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Manspreading Writ Large: Rebecca Solnit on Space
In Harper’s, Solnit considers who has access to what spaces, and with what limitations?
Posted inBooks, Culture, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
‘Women Can Be Required To Wear Something That’s Painful.’
Summer Brennan talks about femininity and suffering, beauty and biology, and the startlingly dark turn she found herself taking when writing about women and power in her new book ‘High Heel.’
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
On American Identity, the Election, and Family Members Who Support Trump
Nicole Chung reflects on the burden of engaging with racism and educating white people, including some in her own family.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
‘Equality Keeps Us Honest’: Rebecca Solnit on the Ignorance of Privilege
“This is why I always pair privilege with obliviousness; obliviousness is privilege’s form of deprivation.”
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The Philosopher Queen: Rebecca Solnit
A profile of Rebecca Solnit, prolific feminist author and climate change activist. Writer Keziah Weir takes a look at how ground-breaking and crystalizing Solnit’s writing about patriarchy has been, and appreciates the influence it’s had on her and many other women.
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Occupied Territory
“But equal space and equal security should not be considered rewards for virtue; they are rights in and of themselves, unrealized in innumerable ways as yet.”
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Rebecca Solnit Explains Things–Expertly
Rebecca Solnit is expert at crystalizing common experiences in such a way that lays bare deeply ingrained patriarchal influences
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Rebecca Solnit, Robert F. Worth, Margaret Talbot, Porochista Khakpour, and Frank Bures.
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The Loneliness of Donald Trump
“But the opposite of people who drag you down isn’t people who build you up and butter you up. It’s equals who are generous but keep you accountable, true mirrors who reflect back who you are and what you are doing.”
