BetsyGleick

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Publisher & Editorial Director, Algonquin Books
New Yorker. Reader. Baker. Eater. Homebody.
Opinions my own but I hold them strongly.
BetsyGleickFeb 18, 2023
The New York Times must do better. This is disheartening and enraging. https://niemanreports.org/articles/new-york-times-trans-open-letter/
Correcting The New York Times on Trans Issues | Nieman Reports

More than 1,000 Times contributors sent an open letter on the paper's biases reporting on trans issues. The paper's response is part of the problem

Nieman Reports
BetsyGleickJan 26, 2023
If you're just a teeny bit filled with rage today about how the world is going, maybe show the wannabe book banners you defy them: #LawnBoy--outrageously on many of the "most banned" lists (which are inherently outrageous) in the U.S.--is a #kindle deal.
https://t.co/kW2WzufeCK
BetsyGleickJan 18, 2023
This essay by @LauraMLippman in @saribotton’s Oldster is one of the best things I’ve ever read. I think I read its first iteration; her coda here is significant, and point taken. It’s a journey, man. https://oldster.substack.com/p/whole-60?publication_id=469928&utm_medium=email&action=share&isFreemail=true
Whole 60

The Laura Lippman plan requires that you eat whatever you want whenever you want to eat it, and declare yourself beautiful. We’re not going to lie — it’s really hard.

Oldster Magazine
BetsyGleickJan 13, 2023
This is a clouded leopard, for those wondering. #dallaszoo
BetsyGleickJan 6, 2023

C-SPAN for the win. 🍿

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/05/c-span-cameras-house-speaker-vote/

With the House in chaos, C-SPAN shows footage Americans don’t usually see

With no House speaker, the C-SPAN livestream can catch interactions normally left out of view for the American public. Here are some remarkable clips.

The Washington Post
Show threadBetsyGleickJan 2, 2023
From this troubling/terrifying story: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/us/a-heavily-armed-man-caused-panic-at-a-supermarket-but-did-he-break-the-law.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
A Heavily Armed Man Caused Panic at a Supermarket. But Did He Break the Law?

In states with permissive gun laws, police and prosecutors have limited tools at their disposal when a heavily armed individual sows fear or panic in public.

BetsyGleickJan 2, 2023
Wait, what? 47 states allow open carry? Am I alone in not knowing this?
BetsyGleickJan 1, 2023
Amazing (to me) fact of the day: “food waste in landfills is responsible for twice as many greenhouse emissions as commercial aviation.” Adding a new resolution to my 2023 list. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/01/headway/composting-food-leftovers.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
How Central Ohio Got People to Eat Their Leftovers

The average U.S. household wastes nearly a third of the food it buys. This community is nudging its residents to change their habits.

BetsyGleickDec 29, 2022
Thrilled beyond clear language that Rebecca Makkai (is she here?) called TRAILED, by Kathryn Miles, one of her favorite nf books of 2022. https://rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/five-good-things
Five Good Things

Literally Just Five Good Things

SubMakk
BetsyGleickDec 28, 2022
Even this photo makes my heart race. Do airlines (yes, clearly, especially Southwest) represent the absolute worst of customer service?