What We Like Right Now
Our favorite picks for the week of May 4, curated by Slate writers and editors.
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Here are our favorite stories, podcasts, and videos from around the Web for the week of May 4.
- Slate writer Mark Joseph Stern likes …
“An Intimacy That Outlasted Dementia” by Pam Belluck, New York Times
“This was one of the cruelest, most pointless prosecutions in recent memory. That poor man.”
- Staff writer Alison Griswold likes …
“Want a Steady Income? There’s an App for That” by Anand Giridharadas, New York Times
“Can an app that aims to solve problems of income volatility help the truly needy? Worth reading.”
- Assistant editor Miriam Krule likes …
“Do We Really Need Libraries?” by Linton Weeks, NPR
“A library outranks any other thing a community can do to benefit its people—it’s a never failing spring in the desert.”
- Staff writer Jamelle Bouie likes …
“6 Words: ‘My Name Is Jamaal ... I'm White’ ” by NPR
“What happens when you’re a white guy named ‘Jamaal?’ ”
- Senior editor Rachael Larimore likes …
“Jon Krakauer’s ‘Missoula,’ About Rape in a College Town” by Emily Bazelon, New York Times
“Good, thoughtful review of Missoula by Emily Bazelon.”
- Senior business and economics correspondent Jordan Weissmann likes …
“Humans Are Genetically Modifying Mosquitoes to Fight a Disease We Helped Create” by Gwynn Guilford, Quartz
“Great, another hemorrhagic fever to worry about.”