Carmel DeAmicis was the 20th employee at Figma, a startup that Adobe just acquired for $20 billion. A former journalist and editor at Figma, DeAmicis saw the company rise under the nose of Adobe — the giant in the space — and eventually grow so fast that Adobe acquired it in a defensive move. In this week's episode, DeAmicis explains how a startup caught a major, established company by surprise. And why changing design culture played a big part in it. You can find DeAmicis on Notion.
Getting Hammered - Midterm Elections with Josh Holmes
On this special episode, Mary Katharine sits down with Josh Holmes to discuss the midterm elections. You can listen to Josh’s podcast, Ruthless here.
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Articles of Interest - American Ivy: Chapter 1
A trend forecaster follows up on a trend report from 2016. A prominent fashion buyer tells me his trends for fall 2022. And Avery wonders why one particular trend, against all odds, seems to come back over and over again
To see the jeans of the future, along with more images, notes and transcripts, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com
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Amarica's Constitution - The Brief in Brief
Professor Amar and colleagues have weighed in (heavily) on the ISL danger, as they filed a brief with the Supreme Court in the case of Moore v. Harper. The brief is garnering wide attention with its powerful argument, as well as an innovative format. We review the background to the case and the brief, and then take you through the argument point by point. Law and history come together to make the case in this most consequential matter. Judging from the response, the country is watching.
Headlines From The Times - The scandal at LA City Hall — again
It was the audio leak that created a political earthquake in Los Angeles.
Soon after the racist comments recorded during a private conversation among three council members and a labor leader leaked to the public, the fallout began. There’ve been resignations, rowdy protests at City Hall and more. The controversy has created a political opening that might fundamentally change the makeup of the City Council by pushing it even further to the left.
With midterms just two weeks away, today we talk about what’s next at L.A. City Hall. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times reporters Julia Wick and David Zahniser
More reading:
Racist audio leak could push L.A. City Hall further left in Nov. 8 election
Amid noisy protest, the L.A. City Council — listening via earbuds — conducts its business
Krekorian says he’ll work to restore trust in City Hall as L.A. City Council president
CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup – 10/26
Key campaign debates in Pennsylvania and New York. Flexing military might. Deliberating in the the Christmas parade case. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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Time To Say Goodbye - Climate protests and the curse of the “activist beat,” with Kendra Pierre-Louis
Hi from the science desk!
Jay and Tammy chat this week with a very special guest, eco-apocalypse reporter Kendra Pierre-Louis. Her work has appeared on the How to Save a Planet podcast (RIP) and in The Atlantic and The New York Times, among other places.
Kendra tells us about her non-traditional path to journalism, the trouble with climate journalism in many newsrooms, and the burden and opportunities of being a Black reporter on the “gloom beat.” How do we make environmental collapse feel real and personal to ordinary people? What is the shape and utility of climate protests, from the “eco-terrorism” of the ‘80s and ‘90s to the high-profile actions of the past few weeks? Plus: Pitbull’s eco-anthems, the climate B plot on “Partner Track,” and why Kendra continues to abhor mayonnaise.
A sad note: the incredible Mike Davis has passed on. We were lucky to know him a bit and have him on the show. What a life.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Tough Roe to go: abortion and the midterms
When America’s Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the conventional wisdom was that it would help Democrats by galvanising them for the midterm elections. Two weeks away from Election Day, the picture isn’t quite so clear. We meet Russia’s ruthless new battlefield commander. And what scientists can learn from training nerve cells to play Pong. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S7 Bonus: Tom Medema, Bubbles
Tom Medema is Dutch, and grew up in a small village in the Netherlands. This allowed him to explore what else was out there, which led to him living in 5 different countries. Alongside that, he loves to travel and reads a lot of fantasy novels. We had a good chat about Tolkien books, Dune, and he recommended that I check out the Cradle series. We both highly recommend the Licanus Trilogy, for anyone who is interested in their next read.
Prior to his current venture, Tom was the CTO at a startup and found himself having to hire people fast, while maintaining that the people he hired were a good fit for the company. Hiring at their current geo only was not going to work, so they had to look remote - and he quickly felt the pains of ineffective tools and methods for doing so.
This is the creation story of Bubbles.
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Honestly with Bari Weiss - Has Criminal Justice Reform Made Us Less Safe? A Debate.
Over the past two years, the United States has experienced the largest crime surge in decades. Aggravated assaults went up. Shoplifting went up. Domestic violence went up. Homicides went up. In 2020, the U.S. murder rate rose 30%, the largest single year increase in recorded U.S. history. And yet, the most dominant voices in the last few years, are the ones that believe our attempts to mitigate crime have been too punitive, and that the solutions lie in less people in prison and less police on the streets.
Today, guest host Kmele Foster moderates a debate with Lara Bazelon and Rafael Mangual about the state of criminal justice in America. Bazelon has spent her career advocating for criminal defendants, directs The Criminal and Juvenile Justice Clinic and The Racial Justice Clinic at the University of San Francisco School of Law, and was a federal public defender in LA. Mangual, author of Criminal Injustice, is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where he's the head of research for the Policing and Public Safety Initiative.
While Foster, Bazelon and Mangual all agree that the criminal justice system is, in many ways, broken, today they debate the particular defects, the scale of the issues, the root causes, and ultimately what we ought to do about it.
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