What I read today Jan 2 2020
Grandparents provide free childcare, but it costs us in other ways, Motherly
Batting -- Montessori Baby Week 14, the kavanaugh report
The New York Artist Reintroducing Wild, Edible Foods, Civil Eats
so cool. (seriously)
What I read today Dec 24
Maternity Leave: Where’s The #MomsToo Movement?, American Conservative
The End of Babies, NY Times
What I read today Dec 23
‘BLACK PANTHER’ AND ‘THOR: RAGNAROK’ ARE POLITICAL PARALLELS, BUT WHITE PEOPLE ONLY COMPLAIN ABOUT ONE, Wear Your Voice
The Definitive Guide to Emoji Punctuation, Emojipedia
Trump Should Be Removed from Office, Christianity Today
That Christianity Today Editorial Won’t Change Anything, NY Times
How Crisco toppled lard—and made Americans believers in industrial food, The New Food Economy
New York set to become the third state to ban Styrofoam, The New Food Economy
Did you know? UX writing is a six-figure job, Inside Design
Incredible they are paying people this much for something so simple.UX writing principles for designers, Inside Design
5 trends UX designers should know for 2020, Inside Design
What I read today Dec 20
The Secret to Saving the Lives of Black Mothers and Babies, Politico
The male commentors are loathsome.Chicago Is Making the Case for Releasing Pregnant Inmates, The Atlantic
A Lonely Plea: ‘Anybody Need a Grandma for Christmas?’, NY Times
Start a Playgroup in a Retirement Home, LAURA GRACE WELDON
‘I joined a playgroup in an aged care home and it’s been life-changing’, Kidspot
Evaluating the impact of Intergenerational Playgroups in residential aged care
New playgroup brings toddlers and elderly Tucsonans together, Tuscon Life
The Preschool Inside a Nursing Home, The Atlantic
What I read today dec 16
How the Loss of the Landline Is Changing Family Life, The Atlantic
The Ripple Effects of Taking SNAP Benefits From One Person, The Atlantic
What It’s Like to Endure a Forced Ultrasound Before Your Abortion, The Cut
My teachers mispronounced my name. Decades later, it still stings — and influences the way I coach educators., Chalkbeat
How Universal Pre-K Drives Up Families’ Infant-Care Costs, CityLab
Foraging, and Forging, Connections in Cities, Next City
Why the Media Is Ignoring the Afghanistan Papers, The New Republic
What I read today Dec 12
Secret “FDR Train Car” No Longer Beneath Grand Central (And Was Never His!), Untapped NY
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
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
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
What I read today Nov 22
Street Photographers Are Irresistibly Drawn To Midtown's 'Golden Corridor', Gothamist
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
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
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
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