Roxane Gay is amazing, and I just found out that she did at TED talk about being a bad feminist, and the scrutiny that women who are public figures are held up to when they declare themselves to be feminists. We’re coming up on the tenth annivarsary of Hurricane Katrina. I was only 12 when …
My mother’s cousin, Kathy, shared this article with me while we were sitting at my parent’s kitchen table this weekend, discussing family and life and everything. It made me feel some feelings. On the contrary, I feel intensely alive, and I want and hope in the time that remains to deepen my friendships, to say …
I first heard about Nicolas Felton a few years ago on 99 Percent Invisible, and I’ve been interested in what he does ever since. He makes these incredibly detailed reports of his life every year, and presents them in the most beautiful way. The NYTimes article is here. The UpShot is killing it with demographic …
Who among us doesn’t love a good chart? I find them irresistible. Does that make me a dork? Probably. Does that make me a smarter, better-rounded person overall? Hopefully. My latest source for intense charts is The Upshot, a blog from the New York Times.I also happen to be fascinated by the economy, and this …