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THE MILLIONS BOOK PREVIEW: A Links Round-Up

The Millions did release their massive book preview for the second half of 2019, and honestly, dayenu, but there are other links here too, for you to enjoy! Be blessed! The second half of 2019 Millions Book Preview is here at this link. Let the glad songs of rejoicing resound throughout the land! Here at this link is a deep dive into the cultural concept of Essex, a place I lived and was briefly incredibly happy. Rich people are the worst: Brooklyn preschool edition. “Many of the older feminist utopias sound like delightful fantasies until you learn the price of…

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Lili Loofbourow Changes the Game: A Links Round-Up

This concept of “the male glance” is p. devastating, and the more I think about it, the more I feel it’s going to change the way I conceptualize art and art criticism. Lili Loofbourow on the underrating of art by women, which by the WAY, the fact that Crazy Ex-Girlfriend isn’t winning every prize every year is proof positive that the “we” Loofbourow identifies is unable to recognize the intentionality of female performance AGH that show is so fucking good. This is the story of a woman whose childhood was filled with disruptions and changes that she didn’t understand —…

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2016 Is an Illusion: A Links Round-Up

I’m over at Lady Business recommending nonfiction! This is not tremendously on brand for me, but I just need y’all to know that there are people whose job title is “smokejumper” and before they became smokejumpers, their job title was “hot shot.” For real. This is real life. Here is how excited I was to share this news with Whiskey Jenny.\ Once again, I want to really emphasize that we have done nothing to deserve Alexandra Petri. Here’s her recap of the second and third presidential debates. 2016 is not real. Here’s the evidence. The thing about Mike Hookem is…

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