Julia Gargano likes to take risks. When she auditioned for season 18 of American Idol, she decided to perform an original song. The risk paid off. After a hug from Katy Perry and a resounding “YES!” from all three judges, she advanced to the next round, eventually finishing in seventh place. But that wasn’t enough. Though she’s built a following under her birth name, Gargano decided to launch a new project, Ferry Townes.

I’ve spent the better part of my kids’ lives cultivating book-abundance because of the very few specific goals I have as a parent, one of them is to raise kids who love to read. We frequent the neighborhood library, a branch of which is luckily across the street from their school, and during the pandemic I would request and pick up piles upon piles of books on a weekly basis. I have run @kidsbookrecs, recommending curated picture books for years now, because I think some of the most free and imaginative thinking happens in the telling and illustrating of stories for children.

I woke up this morning to some very sad news: Sophie Anderson died this week. I am going to guess that 90% of you do not know who she was, which makes sense - she occupied a fairly small niche of the internet, and most of the content she produced was not something that could be opened in public. Like most of the internet, I first became aware of Sophie from her viral video “Cock Destroyers,” filmed with her friend and fellow pornographic actress Rebecca More.

Did you know that "leftism" causes mental illness, and fossil fuels are the greenest form of energy? Are you aware that voter suppression is a myth, America is on the path to leftist totalitarianism, and teachers and professors are training students to become radical activists? I encountered these claims on the website of PragerU, an unaccredited right-wing propaganda company whose products have been approved for use in Florida classrooms. PragerU delivers a steady flow of conspiracy theories, racism, homophobia, anti-feminism, and neoliberalism.

It’s getting close to internship season again! So, it made me want to reflect on my experience being an intern manager and how you can also be a successful one. Don’t get me wrong, getting an internship in this market already feels pretty lucky. But if you’re even luckier, you’ll have a well-put-together internship, one where the company you’re working fo… ncG1vNJzZmirlZbBtbjEnZitmZeqxm%2B%2F1JuqrZmToHuku8xop2iZXZzCqrDEZquoZZKatq%2BzjJqlZp2Wm7KkwMivnGahnqmys7o%3D