One of my favorite aspects of social media is being able to share stories that others might have missed. Due to my work, I read so many interesting articles on a wide variety of subjects, features I believe should have a broader readership. If you don’t follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr — or if you didn’t get a chance to read every item I posted — here are some of the fascinating articles I read/shared last week:
WORLD
UNICEF says 2016 was worst year yet for Syria’s children by The Associated Press
In drought-stricken Somalia, starving mothers forced to choose which child to feed by Dominique Mosbergen, The Huffington Post
NATIONAL
Trump gives CIA new authority to direct drone strikes on terrorists by Gordon Lubold and Shane Harris, The Wall Street Journal
White House says cutting Meals on Wheels is ‘compassionate’ by Eric Levitz, New York Magazine
BUSINESS
The 10 hardest parts of the funeral industry by Caleb Wilde, Confessions of a Funeral Director
TECHNOLOGY
DriveCare devices silence cellphones to prevent distracted driving by Sherri Borden Colley, CBC News
HEALTH
24 million people stand to lose insurance under GOP Obamacare ‘replacement’ by Jeffrey Young, The Huffington Post
For Melinda Gates, birth control is women’s way out of poverty by Celia W. Dugger, The New York Times
SCIENCE
Large sections of Australia’s Great Reef are now dead, scientists find by Damien Cafe and Justin Gillis, The New York Times
Meet Diego, the centenarian whose sex drive saved his species by Nicholas Casey, The New York Times
Talking with Jeanette Epps, the first black crew member on the International Space Station by Dayna Evans, The Cut
OP ED
The bombs of Steve Bannon by Timothy Egan, The New York Times
From an obit writer, the last word on “The Last Word” by Bruce Weber, The New York Times
FEATURES
New York’s secret doors and hidden rooms by Ronda Kaysen, The New York Times
VIDEO
The best argument for saving public media was made by Mr. Rogers in 1969:
AND MY NEW FAVORITE THING…
Improve any novel by changing its second line to “And then the murders began” by Clayton Purdom, A.V. Club
Did you encounter an interesting news or feature story that I should read? Let me know about it.
