OBViously I would not let y’all languish without Franzen content when I could furnish you with Franzen content. He has proposed ten rules for writers. They are so magnificently stupid, especially number five. My cup runneth over.
Can ballet exist without hurting women?
Couples develop their own private languages and verbal tics! (So do families.) (So do friends.) (But this article is about couples.)
Friends featured lesbians and mocked them; does one of those things cancel out the other?
An interview with amazing Saga artist slash genius Fiona Staples.
Treat aromantic and asexual adults like adults!
Grace Lavery points out that misnaming and misgendering students and colleagues are not acceptable scholarly practices, nor are they covered by the principle of academic freedom.
Monsters, possession, and how we interact with pregnant people.
What do various philosophies tell us about the ethics of Chidi being swole?
Louie CK now claims that black people have supported him after he admitted to masturbating in front of women without their consent. Hannah Giorgis explores his phantom alliance with black fans.
I’m not sure I’m convinced by this defense of the hanging scene in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, but I do love to watch Angelica Jade Bastien do her thing. I strongly recommend clicking on the links within the piece, as they go to several thoughtful critiques of the scene in question. (I’m still not planning to watch the show.)
Vulture also has a good piece about a Romanoffs episode about false accusations of inappropriate behavior, written by Matthew Weiner, who has been accused of harassment.
On Ada Byron’s childhood, and co-parenting with Byron.
“I don’t wan to toughen up. I want the world to soften.” On fan mail from stalkers.
Happy weekend, my friends! I am having guests over for dinner tomorrow, which is VERY frightening, so please pray for me that it goes okay and I don’t spill wine on anyone or run out of topics to talk about. For your weekends I wish peacefulness and joy!