Charley Locke

Portland

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contributing writer @nytmag, also writing elsewhere. no longer on here, email me. she/her.

Articles

Pour l'activiste pour le climat Jennifer Uchendu, il faut aussi soigner l'éco-anxiété

1 month ago | nationalgeographic.fr | Charley Locke

Pendant des années, Jennifer Uchendu a alerté ses compatriotes nigérians sur les dangers du changement climatique, sans réaliser qu’elle était elle-même de plus en plus angoissée par la question. Les habitants du Sud global en subissent quelques-uns des effets les plus terribles : villes submergées, terres asséchées, intenses vagues de chaleur – souvent sans avoir contribué de manière significative au problème.
What (Actually) Brings Teens Joy?

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Charley Locke

We asked dozens of them about where they find tiny doses of happiness. Credit... Illustrations by Andy Rementer Headlines trumpet an alarming trend: American teenagers are in the midst of a crisis. Their rates of anxiety and depression have been rising for years. And many of the factors contributing to this unhappiness - the psychological toll of the Covid-19 pandemic, school-shooting drills, climate change, social media - are ongoing.
Activist Jennifer Uchendu is highlighting the emotional impact of climate change

1 month ago | nationalgeographic.com | Charley Locke

This story is part of the National Geographic 33. For years, Jennifer Uchendu had been warning fellow Nigerians about the imminent dangers of climate change without realizing that a related issue had escaped her attention: Simply put, she felt increasingly anxious and overwhelmed.
How Poetry Helps Me Resist the Algorithm

Feb 25, 2025 | nytimes.com | Charley Locke

Most mornings, as soonas I wake up, I feel the pull of my phone. On a good morning, I reach for some paper and a pen instead, turning on the lamp and scooting back against the pillows so I can prop the paper against my blanketed knees. I grab an index card on which I've already copied out the poem I'm memorizing, and, looking at my own shaky handwriting, prepare to copy it again. I write it out, three or four times, enough so that I know it by heart.
The Top Financial Influencers Giving Money Advice on Instagram, TikTok

Feb 21, 2025 | bloomberg.com | Charley Locke

Make room, Suze Orman and Jim Cramer, for a new generation of people with access to a camera and some financial wisdom to share. These personal finance gurus dispense money advice to audiences of millions through Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, often with very specific groups of people in mind. Meet the “finfluencers” of 2025. Tagline: “Your favorite Wall Street girly”Handle: @your.richbffFollower count: 3.3 million on Instagram, 2.7 million on TikTok, 1 million on YouTube
Optimism Among Gamblers & Investors?

Feb 10, 2025 | ritholtz.com | Charley Locke |Barry Ritholtz

You might have been bored by the not-so-Superbowl last night (at least the better team won this year). Several non-football fans I know chose to go see the Becoming Led Zeppelin documentary instead (they raved). But neither the game nor Zep’s origin story was the biggest story last night. Rather, the most intriguing aspect of last night was the gambling. Sports betting on Super Bowl LIX (2025) was estimated at more than $1.5 billion — a 15% increase compared to 2024.
Football Fans Reveal Why They Bet on Games Ahead of Super Bowl

Feb 6, 2025 | bloomberg.com | Charley Locke

Share this articleFor millions of Americans, Sundays mean football—and football means gambling. The American Gaming Association estimates that 73.5 million Americans, more than a quarter of the US adult population, bet during the 2023-24 NFL season. And in the six-plus years since the US Supreme Court ruled that sports gambling could expand beyond Nevada, the industry has seen massive growth: 38 states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, DC, now offer legal sports wagering.
Jumping Out of a Plane, With Skydiving Seniors

Dec 30, 2024 | nytimes.com | Charley Locke

To report on the Wuest Ways group, which has been hosting skydives since 1987, a reporter had to strap on a parachute and take the 12,500-foot leap. Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. I was in a tiny plane with skydivers in their 70s and 80s, and I was distracted.
Jumping With the Senior Skydivers of Southern California

Dec 25, 2024 | nytimes.com | Charley Locke |Randy Forbes

These skydiving seniors are taking their golden years one 12,500-foot leap at a time. Credit... High above Southern California, John Miller, 77, checked his altimeter. "We're two miles up," he shouted over the plane's engines. "This is when everybody starts to get quiet."Sure enough, the cabin hushed as we reached altitude. Sharron Fielding, 70, squeezed my hand; Ricki Thues, 71, checked that his Santa hat was tied tightly under his chin.
The Boeing 737 Max and Other Airplane Models Are Still Very Safe for Travel

Nov 20, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Charley Locke

Airline travel remains far less lethal than driving. A door may have blown off a Boeing 737 Max earlier this year, but, “in terms of actual risk, it makes no more sense to be afraid to fly than to be afraid to go into the supermarket because the ceiling might collapse,” says Arnold Barnett, who studies mathematical modeling of health and safety at the MIT Sloan School of Management.