Exactly. Same is true for book, film, dance, art, and theater criticism. You can read snippets, watch clips, check out audience “ratings,” but that won’t help you understand anything.
Yet again, Sari Botton’s Oldster Magazine blows me away with another gorgeous essay. Starina Catchatoorian’s piece about being a musician, a teacher, and a midlife woman without children pierced my heart: open.substack.com/pub/oldster/...
Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a year of peace, good books, warm friendships, creative discoveries, and all the moments of joy you can stand ✨
A dream of mine to live in London! I’m interested in everything about your experience.
Thank you, @rokwon.bsky.social!
hello! I've compiled a list of 2024 books I'm anticipating from women of color & here it is, a bonanza of novels, essay collections, memoirs, & more electricliterature.com/75-books-by-...
We couldn’t be more excited for these highly anticipated books to hit shelves in the coming year
24 hours starts now. please don’t cross our picket line.
Solnit is always brilliant and she nails it here.
Billionaires “are behemoths, and they mostly use their outsize power in ugly ways – both in how much they consume and how much they influence the world’s climate response” - brilliant piece here by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The 1% aren’t just the biggest climate wreckers, they also greatly influence how the world responds to the crisis, says Guardian US columnist Rebecca Solnit
"With the alcohol gone from my life, the rageful feelings sprang up. Over time, though, the urge to suppress my anger has weakened. I’ve finally reached the age where I know that I can’t “good” my way into being loved." - Melissa Chadburn in Oldster Magazine. oldster.substack.com/p/the-aswang...
Fellow traveler here in the land of depression. I’d go to bed at 5 if I could. Sending you thoughts of comfort and peace.