Bonus Links (8/14/24)

The Great Democratic Success Story That Wasn’t (The Atlantic)

This nonprofit has newsrooms in all 50 state capitals. Is it the future of state journalism? (CJR)

TikTok Turns to Nuns, Veterans and Ranchers in Marketing Blitz (NYT)

Despite Recent Headlines, Urban Farming Is Not a Climate Villain (Civil Eats)

The Family Who Vanished into the Bush (Slate)

Secret Spy Weapons of the Cold War (RFE)

Octavia Butler, Audre Lorde, and the Power of Pleasure (Reactor)

Declutter, Haul, Restock, Repeat: The content creators making a living by cleaning — one purse tower, acrylic plastic box, and egg organizer at a time. (The Cut)

She Slept With a Violin on Her Pillow. Her Dreams Came True in Italy. (NYT)

‘A crazy can-do mentality’: what made New York’s Met one of the world’s mega museums? (The Guardian)

Why ‘Shogun’ (and the Rest of TV) Is Slightly Out of Focus (The Ringer)

The Ancient Female Alchemist Whose Name Is in Your Kitchen (Atlas Obscura)