“People are not terribly anxious to be equal … but they love the idea of being superior.” - James Baldwin, “The Fire Next Time”

I wrote that storyline. Everyone said there's no way the Baltimore Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority is going to let you film a murder at the tourist jewel that is Camden Yards. Watch and learn, I assured them. Meeting with Orioles and stadium officials goes like this:

Raw milk can, in some instances, kill you. Why are RFK Jr. and others trying to get you to hurt yourself? Do they face any legal liability? rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

A ‘once-in-20-years’ aurora formed at the North Pole. Scientists call it a polar rain aurora, never seen before from the ground. nationalgeographic.com/science/articl… National Geographic

Q: You don’t like graveyards? Conan O'Brien: “I want to be left in a ditch and found by a jogger.” nytimes.com/2024/06/21/art…

All The Washington Post Has Is Its Credibility…Amen. via Stephanie McCrummen theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

There is a beauty in a review, or any story really, that an take an element in the lede and unexpectedly echo it is an economical wrap at the end. I mean, who are we to disagree? Compliments to ⁦Alissa Wilkinson⁩ nytimes.com/2024/06/20/mov…

The truth is that reporters earn scoops by listening, digging & bearing witness. Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward did not pay for info that led them to Watergate; Bart Gellman did not pay Snowden. David Fahrenthold did not purchase the Access Hollywood tape. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

This is a thorough analysis of the existential threat to German democracy, a threat which is growing quickly and largely unchecked while the country hosts an excellent tournament.

Why fund the The Associated Press? The. news organization’s enormous global reach, as well as its nonpartisan approach. “I mean, Fox News uses AP and so does MSNBC.” Via ⁦CJR⁩ cjr.org/analysis/assoc…

Everybody talks about it. Some worry about it. What exactly causes gray hair? nationalgeographic.com/science/articl… National Geographic

Kennedy was tanned and rested. Nixon wore the wrong color suit. How the first televised presidential #debate influenced all others. nationalgeographic.com/history/articl… National Geographic

Tell me things have changed in journalism hiring. The first question Chuck McCutcheon got in an interview was: "What'd you get on your SATs?" substack.com/home/post/p-14… Ryan Teague Beckwith Northwestern Medill #Jobs

All, I’m taking a break from this hellsite. Better things to do this summer.