hey i'm winston

and i have so many questions

i work as a web engineer for Vox Media. i read a lot for fun and to help me better understand and interrogate our world. this web-blog is where i chronicle some of my learning.

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  • Programmed Inequality

    A critical examination institutional sexism that doomed the British computing industry.

  • Substantial Fiction

    N.K. Jemisin builds fictional worlds that expose the numerous substances of life.

  • Perpetuating Harm

    The things I am learning about the power of the web industry.

  • Parable of the Talents

    The second in a near-future sci-fi series about America.

  • A small benediction

    2018 was a motherfucker.

  • Climate Grief

    Holding space for grieving what we are losing because of climate change, to help us find create space for imagining the future.

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  • Governing Magazine

    A free (including print!) magazine all about the world of governance; local to national. You’ll learn lots about the impacts and considerations of policy decisions around the US.

  • Why is this happening?

    Chris Hayes’ podcast is one of two I regularly listen to. He has ridiculously smart guests and goes deep and nerdy with them on their subjects of expertise.

  • The First and Fifteenth

    An ever insightful newsletter from Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, one of my favorite writers working today.

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