Inspired by others’ lists of year-end roundups, I cobbled together my own, Twitter-style. The collected Tweets are embedded below. In all honesty this isn’t really a year-end list. I did not dig through the digital archives. I did not consider best-of categories. Instead, I simply pointed to essays, journalism, and profiles I’ve recently read that resonated with me. These are the ones I emailed to friends and the ones that evoked good conversation. And now they are the ones I recommend to you.
How much more difficult is college when you’re coming from an economically disadvantaged background? Shockingly harder. nytimes.com/2012/12/23/edu…
— Kate Greene (@kgreene) December 31, 2012
A former police officer writes about the dark presence of his gun. newyorker.com/online/blogs/n…
— Kate Greene (@kgreene) December 31, 2012
I’m a pessimist about display innovation. But here’s a hopeful look at electrowetting for lighter, brighter screens. spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-elect…
— Kate Greene (@kgreene) December 31, 2012
Write like you’re already dead. Stay within yourself. Advice from Gordimer, Hitchens, Fister, collected by Eugenides. newyorker.com/online/blogs/b…
— Kate Greene (@kgreene) December 31, 2012
Fiona Apple’s mirror neurons. A profile writer who gets (too?) close. A well-crafted, sorrowful story. vulture.com/2012/06/hiding…
— Kate Greene (@kgreene) December 31, 2012
A look at triclosan, the active ingredient in antibacterial soap, possible effects on our bodies & the environment. onearth.org/article/antiba…
— Kate Greene (@kgreene) December 31, 2012
The childhood experience of Encyclopedia Brown, beautifully recounted in an homage to series author, Sobol. vulture.com/2012/07/encycl…
— Kate Greene (@kgreene) December 31, 2012
“Social lasers of cruelty…where everybody coheres into this cruelty beam.” Digital pioneer criticizes online culture. smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/W…
— Kate Greene (@kgreene) December 31, 2012
Debating is great fun. It helps to be British. Athens. Debating is not enough, & does not automatically lead to truth. andreaskluth.org/2012/12/30/tho…
— Kate Greene (@kgreene) December 31, 2012
Astronaut insomnia & changing lightbulbs on the space station. This closely relates to my @hi_seas research. huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/04/ast…
— Kate Greene (@kgreene) December 31, 2012
Happy 2013, everyone! May this year be a year full of excellent words, inspiring sentences, and floating fruit.
