What a week!
Here's what you missed.
Turns out, being a healthcare reporter doesn’t make a cancer diagnosis any easier. (Politico, ~13 min.)
A beautifully written essay on what it’s like to work for tips as a professional statue. (Narrative, ~10 min.)
In March, a 24-year-old American woman was headed to East Africa for work when her plane, a 737 MAX, plunged into the earth at 575 mph. Her devastated family is determined to hold Boeing, and the U.S. government, accountable. (ProPublica and The New Yorker, ~35 min.)
Our heart-warming celebrity profile of the week is, of course, Tom Hanks. (New York Times, ~25 min.)
How a 1991 screening of Beauty and the Beast changed animation. (Vulture, ~10 min.)
Top audiobook narrators spill the crazy secrets to success. (The Guardian, ~15 min.)
Is civility overrated? If you read one thing about American politics this week, let it be this; I can't stop thinking about it. (The Atlantic, ~15 min.)
A Mormon Instagram influencer built her business on the back of her perfect life. Then it all fell apart. (Elle, ~15 min.)
A deep dive into census data finds 1.4 million (un-lazy!) millennials are supporting their boomer parents. Here’s the how and why. (BuzzFeed News, ~5-30 min.)
In this era of uncertainty about the Supreme Court’s future, a wide-reaching and compelling (I promise!) look at Elena Kagan's impact. (The New Yorker, ~50 min.)
Teachers are going to extremes to get the classroom supplies they need to do their jobs — and it’s rage-inducing. (Washington Post, ~10 min.)
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