Lex Weaver
@lexweaver.bsky.social
all things digital (socials/audience/newsletter/editorial) @theworld.org 🌐
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(you may also see K-pop, Ben Stiller & housewives-related posts 🙈)
https://theworld.org/contributors/lex-weaver
📧: [email protected]
(you may also see K-pop, Ben Stiller & housewives-related posts 🙈)
https://theworld.org/contributors/lex-weaver
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In The Netherlands, the character Zwarte Piet long appeared during Christmastime — as people in blackface. Dutch activist
Jerry Afriyie says it normalizes racism. Now he's ending his 15-year campaign to “Kick Out Zwarte Piet," telling @theworld.org its goals are met. theworld.org/segments/202...
Jerry Afriyie says it normalizes racism. Now he's ending his 15-year campaign to “Kick Out Zwarte Piet," telling @theworld.org its goals are met. theworld.org/segments/202...
Activist claims victory over use of Blackface in Dutch Christmas tradition - The World from PRX
In the Netherlands, a character known as Zwarte Piet has traditionally appeared alongside Sinterklaus — Dutch Santa Claus — as a “helper.” He shows up at parades and Christmas parties — in Blackface....
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December 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
In The Netherlands, the character Zwarte Piet long appeared during Christmastime — as people in blackface. Dutch activist
Jerry Afriyie says it normalizes racism. Now he's ending his 15-year campaign to “Kick Out Zwarte Piet," telling @theworld.org its goals are met. theworld.org/segments/202...
Jerry Afriyie says it normalizes racism. Now he's ending his 15-year campaign to “Kick Out Zwarte Piet," telling @theworld.org its goals are met. theworld.org/segments/202...
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When Venezuela’s economy collapsed, millions fled to neighboring countries — and Latin America responded with some of the world’s most ambitious, humane migration policies. But that era of openness is fading, and the region now faces a critical choice about the future of its migrants.
Latin America tried welcoming migrants. Now that model is under pressure. - The World from PRX
When Venezuela’s economy collapsed, millions fled to neighboring countries — and Latin America responded with some of the world’s most ambitious, humane migration policies. But that era of openness is...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
When Venezuela’s economy collapsed, millions fled to neighboring countries — and Latin America responded with some of the world’s most ambitious, humane migration policies. But that era of openness is fading, and the region now faces a critical choice about the future of its migrants.
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Ireland is one of the few countries where a basic income scheme has been extended beyond the pilot stage. Artists and writers reflect on why the basic income scheme for artists worked and how it could be better in my report on @theworld.org Listen and read here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
Ireland hopes to make a program giving artists a stable income permanent - The World from PRX
In 2022, the Irish government launched a basic income scheme for artists. It randomly selected 2,000 artists and paid them around $1,500 a month, so they could concentrate on their creative work. Now ...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Ireland is one of the few countries where a basic income scheme has been extended beyond the pilot stage. Artists and writers reflect on why the basic income scheme for artists worked and how it could be better in my report on @theworld.org Listen and read here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
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Starting as a simple project for Kirstie Macleod after graduating from art and textile design, The Red Dress Project blossomed into a global endeavor that brings together people from across cultures, sharing diverse stories through embroidery.
Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this single dress - The World from PRX
It started as a simple project for Kirstie Macleod after graduating from studying art and textile design. But soon, The Red Dress Project blossomed into a global endeavor bringing together people from...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Starting as a simple project for Kirstie Macleod after graduating from art and textile design, The Red Dress Project blossomed into a global endeavor that brings together people from across cultures, sharing diverse stories through embroidery.
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Host @marcowerman.bsky.social spoke to Anna Kusmer at The @bostonglobe.com about the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.
Marco Werman thinks international news is America’s secret weapon - The Boston Globe
Marco Werman discusses the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Host @marcowerman.bsky.social spoke to Anna Kusmer at The @bostonglobe.com about the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.
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Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have no homes to return back to and many are living in tents. Joseph Belliveau, director of the aid group MedGlobal, speaks with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler about the current situation in Gaza, especially as winter approaches.
Palestinians in Gaza struggle to survive despite ceasefire, living in tents amid destroyed homes - The World from PRX
Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have no homes to return back to and many are living in tents. Joseph Belliveau, director of the aid group MedGlobal, speaks with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler abo...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have no homes to return back to and many are living in tents. Joseph Belliveau, director of the aid group MedGlobal, speaks with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler about the current situation in Gaza, especially as winter approaches.
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3,000 athletes from 80 countries are in Tokyo now to compete in the 2025 Deaflympic Games. These Games predate the Paralympics by decades, yet the athletes receive far less funding and support than other athletes representing their nations. My latest for @theworld.org:
theworld.org/segments/202...
theworld.org/segments/202...
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
3,000 athletes from 80 countries are in Tokyo now to compete in the 2025 Deaflympic Games. These Games predate the Paralympics by decades, yet the athletes receive far less funding and support than other athletes representing their nations. My latest for @theworld.org:
theworld.org/segments/202...
theworld.org/segments/202...
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The global sports body for skiing and snowboarding is introducing new safety rules in an attempt to curb accidents after a recent string of serious injuries and fatalities over the past year. Many people say the move is long overdue.
New rules aim to safeguard skiers in an inherently dangerous sport - The World from PRX
The global sports body for skiing and snowboarding is introducing new safety rules in an attempt to curb accidents after a recent string of serious injuries and fatalities over the past year. Many peo...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The global sports body for skiing and snowboarding is introducing new safety rules in an attempt to curb accidents after a recent string of serious injuries and fatalities over the past year. Many people say the move is long overdue.
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Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. In a prison on the outskirts of Milan, inmates are transforming those discarded boats into something unexpected: musical instruments.
From shipwreck to symphony: Prisoners in Italy turn migrant boats into violins - The World from PRX
Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. Many arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where t...
theworld.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. In a prison on the outskirts of Milan, inmates are transforming those discarded boats into something unexpected: musical instruments.
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Elaine Welteroth, former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and youngest editor of Condé Nast ever, and the 2nd African American to hold this position, changed Teen Vogue to be more politically conscious.
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Ex-Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth: ‘The headlines implied I was a token black hire’
Welteroth was just 29 when Anna Wintour made her editor-in-chief. Months later, the magazine shut down. What did she do next?
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January 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Elaine Welteroth, former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and youngest editor of Condé Nast ever, and the 2nd African American to hold this position, changed Teen Vogue to be more politically conscious.
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
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The nation currently known as Turkey sits where Europe meets Asia. That land was once known to Europeans as part of the Levant. #NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social walked across Turkey on foot in 2014, and looks back on the experience. cc: @outofedenwalk.social
Out of Eden Walk: Walking through Turkey between conflicts - The World from PRX
The nation currently known as Turkey sits where Europe meets Asia. That land was once known to Europeans as part of the Levant. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek walked across Turkey on foot i...
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November 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The nation currently known as Turkey sits where Europe meets Asia. That land was once known to Europeans as part of the Levant. #NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social walked across Turkey on foot in 2014, and looks back on the experience. cc: @outofedenwalk.social
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I had the pleasure of talking with Carolyn Beeler from @theworld.org about our "Sea Monsters" exhibit at @harvardmuseums.bsky.social
If you all want to hear about sea monsters -real and imaginary- click below.
Thanks again, Carolyn and Hannah, for having me on your show! Stay monstrous y'all.
If you all want to hear about sea monsters -real and imaginary- click below.
Thanks again, Carolyn and Hannah, for having me on your show! Stay monstrous y'all.
A new museum exhibit that highlights creatures in the deep sea - The World from PRX
The "Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination" exhibit at Harvard University's Museum of Natural History looks at creatures deep beneath the sea.
theworld.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I had the pleasure of talking with Carolyn Beeler from @theworld.org about our "Sea Monsters" exhibit at @harvardmuseums.bsky.social
If you all want to hear about sea monsters -real and imaginary- click below.
Thanks again, Carolyn and Hannah, for having me on your show! Stay monstrous y'all.
If you all want to hear about sea monsters -real and imaginary- click below.
Thanks again, Carolyn and Hannah, for having me on your show! Stay monstrous y'all.
it’s been over three months since my father passed away, and today, finally, i have received his ashes.
it’s unfortunate that in death you learn what the definition of family truly means; but nonetheless, i am just so happy to FINALLY have my dad back home 💜
it’s unfortunate that in death you learn what the definition of family truly means; but nonetheless, i am just so happy to FINALLY have my dad back home 💜
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
it’s been over three months since my father passed away, and today, finally, i have received his ashes.
it’s unfortunate that in death you learn what the definition of family truly means; but nonetheless, i am just so happy to FINALLY have my dad back home 💜
it’s unfortunate that in death you learn what the definition of family truly means; but nonetheless, i am just so happy to FINALLY have my dad back home 💜
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Young people across Morocco are protesting the shortcomings of the country’s public sector. Moroccan journalist Aboubakr Jamaï told @theworld.org that if the monarchy doesn't address the issues, the waves of discontent "could keep coming up...until we have a tsunami." theworld.org/segments/202...
Morocco's Gen Z protests decry inadequate health care and education - The World from PRX
Young people across Morocco have taken to the streets to protest the shortcomings of the country’s health and education systems. A violent government crackdown has left at least three people dead. The...
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October 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Young people across Morocco are protesting the shortcomings of the country’s public sector. Moroccan journalist Aboubakr Jamaï told @theworld.org that if the monarchy doesn't address the issues, the waves of discontent "could keep coming up...until we have a tsunami." theworld.org/segments/202...
i feel like, at 32, i’m too old to be getting scolded by my endodontist, yet, there i sat, shrinking lower and lower, as my endodontist scolded me 😭🥹 #imjustagirl
October 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
i feel like, at 32, i’m too old to be getting scolded by my endodontist, yet, there i sat, shrinking lower and lower, as my endodontist scolded me 😭🥹 #imjustagirl
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🎙️🎧 “As storytellers, if I sense a story is unfolding with the people I’m meeting, then I will share, ‘Hey, I just walked here from Ethiopia.’” — @paulsalopek.social to host Carolyn Beeler on @theworld.org
Listen or read along with “Small talk on the Eden Walk” here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
Listen or read along with “Small talk on the Eden Walk” here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
October 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🎙️🎧 “As storytellers, if I sense a story is unfolding with the people I’m meeting, then I will share, ‘Hey, I just walked here from Ethiopia.’” — @paulsalopek.social to host Carolyn Beeler on @theworld.org
Listen or read along with “Small talk on the Eden Walk” here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
Listen or read along with “Small talk on the Eden Walk” here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
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George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
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September 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
#Straw felt like such a real and raw movie. As we come up on three months since my father passed away, man, I felt like Janiyah the whole movie. Some days it’s so hard to accept it’s real. You’ve done everything, and yet felt so small and like the world isn’t hearing you, seeing you. Grace.
September 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
#Straw felt like such a real and raw movie. As we come up on three months since my father passed away, man, I felt like Janiyah the whole movie. Some days it’s so hard to accept it’s real. You’ve done everything, and yet felt so small and like the world isn’t hearing you, seeing you. Grace.
been having very sad and hard conversations with very close friends, who came here as international students and slowly built a life here. every single one that i’ve talked to has said they’re looking to leave the country and go back home; they — many in STEM — feel the american dream is long gone.
September 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
been having very sad and hard conversations with very close friends, who came here as international students and slowly built a life here. every single one that i’ve talked to has said they’re looking to leave the country and go back home; they — many in STEM — feel the american dream is long gone.
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Happy Friday! Summer travels might have wrapped up, but if you could magically travel to any country in the world this weekend and be back at your work desk by 9 a.m. on Monday ... where in the world would you choose to go? ✈️🚆
September 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Happy Friday! Summer travels might have wrapped up, but if you could magically travel to any country in the world this weekend and be back at your work desk by 9 a.m. on Monday ... where in the world would you choose to go? ✈️🚆
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The largest contingent of international students to the US comes from India. But with the new restrictions by the Trump administration, many Indian students are considering more hospitable destinations.
Indian students consider other countries to continue their studies - The World from PRX
The largest contingent of international students to the US comes from India. But with the new restrictions by the Trump administration, many Indian students are considering more hospitable destination...
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September 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The largest contingent of international students to the US comes from India. But with the new restrictions by the Trump administration, many Indian students are considering more hospitable destinations.
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With fewer science students and researchers considering the US as a destination, there is concern of a brain drain from the American STEM community. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Marc Zimmer, chemistry professor at Connecticut College, about these concerns.
Research funding cuts in the US could cause an American brain drain in STEM field - The World from PRX
With fewer science students and researchers considering the US as a destination, there is concern of a brain drain from the American STEM community. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Marc Zimmer, chemis...
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September 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
With fewer science students and researchers considering the US as a destination, there is concern of a brain drain from the American STEM community. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Marc Zimmer, chemistry professor at Connecticut College, about these concerns.