What We Like Right Now
Our favorite picks for the week of April 27, curated by Slate writers and editors.
Curious about what we’re digging? What We Like Right Now is a curated recommendations list from Slate editors and writers, just for Slate Plus members.
Here are our favorite stories, podcasts, and videos from around the Web for the week of April 27.
- Photo editor Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo likes …
“Rent-a-Foreigner in China” by David Borenstein, New York Times
“White people pose as celebrities for housing devs in China to boost flagging property sales.”
- Staff writer Jamelle Bouie likes …
“Game of Fear” by Zachary Jason, Boston magazine
“Boston magazine profiles the monster who helped spark ‘Gamergate.’ ”
- Assistant editor Miriam Krule likes …
“Crying It Out in Japan” by Patrick St. Michel, Atlantic
“Bets on which Brooklyn bar will host the first communal rui-katsu, or ‘tear seeking’?”
- Science and health editor Laura Helmuth likes …
“Announcing the 2015 Audubon Photography Awards” by the editors at Audubon
“The Audubon bird photography awards. Just gorgeous.”
- The Slate Group chairman Jacob Weisberg likes …
“Charlie Hebdo: Why Is Solidarity So Difficult for Some Writers?” by Padraig Reidy, Little Atoms
“A good piece on Little Atoms about why PEN is right in honoring Charlie Hebdo.”