Emma Glassman-Hughes

Wendell Berry

“It is easy for me to imagine that the next great division of the world

will be between people who wish to live as creatures

& people who wish to live as machines.”

― Wendell Berry, "Life is a Miracle"

On Cape Cod, the Wampanoag Assert Their Legal Right to Harvest the Waters Not everyone respects that right. But the Wampanoag are determined to continue, saying their work is an essential expression of 12,000 years of heritage, sovereignty, and lifeways.

And finally, part I of my award-winning series for @civileats.com about the Wampanoag fishers who are asserting their right to fish in Cape Cod’s dying waterways, and what their tenacity means for their culture and the environment writ large civileats.com/2024/08/21/o...

The Not-So-Hidden Price of Being a "Blue-Collar Babe" Despite a skilled labor shortage, women are still routinely discouraged from working in blue-collar trades, even though more want to now than ever.

A deep-dive into Gen Z’s obsession with being a “blue-collar babe” despite the constant harassment that women in the trades experience online and on job sites. For @popsugar.com: www.popsugar.com/careers/blue...

The Snails at the End of the World - Offrange As ecological collapse forces New England’s fishers to diversify their catch, a sea snail once considered a nuisance might be able to stack up.

My latest for Offrange about the most abundant protein source right under our feet at low tide — the slipper snail — and the fishers, chefs, and advocates across New England who are working to get it onto our menus and into our fish markets ambrook.com/offrange/liv...

Suddenly Birding Is the Hot-Girl Hobby of the Year Birding — AKA watching, listening to, and sometimes tracking birds in the wild — was once an overlooked pastime. Now it's the hot-girl hobby of the year.

My favorite story for @popsugar.com was also the site’s top performing IG post for the month of September: a dispatch on how birding culture has taken over the internet, and what that means for conservation www.popsugar.com/hobbies/rise...

You’ll find an updated bio reflecting the awards I’ve won this year, a ✨new headshot✨, and a roundup of my favorite recent stories that capture the breadth of character-driven reporting on culture, climate, internet trends, and more that I specialize in. Threading some here, too:

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“Update website” has been on my to-do list for way too long, but now there’s finally a ✅ next to it. Check out my handiwork here: eg-h.com

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The Legacy of Black Oyster Farmers - Offrange Steeped in a rich history, Black oystermen and women across U.S. coastal regions have been disappearing for decades — a revival may be underway.

"There generally isn’t a lot of widespread coverage of Black oyster economies and farmers.”

That's why we had @iamtabari.bsky.social dig into the rich legacy of Black oystermen and women in the U.S., who helped build it into a multibillion-dollar industry today.
ambrook.com/offrange/fis...

Suddenly Birding Is the Hot-Girl Hobby of the Year Birding — AKA watching, listening to, and sometimes tracking birds in the wild — was once an overlooked pastime. Now it's the hot-girl hobby of the year.

Where the bird girls of bluesky at 👀 my latest on @popsugar.com is for you ❤️‍🔥🐦‍⬛❤️‍🔥 #birding www.popsugar.com/hobbies/rise...

“If you believe there are infinite stories to tell about restaurants — as immigration raids threaten the industry, as rising prices put the pinch on almost everyone, and as real estate woes push beloved restaurants to the brink — then you should be deeply sad about what’s happening to Eater.”

I'm officially out of a job--they eliminated mine, and I'm taking severance instead of a wildly different title they offered me that's not at all what I was hired to do. Solidarity forever 🌺, and while I take a breather someone come up with some good ideas of work I could do.

“You can smell the grasshoppers eating your vegetables. No one feels good about that,” Laura Snell @ucanr.bsky.social told ⁦Emma Glassman-Hughes @eg-h.bsky.social of Offrange

Grasshoppers Wreaking Havoc - Offrange California producers are reporting up to 70% crop loss from grasshoppers. Where is the federal management agency that’s designed to assist with this very problem?

Some northern California producers are reporting up to 70% crop loss from grasshoppers. Where is the federal management agency that’s designed to assist with this very problem? My latest for Offrange:

Thank you!! Emotional week 🥴

On Cape Cod, the Wampanoag Assert Their Legal Right to Harvest the Waters Not everyone respects that right. But the Wampanoag are determined to continue, saying their work is an essential expression of 12,000 years of heritage, sovereignty, and lifeways.

The first part of that 2-part story, which also won 2nd place in the food feature category from @wearesfj.bsky.social, is here

While I was busy negotiating a fair contract for @voxmediaunion.bsky.social last week, I was honored to learn my @civileats.com story about fishing rights won two Indigenous Media awards, including in the best feature category! Thanks to the Indigenous Journalists Association for this recognition 🥲

Extremely proud to have been along for the ride as a member of this bargaining committee. This past week has been the highlight of my short tenure at Vox Media, and an invaluable education in what it looks like to show up for your people and your industry when it matters most. Union strong 🌺

WE HAVE A TENTATIVE CONTRACT PROUD TO BE @voxmediaunion.bsky.social

📣📣📣📣📣 STRIKE AUTHORIZED, LET'S GOOOO 📣📣📣📣📣📣

Thanks for wanting to help! Should we go on strike, the most important thing is not to cross the picket line: don't click on, read, listen to, or watch any Vox Media products for the duration of the strike.

Should we go on strike, we'll have more specific ways to help out, so stay tuned! Thank you!

Members of the Vox Media Union bargaining committee gathered around a conference table.

25.5 hours left and still waiting on a fair contract

betting this auspicious Solidarity Moon will help 😌

we’re ready to strike if we don’t get a good contract

This is an incredible crew of folks fighting to enshrine crucial protections in their union contract. That contract will be looked to by many other unions and companies as they navigate this world that is so deeply hostile to the journalism and the truth. Give them your support!

Hand made picket sign reads "Hey Vox, feel good about our strike? -PS"

Various handmade picket signs against an office window.

Vox Media workers creating handmade signs.

Picket sign reads "Vox Media Union ON STRIKE! CONTRACT NOW!"

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2 days left in the Vox Media Union contract so we had a pizza and sign making party about it

thank you for the solidarity @kevincortez.huffpost.com 🤝 lets get this fair contract!

Proud to be at the bargaining table representing my colleagues at @popsugar.com ❤️‍🔥

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Help union members at Vox Media win a fair contract Writers Guild of America East members at Vox Media are bargaining for a new union contract before their current CBA expires at 11:59 pm ET on June 12. Our proposed terms are fair, reasonable, and foc...

The Vox Media Union’s current union contract expires at 11:59 pm ET on June 12.

Time is running out, but Vox Media management has refused to even discuss our proposals in good faith. Send a letter urging Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff to negotiate a fair contract NOW! wgaea.st/vox-letter