March 2016
A round-up of some of the best things that happened in the last month
Entertainment
John Green announced his new film project, about English soccer team AFC Wimbledon.
Producer of The 100 Jason Rothenberg addressed the controversy behind the show’s killing off of a beloved character.
Shirley MacLaine revealed the truth about making an indie film in an excerpt from her new book.
HBO PR credited Garry Shandling with the birth of the company’s original programming in a statement about his death.
Politics
President Barack Obama went to Cuba; Hillary Clinton clarified her remarks about AIDS in the wake of Nancy Reagan’s death; Mitt Romney and David Plouffe commented on the state of the presidential race while former Breitbart spokesman Kurt Bardella cautioned against violence; Carly Fiorina endorsed Senator Ted Cruz; DeRay Mckesson published his mayoral platform, and much more.
Sports
Now-retired motorcycle racer Carey Hart announced his next career move.
Journalist Bethlehem Shoals kicked off a conversation about March Madness that garnered responses from volleyball player Gabrielle Reece, former UCLA players Kris Johnson and Josiah Johnson, journalists Will Leitch and George Vecsey, and sports economist Andy Schwarz (@andyhre).
News
Medium hosted a platform-wide conversation about criminal justice reform that featured Senator Chris Coons and Senator Tom Cotton, Russell Simmons, explainers from publishers like AJ+, organizations like the Heritage Foundation, American Progress (CAP), and the ACLU National, personal and photo essays, and a series of town hall meetings. Check out the tags Criminal Justice Reform, Prison Reform, Mandatory Minimums, and War on Drugs for more.
erin brockovich wrote about how mothers are leading the campaign for clean drinking water, in Flint and elsewhere.
Tamir Rice’s mother Samaria Rice explained why she’s not endorsing a presidential candidate.
Tech and media
Uber refuted a BuzzFeed story about the company’s safety record.
NPR Planet Money’s Adam Davidson clarified comments he had made about the company’s future.
Gary Vaynerchuk and journalist Logan Hill each decoded Snapchat.
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