The Cut - The Clock-out Cure

My quitting fantasies became most vivid in December. It was the stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas, a time when, historically, little work gets accomplished anyway. Here’s how I imagined my resignation: I would wait for that familiar feeling to set in, the one in which I’d sooner be swallowed into the Earth’s core than complete one more routine work task. Then, instead of doing it, I’d simply … not. I would not answer the email. Not send my ideas for the pitch meeting. I’d tell my editor, “You know what, actually? Today’s my last day.” Then I’d sign out of Slack forever.

Breaking down the 10 most damaging provisions in Florida’s disastrous voting bill. Horrified? Tell your senator to pass HR-1. At least New York has restored voting rights for formerly incarcerated people. Has the mystery of the Dyatlov Pass incident finally been solved? Laverne Cox is E!’s new red-carpet host. The Washington Post has a new executive editor, the first woman to ever hold the job. In not-so-good media news, BuzzFeed is apparently in talks to acquire publisher Complex Networks. And in case you missed it, an accused murderer’s pet tiger is on the loose in Houston.

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