Read with me: Pandemic, hope, and Peruvian potatoes
Read with Me is my weekly selection of articles and more from across the internet— an assortment of current events, commentary, contemplations and comedy.
Reflections on hope and despair, crisis and change
On Hope via Orion Magazine: Journalist Krista Tippet finds that answers to the two-part question — what makes you despair and where are you finding hope?— are often intertwined. “We are made by what would break us.”
The long journeys of India’s migrant workers
Man pulls pregnant wife on handmade wooden cart, child sleeps on suitcase: Scenes from a migration via Scroll.in: How India’s workers, without work, food, or government assistance, are attempting to reach home during lockdown.
On freedom, friendship, and loneliness
Women living alone during coronavirus via Washington Post: Seven stories of solitude during coronavirus from ages 24-86
Sympathy for remote interns…in the form of satire
Happy onboarding, virtual intern via McSweeney’s: “While we are unable to provide health insurance during this unstable economic time, your safety and the preservation of our $14M war chest in venture capital is our top priority.”
A beautiful adventure to document Peru’s favorite food
Papas Nativas via Emergence Magazine: A brilliant photo essay of a month-long journey through Peru, showcasing the diverse flavors, cultural significance, agricultural challenges, history, and daily uses of papas nativas, Peru’s native potatoes.