Big Grams, Climate Change, and Pablo on Spotify

What we're reading...Two days ago, Holocaust survivor Henry Flescher held an AskMeAnything on Reddit, a crowdsourced question-and-answer session. The 92-year old Austrian-born is currently a volunteer at Miami Holocaust Memorial and speaks to schools in the area. You can check out his in-depth answers to various questions here.Elizabeth Rubin critiques the state of America's immigration detention centers in "Locked Up for Seeking Asylum" in the New York Times by combining personal narratives of those seeking asylum with an overview of how the immigration judicial system functions, and why "the system is stacked against the asylum seeker."Ben Casselman, in FiveThirtyEight, asks people to "Shut Up About Harvard" and focus on the grounded issues that college applicants face. According to data from the Department of Education, less than one percent of high school graduates attend schools that accept less than ten percent of their applicants. In reality, journalists underrepresent the realistic struggles of the college experience: working multiple jobs, attending class part-time, and increasingly late graduations."The Environmental Movement Will Fail," writes Sohum Chokshi '18 in The Huffington Post, explaining how people of color (especially Black and indigenous people) suffer the most from climate change and are the most involved in tackling it, but are severely underrepresented in mainstream environmental NGOs, foundations, and governmental agencies.What we're listening to...The Life of Pablo is finally on Spotify and ready for streaming. Check out tracks like "Ultralight Beam" now that your free trial of Tidal is over.Moses Sumney offers up relaxed vocals over an upbeat rhythm section in "Everlasting Sigh," while Xenia Rubinos just can't seem to stop the stars from falling in new single, "Lonely Lover."Leon Vynehall offers up a brief, but energetic piece of instrumental in "Blush."What we're watching...Big Grams features "Born to Shine" and "Run for Your Life" in this new, Adult Swim-produced animated music video.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hruW7-mYWhY[/embed]Up for our "Cringe Moment of the Week" spot, check out Taylor Swift rapping over Drake and The Future's "Jumpman" in the latest Apple Music commercial. At least it's only a minute long?[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK_zwl-lnmc[/embed]