Just Good Shit: 02.28.21
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Hi! I’m back! Here’s what I’ve had going on since my last one of these…
My shit
All the things I found helpful when dealing with my mild COVID case
We dropped a couple of new podcast eps: Best Celeb Sightings, Favorite Advice, and Other Burning Questions and *Cough Cough* Coping with a Mild Case of COVID
I guest-hosted another episode of NPR’s LifeKit: What Makes A Good Partner — And How To Cultivate Connection
Reading
Tipping Is a Legacy of Slavery, NYT.
COVID Doesn’t Discriminate. But People Do., Eater.
How the Police Bank Millions Through Their Union Contracts, ProPublica.
It’s Always The Same Lie, Defector.
“Anyone who has lived in Texas for any period of time and experienced any kind of dire need knows that the government is not going to help you.”
Going Hungry in the Most Magical Place on Earth, In These Times.
Britney Spears Was Never in Control, The Cut.
Coming of Age in Rush Limbaugh's America, The White Pages.
Why Opening Restaurants Is Exactly What the Coronavirus Wants Us to Do, ProPublica.
Inside a Nursing Home After the Vaccine: Joy, Relief and Game Night, NYT.
Snowed under in a state of emergency., Reading My Tea Leaves.
Millions of Americans Qualify for the COVID-19 Vaccine Based on BMI. Why Should We Apologize for It?, Vogue.
The Shocking Meltdown of Ample Hills, Marker.
Figure skating is on thin ice. Here’s how to fix it., Vox.
Steve Way on the Maddening Injustices of Dating While Disabled, GQ.
A World Without Pain, The New Yorker.
The Vintage Furniture Sellers of Instagram Are Burned Out, Curbed.
How the New York Times Crossword Became Too Big to Fail, Study Hall.
How Philadelphia Cream Cheese Took Over the World, Bon Appétit.
Six Months of Soft Food Set Me Free, Eater.
The Secret, Essential Geography of the Office, Wired.
17 Cooking Tips Our Food Staff Swears By, NYT.
Do This If You Lose Your Child in Public, Lifehacker.
A drunken cowboy, gingerbread house chaos, and other office contests that went badly, Ask a Manager.
Have a good one! ☁️