MEDIUM RARE
Our Favorite Stories About Burning Bridges
In this week’s digest of stories from the Medium Universe, writers are calling it quits on principle, and having no regrets
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3 min readJun 26, 2020
Each week on Medium Rare, I’ll be sharing stories you might have missed that are definitely worth a second look. Got a suggestion for a piece we should feature? Pop it in the responses below!
- After 17 years with the Master Sommeliers, Americas, Richard Betts is handing in his resignation, saying the group’s values no longer reflect his own. Betts is likely the first-ever Master Sommelier to leave the organization, which is currently in the midst of a reckoning for repeatedly failing to make the wine industry more inclusive.
- Following Betts’ resignation, fellow Master Sommelier Brian McClintic said he too planned to step down. “At this critical juncture in our history, we are afforded a golden opportunity to reach higher ground with racial equality. And if my values dictate that I am allied with Black Lives…
