TheNewsGal, Edition No. 84
What a week! These are the standouts.
All the things
Delta Is Driving a Wedge Through Missouri: For America as a whole, the pandemic might be fading. For some communities, this year will be worse than last. This makes me so mad and so sad. (Ed Yong, The Atlantic, ~11 min.)
The Tragic End of Polish Movie Star — and Nazi Resistance Fighter — Witold Zacharewicz: Before World War II, he shined at Cannes and was wooed by Samuel Goldwyn, but when the Nazis occupied Poland, he was sent to Auschwitz for defending his Jewish countrymen: “For him, the choice was easy.” What a story. (Seth Abramovitch, Hollywood Reporter, ~16 min.)
The Making of Moonstruck: The 1987 rom-com starring Cher and Nicolas Cage seemed doomed to fail. Director Norman Jewison turned it into a modern classic. Saw this for the first time early in the pandemic, and I’m obsessed. (Ira Wells, The Walrus, ~14 min.)
Her Family Owned Slaves. How Can She Make Amends? Stacie Marshall, who inherited a Georgia farm, is trying on a small scale to address a generations-old wrong that still bedevils the nation. Here’s a story you don’t see every day. (Kim Severson, New York Times, ~19 min.)
Jason Sudeikis Is Having One Hell of a Year: When Jason Sudeikis invented Ted Lasso, the actor found a different gear — and a surprise hit. Ahead of the show’s second season, he discusses his wild ride of a year and how he’s learning to pay closer attention to what the universe is telling him. This is really fun. (Zach Baron, GQ, ~23 min.)
As child tax credit payments reach families, moms see a road out of poverty: Mothers shared how the new monthly payments will help them preserve their basic human dignity. These families are why the child tax credit is such a big deal. (Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th, ~12 min.)
If you read one thing this week
My Slightly Unreal Pandemic Pregnancy: The world was going to hell. I was having a baby. At once horrifying and utterly funny. (Susanna Wolff, New Yorker, ~22 min.)