hey apw,
It’s my kid’s second birthday! I know, right, time flies. Four seconds ago I was meeting him in the hospital for the first time, and now when I walk out of the room the sound of his nonstop conversation follows right behind me. In short, I’m off eating cake and making pie, and I hope you all are getting ready for a lovely holiday. Next week we dive into all the fun of gift guides and more, but for now, pie break!
For those of you hanging out at your desks waiting for the damn office to close, may I present to you this list of links to read, and your open thread.
XO,
MEG
P.S. I wrote this before the Ferguson decision was announced, and I wanted to come back to this to add a note to acknowledge how awful what happened is. (I started crying during the press conference, even though I knew exactly what was coming, and then went to sleep to helicopters circling my house, which mixed some surreal with the horrible.) I’m not sure I have anything articulate to say yet, other then fuck all of this. For those of you that have gotten to the point where you have smart things to say, may I present the comments. For the rest of you, we’ve rounded up some stuff to read and some places to donate.
Highlights of APW This Week
Sometimes, work is just work.
When Motown met Oakland.
DIY your own geometric block letter centerpieces.
Home is where the heart is.
Link Roundup
A modern guide to Thanksgiving etiquette.
Is everyone else as excited as we are about the Pitch Perfect 2 trailer?
How Reese Witherspoon and Megan Ellison are changing the movies.
Our real “mommy” and “daddy” problem.
What it’s like to date a horse.
Why is America producing so many young men who are hostile to women?
How The Hunger Games is changing old Hollywood standards about gender roles.
On honesty and candor in the workplace.
When the workday ends, more fathers are heading into the kitchen.
Meet the one woman beating all the men at Movember.
All the things that remind me of her.
Pushing Thirty, Emily T’s new Tiny Letter project, starts soon! Sign up.
Emojiary—the emoji version of Timehop, for your feelings.
#FERGUSON
Why it’s incredibly rare for a grand jury to do what Ferguson’s did. (Unless you’re talking about cases with white cops.)
Why it’s impossible to indict a cop.
This isn’t about “what MLK would do.”
I am angry. I am hurt.
“If we want to live, we just have to stay home.”
Today in Tabs: I Will Only Bleed Here.
The National Bar Association responds to the indictment.
The meaning of the Ferguson riots.
As protests take a turn, Holder finds it harder to ease racial tension.
Video: A Controversial Prosecutor
How not to use a grand jury.
Lawyer and legal analyst Lisa Bloom analyzes the indictment proceedings.
In the wake of Ferguson, consider donating as a way to deal with your feelings, whether to organizations, or to the Ferguson Public Library, which is remaining open to serve the community.
Ten more ways to help the people of Ferguson.
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