The Handmaid’s Tale is a classic case of “be careful what you wish for” for conservative women.
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Posted inBooks, History, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story, Uncategorized
The Way We Treat Our Pets Is More Paleolithic Than Medieval
Hunter-gatherers tended to think of pets as part of the family, and so do we. But in other time periods, intimacy with animals has been more taboo.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Chris Kraus, Female Antihero
Almost 20 years after the release of I Love Dick—her autobiographical novel about a married woman filmmaker’s unrequited obsession with a critic—Chris Kraus has become an antihero for a new audience of readers, and watchers of Jill Solloway’s adaptation for Amazon Prime.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story
Here is My Heart
Long after the shooting at her old high school, Megan Stielstra worries about her father’s heart. Part one of a three-part series on gun violence.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Ushering My Father to a (Mostly) Good Death
Karen Brown recalls conspiring with her father in his final weeks to find some humor in the pain.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About
Michele Filgate reflects on her teen years with an abusive stepfather and a mother whose silence protected him.
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How Two Producers of ‘Transparent’ Made Their Own Trans Lives More Visible
A profile of former couple Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst—producers of Amazon’s Transparent, who are transgender themselves—in which they discuss “Relationship,” the book-length photo essay they both shot and appear in, and the importance of having transgender people act not just as subjects, but as the authors of works on the topic.
Posted inArts & Culture, Story, Writing
Wallace Shawn’s Late Night
The playwright has a lot to tell viewers about human nature and our depraved era. Too bad so few people have seen his plays.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About
Michele Filgate reflects on her teen years with an abusive stepfather and a mother whose silence protected him.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Reading List
Popular Enough to Live: A Reading List About Crowdfunding Health Care
Sixty-three percent of Americans don’t have money to cover an emergency costing $500 or more. I’m one of them.
