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—Ben Collins, new CEO of The Onion: 'We’re keeping all the writers, we’re going to work with the union, we’re going to make it so they can hopefully get paid a little bit more money, and we’re going to give them the room to grow.' nytimes.com/2024/04/25/bus…

Should Sonia Sotomayor retire?

'When you ask the right [question] — and there is only one — then answering it for yourself becomes easy:

Do you think the republic holds?'

Always read Monica Hesse: washingtonpost.com/style/power/20…

New statement from Columbia student protestors:
'We are frustrated by media distractions focusing on inflammatory individuals who do not represent us…Our members have been misidentified by a politically motivated mob.'

'We firmly reject any form of hate or bigotry…'

Don’t usually do *this* but, thread: Monday, SCOTUS debates the criminalization of homelessness. That means many folks are sounding off on the topic. I’ve spent 4 yrs covering this for The Washington Post, and need to reality-check assumptions getting thrown around this week (1/x)

When WAMU laid off 16 people and closed DCist, the reasoning given was “content strategy word salad,' per one staffer.

Andrew Beaujon cuts through the jargon and nonsense with a deeply reported, excellent look at what actually happened: washingtonian.com/2024/04/19/why…

📢CALLING PARENTS: I'm writing about kids and pretend gunplay/toy guns, and I want to hear how you think & feel about this issue. Does your household have rules around toy/pretend guns? Any internal debate over it? Strong opinions? Email me! [email protected].

except by 'spring' we mean 'january or february' which is when summer camp registration opens and then immediately fills up

lots of shit can be rejuvenating when you have money

CALLING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BOTH ROMANTIC PARTNERS AND PETS: Please please talk to my colleague Rachel for this story because I am dying for her to write it so I can read it, thank you ⬇️

“Are these pills legit?”
“Could I be arrested?”
“I’m totally alone.”

I spent months talking to women about the anxiety & panic they experienced, taking pills in states where abortion is illegal.

Their harrowing stories capture the true fallout of Dobbs.
washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…

Thousands of women every month are now self-managing their abortions with pills in states with bans. For some, the process is straightforward. But for many others, it's confusing and very scary — especially for those who assume they could be prosecuted. 🧵washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…

Lydia Millet's nonfiction debut, WE LOVED IT ALL, is a profoundly evocative ode to the natural world, and to all the strange and wondrous and imperiled beings who inhabit it.

What a joy to review this magnificent, important book for Post Book World: washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/…

It was truly a surreal joy to be among so many brilliant people at the asme1963 awards this week, and I am deeply honored that my story about the orca Tokitae was among the finalists in feature writing. Congrats to all the marvelous winners and nominees! wapo.st/3U4Eexm

A review so elegant and passionate it made me cry. Caitlin Gibson perceives Lydia Millet's achievement in WE LOVED IT ALL with extraordinary clarity. Thank you! washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/… W. W. Norton & Company The Washington Post

Can we have nice things AND kids? Love this piece from Caitlin Gibson about filling our homes with what we love, and what happens when those beloved things/people/animals come into conflict washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024…

The missing men are from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras & Mexico, and live in Dundalk & Highlandtown. They are in their 30s and 40s, he said, w spouses & children.
All of them came to the city for a better life.
“They are all hard-working, humble men' thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tran…

American capitalism distilled to a single quote:

“I understand why people are complaining,” said Tim Kyle, Kosciusko’s mayor. “I don’t like it either. But, you know, on the other side of this, I don’t want to lose this business.”
washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03…

Please take some time and read this absolutely remarkable story from Dan Zak.

“Having a hero helps ease the badness. But being a hero is its own burden.”

washingtonpost.com/style/of-inter…

Every journalist in America should be forced to read every word of this important piece by ⁦Susan Glasser⁩ on Trump and covering Trump. newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…