Hey there,
I hope you're having a good morning! Here are three things for you to enjoy:
This week’s list
GREAT:
"Juan Carlos Ruiz, a Mexican pastor in Brooklyn, does everything from human-rights advocacy to grocery delivery." This profile of Ruiz and his work is such an inspiring call to action. It's easy to say "Well, what can one person really do?" in the face of systemic issues like poverty, racism, and immigration. But then you read about someone like Ruiz and it's crystal clear exactly how huge a difference each of us could make. Jon Blitzer covers immigration with a beautiful attention to detail and empathy. His writing never fails to humanize the issues. The Renegade Priest Helping Undocumented People Survive the Pandemic
FUNNY:
I once saw Fred Armisen perform live at Carnegie Hall. He had audience members call out specific regions in the United States and then he would instantly do the accent. It was so funny and wildly impressive. He could swing from precisely nailing "the Upper East Side" to "Indianapolis" to "Sagaponack" to "Santa Monica." He brings that same attention to these micro impressions of people on Zoom. But honestly, the most fun part of the clip is just watching him and Fallon give each other a hard time and make each other laugh. Fred Armisen's Zoom Impressions
INTERESTING:
I read David Gauvery Herbert's article about the NYC lifeguard corps several months ago and I still can't believe what he uncovered. This is some incredible investigative journalism and also just a WILD story. For 40 years, one man, Peter Stein, has been in charge of New York's beaches. He's the top lifeguard and a union boss. Stein holds a municipal job I never even knew existed and yet it turns out that this man is one of the highest paid and most politically powerful people in the city. He accumulated that power with tactics that wouldn't be out of place in a mafia movie. It's unreal. Boss of the Beach
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Take care of yourselves and stay safe,
Chris