On A Survivor's Right to Remain Anonymous
By Wim Langedijk for HURS
On A Survivor's Right to Remain Anonymous
HUR Reads is our definitive shortlist of the most prominent articles from around the web.
By HURS Team
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The Doxing of Jane Doe
The alleged sexual assault of a Cornell student by seven fraternity members has sparked a wave of online vigilantism, exposing the victim, her family and even uninvolved graduates to threats and harassment. In The New Yorker, Ruby Cramer examines how efforts to hold the accused accountable spiralled into doxing, false accusations and swatting, raising difficult questions about anonymity and justice.
THE NEW YORKER
For Korean tea entrepreneur Sooji Im, a tea ceremony is less about ritual than a way of paying attention. In Seoul, she gathers friends to taste plum blossoms, wild green tea, mugwort and matcha, each chosen for its particular fragrance and character. Having left corporate life to pursue tea, Im has come to value the quiet intimacy of the practice over the pursuit of perfection. Korean tea, she insists, has no prescribed form; its beauty lies in the freedom to make a moment of it, wherever you happen to be.
HOW TO SPEND IT
Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history in March as the first woman to win the Academy Award for cinematography, for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. Shot on large-format film, her images give the film’s Black characters and Jim Crow-era Mississippi a scale rarely afforded them on screen. Drawing on her love of photography and the emotional texture of analogue film, Arkapaw sees cinematography as an act of trust: finding beauty in shadow, and making space for people who have too often been overlooked.
THE GENTLEWOMAN
Malika Andrews and Taylor Rooks have built careers interviewing the biggest names in sports, with millions tuning in each week. In a conversation about ambition, competition and credibility, the ESPN and Amazon Prime hosts discuss the preparation behind their on-air confidence, the work required to earn athletes’ trust and the scrutiny that comes with being a public-facing journalist. They also explore how to advocate for yourself, recognize your value and pursue longevity rather than simply the next opportunity.
ASPIRE WITH EMMA GREDE
Dominican American artist Eilen Itzel do Espírito Santo creates vivid, swirling paintings filled with hearts, rainbows, palm trees and cartoonlike figures. Drawing on childhood memories of the Dominican Republic and the South Bronx, her saturated compositions evoke the landscapes and domestic art that shaped her early life. At Frieze London, a new body of work explores creation and motherhood, while asserting the visibility of Black diasporic communities through art that seeks to engulf its viewers.