#sundayread for January 13, 2019
By Wade KwonMy picks for #sundayread for January 13, 2019:
- Nice to read the original short story for “Arrival” in “Stories of Your Life and Others” by Ted Chiang, along with a few other interesting pieces.
[aff. link] https://amzn.to/2LOl6Pn - The unbelievable life and times of Birmingham pol Larry Langford
By Kyle Whitmire @WaronDumb
#Bham #alpolitics - Spirit of Fear: 4-part investigative series on sex abuse in independent fundamental Baptist churches
By @SarahESmith23 - Flashback: The worst headlines in history will destroy your faith in humanity
- All hail salt! Excerpt from “On Spice: Advice, Wisdom and History With a Grain of Saltiness” by Caitlin @PenzeyMoog
- Boko Haram strapped suicide bombs to them. Somehow, these Nigerian girls survived.
By @DionneSearcey
(via @spazhousellc) - Flashback: Y’all Connect – Cleaning up the Inbox
- Cape of Storms to Come: Series on battles over land and water in Cape Town
By @DianaNeille, Marelise Van Der Merwe @marelisevdm, @LeilaDougan, @Heidi_Swart
(via @WWFSouthAfrica) - Every Apple You Eat Took Years and Years to Make: Breeding new kinds at my alma mater, Cornell
By Sarah Laskow @slaskow
(via @mckra1g) - Flashback: From 10 years ago, a pair of Alabamians compete on “Survivor” season 18 (and one will win it all)
- CBS Diversity Showcase Was a Racist, Homophobic Mess for Years, Participants Say
By Maria Elena Fernandez @writerchica - Is the Women’s March Melting Down?
By @LeahMcSweeney and @Jacob__Siegel - Pregnancy and childbirth are killing African-American women at inexplicable rates
By Ann M. Simmons @AMSimmons1
(via @demblackmamas) - The Year We Left New York
By @JohnPDarcy_
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