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Alison Iven 11/8/19 Alison Iven 11/8/19

What I read today Nov 7

  • Fuck a longer school day, The Outline
    Exactly what I was thinking when I read about Harris’ plan

  • In Detroit, A New Type of Agricultural Neighborhood Has Emerged, Yes! Magazine

  • Fuck Winning, Deadspin
    lovely article

  • States Are More Worried About Pipeline Protesters Than Spills, The New Republic

  • Facing Retail Vacancy Crisis, City Council To Consider Plan For Commercial Rent Stabilization, Gothamist

  • Brooklyn Organizers to Open First Black-Led Food Co-Op in NYC, Next City

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Alison Iven 11/7/19 Alison Iven 11/7/19

What I read today Nov 6

  • Democrat Andy Beshear Just Beat Republican Matt Bevin in the Kentucky Governor’s Race, Mother Jones

  • The Class War of Fare-Dodging Crackdowns, The New Republic

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Alison Iven 11/6/19 Alison Iven 11/6/19

What I read today Nov 4

  • Democratic Strategists Set Up $75 Million Digital Campaign to Counter Trump, NY Times

  • A Meeting of the Fern Society, The Paris Review

  • The Woman Archiving the World’s Ochers, NY Times

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