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2 months ago | 
thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler |Hunter Harris |Alicia Kennedy |J Wortham
Hi friends,I’m back in New York after an incredible trip to Sri Lanka with Earthfoam. We learned a lot and saw many parts of the absolutely beautiful country. I was so impressed with their operations and their commitment to fair trade (plus, it’s really cool to see how a mattress is made from trees, from the forest to the factory). We traveled with a great group and everyone on the Earthfoam team could not have been lovelier. Everyone who visited is already plotting a return trip.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
business-standard.com | J Wortham
Do you remember where you were in early December 2020? It was peak pandemic, so chances are you were at home and online. And if you were Black and on Twitter, you were probably reading or tweeting about the Negro Solstice.
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Dec 14, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | J Wortham
Recently, while talking to a friend who used to run a large media website, I casually mentioned the rise of Bluesky. More than a million users have deleted their X (formerly Twitter) accounts and moved over to the upstart social media site, which they see as a healthier replacement. Listen to this article, read by January LaVoy "I don't get it," my friend said, his voice (and apparently his heart rate) spiking. "Why?
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
interviewmagazine.com | J Wortham |Jake Nevins
WEDNESDAY 9 PM DECEMBER 4, 2024 PHILADELPHIAThis past Tuesday at Philly’s Switch House, artists popped out in their finest to attend the second annual Luminary Gala thrown by BlackStar Projects. Among those honored by the nonprofit, which makes it their mission to heal systemic imbalances in the art world, was the activist filmmaker, artist, and writer Tourmaline, whose biography of the great Marsha P. Johnson is coming in May.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | J Wortham
Beginning in the late 1970s, while making the transition from background singer to phenomenal solo act, Luther Vandross shaped the sound of commercialism as much as he shaped the sound of modern American music. He recorded lucrative jingles for Juicy Fruit, Miller beer and even Gino's pizza.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler |Taylor Henriquez |J Wortham |Katherine Goldstein
In New York, there are very few days of the year where you can leave your house in just a t-shirt and jeans and be comfortable all day. I get cold easily and I’m always bringing a jacket if it’s windy or I know I’m going to a very air conditioned space like a movie theater or office (it’s too much). But yesterday was one such day.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | J Wortham
Even if you don't know who Audre Lorde is, you've probably encountered her ideas in the world or, at the very least, scrolled past them on social media.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
culturedmag.com | J Wortham
070 Shake wears a suit by Gucci and vintage button-down from Palace costume. The loamy funk that emerges from the earth after rain falls on dry ground is called petrichor. This substance stems from the spontaneous release of aerosols and oils trapped in soil that bursts upwards, champagne-like, when it meets water. The term has its roots in the Greek words petra (stone) and ichor (the golden fluid that ran through the veins of Greek gods and goddesses).
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May 7, 2024 | 
rsn.org | J Wortham
In an interview, the basketball star reveals her humiliation — and friendships — in Russian prison, and her path to recovery. On the March afternoon when I met Brittney Griner in Phoenix, the wildflowers were in peak efflorescence, California poppies and violet cones of lupine exploding everywhere. Griner was in bloom too. She was practicing with some local ballers brought in by her W.N.B.A. team, the Mercury, to prepare its players for the start of the season in May.
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May 2, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | J Wortham
On the March afternoon when I met Brittney Griner in Phoenix, the wildflowers were in peak efflorescence, California poppies and violet cones of lupine exploding everywhere. Griner was in bloom too. She was practicing with some local ballers brought in by her W.N.B.A. team, the Mercury, to prepare its players for the start of the season in May. On the court, Griner was loose, confident, trading jokes with the other players between runs.
