Just Good Shit: 04.03.22
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Hi! Here’s what I was up to this week…
Writing
I spent a lot of time working on this one and am really happy it’s finally out in the world!
Reading
We Have The Right To Not Be Annoyed, Ijeoma Oluo: Behind the Book.
Indignity Vol. 2, No. 26: All Fools' Day, Indignity.
“The joke is on everyone, all the time, and there's no way to get out from under it.” (Related.)
How an Ivy League School Turned Against a Student, The New Yorker.
This is just…appalling.
‘I’m the Operator’: The Aftermath of a Self-Driving Tragedy, Wired.
The Cruel Theater of Encampment Sweeps, Curbed.
Did Sweden beat the pandemic by refusing to lock down? No, its record is disastrous, LA Times.
LGBTQ Students Are Being Terrorized. Florida’s 'Don’t Say Gay' Law Will Make It Worse., HuffPost.
The Biggest Lie About Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Erases One Crucial Word, Slate.
The FDA made mail-order abortion pills legal. Access is still a nightmare., Vox.
The QAnon Style of Politics Is Taking Over America, TNR.
My Friend Goo, The Paris Review.
“Something in my voice must have calmed him because instead of marching over looking for a fight, he’d come waddling out, softly honking and purring—because he would purr at you, you see, if he liked you, and Goo came to like me.”
BuzzFeed Doesn’t Deserve Its Newsroom, The Nation.
How Two Best Friends Beat Amazon, NYT. (gift link)
Finally, some good news.
Listening to
Disorientation on audiobook. The Great Mattress Conspiracy: Why Are There So Many Mattress Firm Stores? and the new season of Fiasco.
Have a good one! ✨
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