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# This Week - Oct 18, 2013
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/this-week-2013-10-18/
- Published: 2013-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T03:10:49.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: link, adrienne lafrance, best roof talk ever, cal newport, caspian, donald glover, music, pitchfork, post-rock, this week, #import-blog-backlog-2026-09-13

> The unpaid work I did is a huge part of what advanced my journalism career, and it feels essential and valuable to me. But then I think about all of the privileges I had that enabled me to spend so much time doing that unpaid work and all the people who would make incredible reporters who didn’t have those same privileges. I guess what I’m trying to say is that it’s not about giving people handouts or offering them more than they deserve, it’s about basic fairness being built into operational structures.  
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> — [You’re stuck on an elevator with someone who loved that Sarah Lacy article. Now what?(Adrienne LaFrance)](https://medium.com/ladybits-on-medium/255e34f7b1ea?ref=drewshannon.net)

> This is why people who do remarkable things can seem remarkably under-committed — *it’s a side-effect of the scheduling philosophy necessary to accommodate depth*  
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> — [You Can Be Busy or Remarkable — But Not Both (Cal Newport)](http://calnewport.com/blog/2013/04/03/you-can-be-busy-or-remarkable-but-not-both/?ref=drewshannon.net)

> I wouldn't call it post-rock, either—'(Hymn for) the Greatest Generation' is a rock song, albeit an unusually gorgeous one.  
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> — [Caspian: (Hymn For) The Greatest Generation (Pitchfork)](http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16165-hymn-for-the-greatest-generation/?ref=drewshannon.net)

> Damn, I mean- the more stressed I get at work, the less I can believe this guy has successfully made it through his previous 30 years of life.  
>  
> — [Donald Glover (Best Roof Talk Ever)](http://bestrooftalkever.com/post/64231648364/no-offense-to-people-who-go-through-emotional?ref=drewshannon.net)