Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte might have a few things in common.
Pam Mandel
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Fiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
When ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Isn’t Fiction
Growing up in the fundamentalist Christian “Quiverfull” movement, Hännah Ettinger saw her own story in Atwood’s vision.
Posted inFood, Quotes, Writing
American Media is Still Getting Chinese Food All Wrong
Chinese writers can bring a lot more to the table when it comes to writing about Chinese food.
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The Struggles of Writing About Chinese Food as a Chinese Person
Writing about Chinese food lacks cultural context — in part because so few Chinese writers are given the opportunity to publish their stories.
Posted inCrime, Unapologetic Women
“That sort of thing doesn’t happen in America.”
Tasneem Raja recalls her own female genital mutilation, which took “place in the bedroom of a family acquaintance in New Jersey in the late ’80s.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Quotes
The Gifts of (a) Prince
Prince gave a lot of music away—much of it to women he thought would do it justice.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes, Writing
There’s No Way Hannah Can Afford That Apartment
Over six seasons, Girls has not been even remotely realistic about the earnings of a freelance writer.
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The “Girls” Finale is a Financial Fantasy
Girls is not remotely realistic about the earnings of a freelance writer — no one involved in the making of the show has ever been, or even bothered to talk to, one.
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On the Hunt for the Romanov Easter Eggs
Kind of takes the thrill out of your Cadbury Creme, your Kinder Surprise.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction
A Trip to Syria, Remembered
In 2007, David Zoby went on an academic tour of Syria. He admits he was kind of a fraud, but he went anyway.