issue #74 - the no-frills one

Burnout is real, and I’ve been feeling it lately.

This issue is a no-frills one - just the articles of the week. If you want more, please check out this random and fun Ask Me Anything session from October 16th!

Monday

• The liberal election is happening on Instagram (Axios)

• The Real Reason Women Love Witches (The Establishment)

• Schools Aren’t Super-Spreaders (The Atlantic) - I do disagree with Oster that it’s safe to reopen schools with high community transmission. But I do think that once the infection rate is low and the community adheres to a Swiss cheese defense, they can and should safely reopen.

• Meal-Prep Tips to Get You Sorta Ready for the Week Ahead (Basically)

• Misleading India-China claims being shared online (BBC)

Tuesday

• “I Can’t Vote For Someone Who I Blame For The Death Of My Husband”: Meet The Coronavirus Widows (BuzzFeed News)

• When a Black Woman Disappears, Who Is Trying to Find Her? (Zora)

• The Condoms of the Face: Why Some Men Refuse to Wear Masks (Scientific American)

• Senator Gary Peters Shares His Abortion Story (Elle)

• The 19th Explains: How do Trump and Biden plan to handle an economic recovery? (The 19th*)

Wednesday (curated by Christen Brandt)

• When Mongol Queens Rules the Silk Road (Mental Floss)

• The Vampire Ship (The New Republic)

• A Sleep Storyteller Reveals Her Secrets for Drifting Off Naturally (Time)

• Ghetto Gastro's Lester Walker (Insider)

• Looking for a Comfort Drink During The Pandemic? Kenyans Love Their Fruity, Gingery Dawa (NPR)

Thursday

• FDA pushes back on Trump administration attempt to rebrand ‘emergency authorization’ (Politico)

• I Don’t Want Kids…And That’s Okay! (The Stripe)

• Why We’ve Decided Not to Have Children (Style Charade)

• I'm A Black Woman Who Doesn't Want Kids (Bustle)

• China's digital currency aims to leave the rest of the world in the dust (Axios)

Friday

• On Pre-Existing Conditions, Trump’s Words Have Differed From His Actions (The Dispatch)

• The Influential, Everlasting Groundbreaking Power of ‘All That’ (Zora)

• End Sars: Nigerian army warning amid anti-police brutality protests (BBC News)

• The Guardians of Elmhurst (Glamour)

• Jerome Powell's ironic legacy on economic inequality (Axios)