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Soraya Roberts

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So Much More Than Enough

by Soraya Roberts May 29, 2020December 9, 2022

My favorite director, Lynn Shelton, died suddenly this month at the age of 54. Did the spirit of indie filmmaking go with her?

Posted inNonfiction

On the Hotness of Not Getting Any

by Soraya Roberts May 20, 2020December 9, 2022

Edging, or extending the time leading up to an orgasm, is almost a character of its own in Normal People, Run, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. It also has a lot to teach us about sexuality and consent.

Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Story

What Happens If I Don’t Like Fiona Apple?

by Soraya Roberts May 4, 2020December 9, 2022

It seems like everyone in the world loves “Fetch the Bolt Cutters.” So why don’t I? On the isolation of disconnection.

Posted inNonfiction

My Body Is Not a Temple

by Soraya Roberts April 16, 2020December 9, 2022

All the good habits and self-optimization in the world don’t give you real control over your body. Back away from the bread starter.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

We’re Not All in This Together

by Soraya Roberts April 7, 2020December 9, 2022

When the only way to be a real community is to be apart, it quickly becomes obvious who is out for themselves.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story, Technology

Performance Art: On Sharing Culture

by Soraya Roberts March 30, 2020December 16, 2022

With physical distancing the order of the day as COVID-19 spreads, cultural locales — sites for communal experiences, like museums and theaters — are emptying out. What are we sharing if we’re not sharing these spaces? And were we really sharing them to begin with?

Posted inNonfiction

A Crying Public Shame

by Soraya Roberts March 12, 2020December 16, 2022

Dialogue, Twitter-style: you get called out on social media. People pile on to you. Other people pile on to the pile-oners. Soon everyone’s anxious or angry or both, no one’s really talking (or listening), and a few tech CEOs are buying new houses in Jackson Hole.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story

Wait, What?

by Soraya Roberts February 24, 2020December 16, 2022

It’s surprising when stodgy institutions award progressive artists, and surprises, even good ones, are alarming — so we immediately burden the winners with the weight of symbolism.

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story

Regarding the Pain of Oprah

by Soraya Roberts February 5, 2020December 16, 2022

She gets a mansion and she gets a boat and she gets a jet! And you get to suffer and then maybe pull yourself up by your bootstraps, if you’re lucky enough and bare enough of your private pain.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Sports, Story

Be a Good Sport

by Soraya Roberts January 29, 2020December 30, 2022

Competitive sports can mean professional and financial success — if they don’t compromise your mental health first. ‘Cheer’ and ‘Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez’ show how athletics can hurt as much as they can heal.

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