what I read today May 10
26 phrases to calm your angry child, Mother Mag
Opinion: Elizabeth Street Garden Fans Must Acknowledge the Housing Crisis, City Limits
America’s Train Fans Are Having One of the Best Weeks of Their Lives, Atlas Obscura
Arthur is REALLY into trains and we regularly watch steam engines on youtube. This week, there has been a plethora of videos in Wyoming with this train and I couldn’t figure out WHY so many people were lined up by the tracks!Exit Interview: I Was the Director of Research and Development at a Candy Company, Atlas Obscura
Why It’s So Hard to Study the Toxic Dust Blowing From Earth’s Youngest Desert, Atlas Obscura
We are killing our planetArizona’s Most Unusual Cacti Have Their Own Fan Club, Atlas Obscura
For Seed Rebels, Saving Life’s Building Blocks Has New Urgency, Civil Eats
The Story Behind America’s Most Famous Sex Therapist, Hyperallergic
A Forgotten Precursor of Genderqueer Performance Art, Hyperallergic
WATCH: In the Face of the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis, This Doula Is Providing Expectant Mothers With the Support and Care They Desperately Deserve, The Root