‘The Godfather of trains’: the Trans-Mongolian from Moscow to Beijing, The Guardian
Top tech grads are increasingly unwilling to work for Big Tech, viewing it as a new, unethical Wall Street, Boing Boing
‘Techlash’ Hits College Campuses, NY Times
What’s Behind the Iconic Floor Plan of London, City Lab
The Coded Couture of Antique Lacework, Messy Nessy Chic
How 20-Year-Old Queen Victoria Forever Changed Wedding Fashion, vanity Fair
Public Libraries’ Latest Offering: Musical Instruments, Next City
A GOOD PLACE: ART HISTORY INSTAGRAM PICKS UP WHERE ART HISTORY TUMBLR LEFT OFF, The OUtline
The Chef Restoring Appalachia’s World-Class Food Culture, Atlas Obscura
The High Cost of Having a Baby in America, The Atlantic
Tribal Elder Hears Grandfather’s Voice in Archived Songs, Yes! Magazine
For a Sustainable Food System, Look to Seeds, Yes! Magazine
Santa isn’t real, and healthcare is a human right, The Outline
Abortion Without Roe, The New Republic
Why Are NYC Parents So Upset At The Idea Of Scrapping 'Gifted And Talented' Programs?, Gothamist
Wanna-Beats: In 1959, Café Bizarre Gave Straights an Entree Into Beatnik Culture, Collectors Weekly
How Four Madagascar Villages Battled a Blaze to Save Their Trees, Atlas Obscura
The Elite Sake Brewer on Route 66, Atlas Obscura
These Lost Crops Were a Likely Staple Food in Indigenous North America, Modern Farmer
Underground and Underserved: To Be Blind or Deaf and Ride the NYC Subway, City Limits
Puget Sound tribes and scientists join forces to breed millions of clams, The New Food Economy
Two Trees Developer Rolls Eyes at Community’s Concerns During Williamsburg Meeting, Bklynr
America Has Never Cared About Sacred Sites, The New Republic
The Sordid History of Mount Rushmore, Smithsonian Mag
Easter Island’s Monoliths Made the Crops Grow, Atlas Obscura
What Will Another Decade of Climate Crisis Bring?, The New Yorker
Op-Ed: The Current Iran Crisis Trump created, Kings County Politics
Learning Mindfulness From the Art of Victorian Dressmaking, hyperallergic
The Year Women Over 50 Reclaimed Their Right to Be Seen, NY Times
What I gave up for motherhood, Motherly
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)
A Restaurant With No Leftovers, NY Times
A MIDWIFE IN THE NORTH COUNTRY, The New Yorker
Maternity Leave: Where’s The #MomsToo Movement?, American Conservative
The End of Babies, NY Times
‘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
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
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
THE AFGHANISTAN PAPERS Part 1: At war with the truth, Washington Post
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