What We Like Right Now
Our favorite picks for the week of June 8, 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 June 8.
- Copy chief Meg Wiegand likes ...
“Lost Brother in Yosemite” by John Branch, the New York Times
“A must-read.”
- Staff writer Jamelle Bouie likes ...
“Green Leader” by Daniel Warren Johnson, Space-Mullet!
“This is a very sad comic about an extremely minor Star Wars character.”
- Associate editor Bryan Lowder likes ...
“Jesus Would Hate This Christian Blogger Just as Much as You Do” by Jennifer C. Martin, Gawker
“I love it when loving Christians defend their faith from those who would hijack it.”
- Slate’s design director Vivian Selbo likes ...
“Six Days in North Korea” by David Guttenfelder, the New York Times
“The NYT has created an impressive, nearly immersive new format for their photo gallery.”
- Chairman and editor-in-chief of The Slate Group Jacob Weisberg likes ...
“Public Radio Is Seeing a Shift in Digital Listening” by Joseph Lichterman, Nieman Lab
“Public radio listening is going down on a newspaper trajectory. Podcast listening is rising on a digital trajectory.”