The Last and Best List for Music In 2019: EP’s
Parker Woods The end of the year (and decade) brought lists (and lists) of albums you probably already knew. Full length works from Charli XCX, Lizzo, and Harry Styles featured prominently. You listened! It was fun. But it can still feel a bit like crowning already minted superstars. Instead, this year’s EP’s offer a reminiscence that points forward. As the…
The Puerto Rican Flag’s Evolving Colors Say a Lot About the Island’s Relationship With Its Colonial Rulers
Casino developer Steve Wynn and his wife Andrea Hissom, make their way to the Senate Policy luncheon.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call There’s a running joke in Latinx circles about Puerto Ricans and their love for their flag. “How did you know I was Puerto Rican?” reads the caption on a popular meme accompanying a photo of…
I Spent a Full Week Wearing a CBD-Infused Bodysuit
It’s me, encased in Acabada’s $275 CBD-infused jumpsuit.Mark Murrmann/Mother Jones I went to SoulCycle, in a jumpsuit infused with drugs, to get my ass kicked. For journalism. It was a Thursday afternoon class, and Molli, our petite, yet vigorous instructor helped me set up my bike and then exposed introduced me to the rest of…
A Story Your New Year’s Hangover Could Use: $5.3 Million in Debt Wiped Out
Valeriya/Getty Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. It was a startling announcement: A California church had raised enough money to pay off the medical debts of 5,555 struggling Los Angeles–area residents in time for Christmas, wiping out more than…
This Should Be a Tweet but One of My New Year’s Resolutions Requires It to Be a Blog Post
Ben “Good At Photoshop” Dreyfuss I have never taken New Year’s resolutions very seriously. I make them like everyone makes them but inevitably abandon them and don’t really feel very bad about it a few weeks in. That will almost certainly happen here, too, but “joy cometh in the morning,” says the bible as quoted…
Things We Hope Will Die in 2020
Mother Jones illustration; Getty The Wing: A women-only coworking space branded as a feminist wonderland, The Wing calls itself “a diverse community open to all.” How inclusive! Memberships start at $185 per month. —Abigail Weinberg Malcolm Gladwell’s career: Let’s thinslice: Malcolm Gladwell needs to stop writing. Gladwell’s theories are wrong (stop and frisk) or obvious…