We get a lot of emails from folks we donât know. People pitching stories, wanting us to link them. On occasion someone webby inquires about the website.
But most of all, young people are looking for jobs and opportunities.
Weâve always tried to respond to these, as best we can, particularly the considerate people that write a good email and package their info well. Never know where these little exchanges will lead.
Lately weâve observed a new wave of emails. Things like:
âI just moved to NYC and have been working at xxxxx, but thatâs no moreâŚâ
âAll my internships fell throughâŚâ
âThere is literally nothing to do here now? I guess Iâm moving home?â
Suddenly it feels challenging offering young people meaningful thoughts or words of wisdom. How is an intern supposed to shadow and assist via webcam? How will they overhear interesting conversations and cool records on the hifi? How do you sneak in if thereâs no office?
To enter a remote first, remote only workplace seems like such a sadness.
Whatâs the answer? Besides using this time for self publishing self initiated projects with inspiring digital collaborators, and in the process, getting really good at computers? We do not know.
@donetodeath
@jamesellisnyc
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âThis can only work because we have 6 million subscribers.â
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A lot to take in here! New album September 5.
Charmed: An Interview with Stephanie Danler theparisreview
Her new memoir Stray is great. It came out this week, order it here.
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"If itâs music you can dance to or somehow get involved with, then you can kind of escape the situation"
The Children Are Swearing More During Quarantine newyorker
In the scheme of a global pandemic, do a few inelegant words matter?
Emily Bode on How to Make a âSweetheartâ T-Shirt nyt
How to whip up a present for the significant other you may not have seen for a while.
Japanese literary icon Haruki Murakami will host a two-hour radio show on May 22 airmail
âIâm hoping that the power of music can do a little to blow away some of the corona-related blues that have been piling up.â
On the Spotify-Joe Rogan Deal and the Coming Death of Independent Podcasting mattstoller
Spotify is trying to do to the open podcast world what Google did to publishers.
Are We About to See a Second Golden Age for the #Menswear Blog? insidehook
A Continuous Lean makes its long-awaited return as sites like The Contender and The Grange pick up steam.
6ix9ine, the Chaos Agent nytimes
From home confinement, the rapper and rabble-rouser has once again taken over pop culture by poking powerful figures and delighting in the results.
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