What We Like Right Now
Our favorite picks for the week of Aug. 10, 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 Aug. 10.
- Health and science editor Laura Helmuth likes …
“When Our River Turned Orange” by Jonathan Thompson, High Country News
“Great coverage of the gold mind drainage spill. Nine things to know.”
- Senior business and economics correspondent Jordan Weissmann likes …
“What a $15 Minimum Wage Would Mean for Your City” by Noah Scheiber, New York Times
“A nice rundown of why a $15 minimum probably isn't right for every city.”
- Staff writer Jamelle Bouie likes …
“I Wasn’t Brought Here, I Was Born: Surviving Punk Rock Long Enough to Find Afropunk” by Hanif Abdurraqib, Pitchfork
“This great Pitchfork piece reminded me that NOFX exists, along with their awful song ‘Don’t Call Me White.’ ”
- Staff writer Mark Joseph Stern likes …
“It’s Time to End Prosecutorial Immunity” by Evan Bernick, Huffington Post
“Prosecutors who break the law should be prosecuted like lawbreakers. Good piece on ending prosecutorial immunity.”
- Staff writer Alison Griswold likes …
“How Parents Give Their Kids Math Anxiety” by Melissa Dahl, New York magazine
“Crazy new study says you can get ‘math anxiety’ from your parents! Glad my non-math-anxious dad taught me square roots in elementary school.”