It’s Friday. If you’re reading this, you’ve survived another fucking week. I’m coping the same way I always do, by following the advice of the wonderful Celeste Pewter: I’ve adopted two Democratic Senate candidates as my own, and I plan to do an action for one of them each week, even if it’s something small. Bill Nelson’s seat in Florida is in a dead heat, and we have to hold the seats we have in the Senate (more Democrats than Republicans are up for reelection); and if y’all donate now, your donation will be double-matched, so you’re effectively donating $15…
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So one of my random but intense opinions is that the Stanford Prison Experiment and its creator, Philip Zimbardo, are unethical as shit and also bad science. If you get me started on the Stanford Prison Experiment, I can expostulate for a good twenty minutes on everything that was wrong with it and how infuriating it is that it continues to garner its unethical creator praise and fame and money. Good, ethical scientists exist! Give them a movie deal, damn! Anyway, here’s a quick run-down on the Stanford Prison Experiment and its many problems. I’m so excited this is in…
Leave a CommentAnother Friday is blessing us with its presence! I have been spinning through a busy week and am excited to get some relaxation time this weekend. So busy in fact that this is going to be kind of a short links round-up, and I apologize. But just know that I love you all, and I want you to read only the best internet content. The writers of Deadpool have never heard of fridging so that’s cool. (Spoilers for Deadpool 2 in this link.) Rebecca Solnit on the idea of sex as commodity. (I.e., women as commodity.) Living beyond tragedy: The…
Leave a CommentTIS FRIDAY, and for those of you with jobs that care about this, Memorial Day is creeping ever closer. One more full week and then PART WEEK TIME. While we wait for that to happen, here’s a bunch of cool links to occupy you over the weekend. Ever wondered how the sausage of film and TV casting gets made? The Guardian has a superb article about Nina Gold, the queen of casting. This is a pretty extraordinary excerpt of oral history done by Zora Neale Hurston, an interview with a survivor of a slave ship. George Yancy writes about what…
Leave a CommentThis 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 —…
Leave a CommentI don’t have any links about Kara Walker. But y’all should be excited for me because I’m seeing a Kara Walker thing tomorrow and Kara Walker will be there. So hooray. My only sadness is that the way the exhibition is, there won’t be a gift shop. But anyway! On to the links! The cost of reporting while female. I always love reading the Lithub discussions of how book designers come up with their book covers. This is a particularly good one. If you want to read romance, but you’re not sure where to start, Kelly Faircloth has your recs.…
Leave a CommentHappy Friday, friends! When my alarm went off this morning I lay in bed for two (2) minutes wishing not to get up, and I only successfully did get up by reminding myself that I can sleep late tomorrow. I AM SO TIRED. But here are some good links for you to enjoy. Emily Asher Perrin’s Tor.com piece on identifying with uncool characters spoke to my nerdy, rule-abiding heart. Akwaeke Emezi talks about finding a path to a truer identity, through Nigerian spiritual beliefs and Western surgeries. This interview with Jia Tolentino reminds me of so many reasons why I…
Leave a CommentThat’s all I have to tell you this morning. THE MILLIONS BOOK PREVIEW IS HERE. GET PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMPED. THE MILLIONS BOOK PREVIEW. SIREN EMOJI. Intisar Khanani discusses her journey from self-publishing to traditional publishing. (If you haven’t read her books yet, you should do it now! I love her!) It’s good to change your opinion! On not widening the feminist generation gap. Why do women writers hate themselves? Maybe we’re asking the wrong question. YA author Dhonielle Clayton (her book The Belles is coming out later in the year!) talks about what sensitivity readers do, and why they aren’t nearly enough.…
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