Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Stories
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You can recycle bottle caps! And Styrofoam! And ...
Do you ever come across an item — bottle caps, Styrofoam — you’re not sure you can recycle? Or did you read the story about China no longer accepting our recyclables and panic?
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Lindy West: 'I'm reclaiming the term witch hunt'
Lindy West knows what she wants men to do next. And it doesn’t involve making shameful public confessions or warning about possible “witch hunts”...
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'If you can follow a knitting pattern, you can code'
Thinking of making a career switch? Maybe you should consider coding. No, really — it’s not as hard as you probably think. That’s according to Cheri...
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Mapping the streets of Seattle in poetry
Seattle is a city that’s been shaped by technology, from Boeing to Microsoft to Amazon. But there’s a new digital presence influencing how we see the...
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Are 'good Seattleites' failing the city's Native people?
Many Native people who are homeless in Seattle say they feel invisible. “We are a city that’s named after a great chief of Suquamish-Duwamish descent,...
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When you buy cheap, someone pays
Seattle (or Amazon-town, if you prefer) is ground zero for cheap things. Amazon has built a world-altering business out of discounting products online....
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Tech companies can’t (or won’t) erase hate. It’s on us
Zoë Quinn is an avid gamer, developer, and artist. In her capacity as author and advocate, she’s launched an online crisis network and spoken before the...
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When it comes to race and idealism 'good intentions are not enough'
Celeste Ng’s sophomore novel, "Little Fires Everywhere," is set in her hometown of Shaker Heights, Ohio. But she sees more than a few commonalities...