Adventures in Emerging Adulthood
Boston
Another tough, emotional day, not without a few frustrated walks around the office and zoned-out stares. But also a reminder of what a privilege it is to work in a newsroom and help readers find whatever answers we can provide, when we can provide them, however incomplete.
I’M CRYNIG IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THIS FUCKIGN VIDEO BEFORE I PITY YOUR EXISTANCE
^^^
Ugh. I laughed a lot.
There is no shame in this
(Source: anothersliceofcheesecake)
life:
Yogi Berra takes issue with the umpire’s “safe” call after Robinson’s electrifying steal of home in Game 1 of the 1955 World Series. Six decades after it was taken, this picture reminds us of what an intense competitor Berra, like Robinson, really was. Today, he’s often regarded a cuddly old ambassador for baseball. But back then, when the game was on the line, Yogi Berra was a warrior.
See more photos here.
(Grey Villet—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
He STOLE HOME.
“It’s from a commencement speech by David Foster Wallace.”
Come back to me, I had something for this.
Oh, hello there, Sterling Archer Draper Prycer! I know what you’re here for; you came here for hilarity, and indeed, you’ve been most patient. Alas, “Karen,” (alias legally required), the funny lady who authors this tumblr, was the victim of a horrific kidnapping, robbery and rape last month. I know, I know, it’s a bummer: http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/3-accused-in-Garden-District-rape-plead-not-guilty-Wednesday/-/9853400/19204428/-/dtm423z/-/index.html
But as always when shit gets traumatic, good people step up. This has happened in these two demonstrable ways:
1. Friends have started a fundraiser for her recovery and aftermath costs that’s doing pretty well by initial standards, but actually needs more to allow her just to break even. (Did you know that being forcibly raped by strangers is super expensive? Neither did we! HIV/STD prophylaxis, medical co-pays for 1 millionish appointments, relocation costs when your home becomes a crime scene, etc; and on top of everything, it turns out Stabler and Benson are fictional, and thus of no use). If you want to kick a few bucks her way so that she doesn’t become a cautionary tale about how getting raped = debt, that would rock: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-nola-s-most-badass-assault-survivor
2. Here’s an exclusive picture of Pam the Archer crew drew just for her. The note with it said, “The thought behind the picture was to keep fighting as she recovers. To not let anything stop her. That’s how I feel about Pam. Whatever terrible things happen to her, she gets back up eventually, stronger than ever.” It rocked our freaking world, and we hope it rocks yours too. Special props to Amber Nash, voice of Pam, who sent a “holy shitsnacks!” short to “Karen” to show her support for her blog and her triumph over some serious shit[snacks].
Despite all this, “Karen” will be churning out new content imminently and giving you better mashups than ever. In the meantime, if you are inclined to toss some love her way via comment or fundraiser contribution, please step forward for the good karma you so richly deserve. That link again is: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-nola-s-most-badass-assault-survivor
And that’s all you’ll hear about that or anything non-SAPD-related; this tumblr is here for your mashup amusement, and we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming shortly — and permanently. Life goes on. Thanks for reading.
<3 SAPD
More Long Reads from the C-Train:
- Excuse Us While We Kiss the Sky, by Matthew Power - An intimate ride-around with a group of badass urban explorers. Some interesting academic points about the way we think about space too.
- Everybody Wants a Piece of Kimani Gray, by Nick Pinto with Ryan Devereaux - A primer on the protests in Brooklyn after the death of Kimani Gray from a solid reporter.
- Me and You and Everyone We Know: The Many (Many, Many) Faces of Internet Multiples, by Jessica Roy - A quick dive in to the strange world of “multiples,” bodies who seem to have multiple people inside of them.
- Why We Need a Web That Forgives and Forgets, by Chris R. Albon - This is a short opinion piece, but I find it’s argument interesting enough to include here. A continuation of my attempt to understand what Snapchat really means for the future of the Internet.
- A Friendly Conversation with a Banker, by Mike Dang - If you’re curious about how a 28-year-old who makes $250K thinks about money.
- “I Didn’t Know Exactly What Rape Was”, by Jenny Trout - In the wake of the Steubenville guilty verdicts, a writer shares her thoughts on rape. Is “no means no” failing us as a education tool?
- We Do Abortions Here: A Nurse’s Story, by Sallie Tisdale - This one’s pretty intense, but if you want to know what it’s like to be a nurse who assists in abortions, this gets pretty specific.
