Alex Ip

Nov 15, 2024 | thexylom.com | Alex Ip

I’ll get straight to the point: The Xylom will no longer post on the social media site X (formerly Twitter.) We had taken a hiatus from Twitter in late 2022 to assess the digital landscape after the site’s sale to Elon Musk; we returned in Spring 2023 in response to Atlanta-area reader demand for environmental accountability journalism. Our award-winning “Cop City” reporting and ongoing MARTA coverage have filled important news gaps for concerned residents and decision-makers.

Nov 4, 2024 | atlpresscollective.com | Alex Ip

We crunched the numbers of metro Atlanta’s weekend rail service cuts. Here’s what we found. by Alex Ip, the Xylom. Illustration by Alex Ip. This story was originally published by The Xylom, a non-profit, Gen-Z-run newsroom covering the communities influencing and being shaped by science. As Georgia’s oldest LGBTQ+ advocacy nonprofit, the Atlanta Pride Committee is likely used to pushback when organizing their annual Atlanta Pride, the largest free Pride festival in the United States.

Nov 1, 2024 | thexylom.com | Alex Ip

As Georgia’s oldest LGBTQ+ advocacy nonprofit, the Atlanta Pride Committee is likely used to pushback when organizing their annual Atlanta Pride, the largest free Pride festival in the United States. But perhaps neither the committee nor Pridegoers expected the biggest hurdle to be getting to the venue. Even on a weekend when 300,000 people get together to celebrate gender and sexual diversity in Midtown Atlanta, the city’s transit authority was running its trains on a slower, “special” schedule.

Sep 20, 2024 | objectivejournalism.org | Alex Ip

In Minari, wrapped around a deceptively simple family film, was a metaphor for the titular plant. It’s widely considered “invasive” because it perseveres — despite being uprooted thousands of miles. Like minari, or 水芹, as I knew it, I was also uprooted thousands of miles. To be exact, 8,398. Growing up in Hong Kong, 水芹 was something regularly available in Chinese restaurants.

Sep 9, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Alex Ip |Jacob Turcotte

Feeling hot – but not so hot about your power bill? You’re not alone. Summer may seem like it’s winding down in places like New England, but other areas across the United States are still roasting, and using plenty of air conditioning. Triple-digit temperatures baked Southern California over the weekend and Phoenix is in a record streak of over 100 days above 100 degrees.