What We Like Right Now
Our favorite picks for the week of April 13, 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 April 13.
- Associate video producer Anne Marie Lindemann likes …
“Build a Better Sandwich” by Jeff Gordinier, New York Times
“Do you love sandwiches? OK. Scroll through this.”
- Assistant editor Miriam Krule likes …
“How to Say ‘Yes’ (by Not Saying ‘Yes’)” by Megan Garber, Atlantic
“The word ‘yes’ is an extremely dull way to express the varied sentiments of ‘yes.’ The Internet solved that problem.”
- Columnist Reihan Salam likes …
“On Rubio’s Shift of Tone” by Charles C.W. Cooke, National Review
“To understand why some on the right are so excited about Marco Rubio, read Charles C.W. Cooke’s piece.”
- Future Tense editor Torie Bosch likes …
“Don’t Make Bicyclists More Visible. Make Drivers Stop Hitting Them.” by Eben Weiss, Washington Post
“ ‘Cars are like white people and Wall Street—they don’t need any more defending from anybody.’ ”
- The Gist’s Mike Pesca likes …
“A Family in Peril: Lou Reed’s Sister Sets the Record Straight About His Childhood” by Merrill Reed Weiner, Cuepoint
“Lou Reed’s sister, a psychotherapist, on his psychological struggles. God, how ignorant we were 50 years ago.”
- Staff writer Josh Keating likes …
“Sherman Alexie Novel Tops Lists of Books Americans Want Censored” by Alison Flood, Guardian
“Sherman Alexie’s Part-Time Indian and Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis most challenged books in American libraries.”