I read a lot. This is a selection of what I read this week (11/03/20 through 11/16/2020) that I think you should read, too. Articles *Angus Chen’s 52 Million-Year-Old Tomatillo Fossils Rewrite Veggie History for NPR’s The Salt: Nightshades, the plants responsible for giving us potatoes, tobacco, eggplants, peppers, belladonna, and more, at minimum appeared … Continued

I read a lot. This is a selection of what I read this week (11/02/20 through 11/08/2020) that I think you should read, too. Articles *Advocate.com Editors’ Meet the 2020 Rainbow Wave for The Advocate: State and local elections will always receive less attention during years when Americans pick the president, but it’s still important … Continued

I read a lot. This is a selection of what I read this week (10/26/20 through 11/01/2020) that I think you should read, too. Articles *Yasmin Benoit’s What Is Asexuality: Myths and Truths About Being Asexual for Teen Vogue: I’ve discussed my appreciation for Yasmin Benoit’s work as both a writer and as a model … Continued

I read a lot. This is a selection of what I read this week (10/19/20 through 10/25/2020) that I think you should read, too. Articles *Alexander Burenkov’s A Lost Cyber Utopia: What Happened to the Soviet Internet? for Strelka Mag: A fascinating look at Cold War cybernetics history. I need to still watch the accompanying … Continued

I read a lot. This is a selection of what I read this week (10/12/20 through 10/18/2020) that I think you should read, too. Articles *Tom Gjelton’s White Supremacist Ideas Have Historical Roots In U.S. Christianity for NPR: Before anyone starts sending me hate mail, yes, I’m aware of how many American Christians are actively … Continued