#Art
What its like to be an “art minion” working in the studio of
a well known artist: http://theclustermag.com/blog/2013/01/making-someone-elses-art/
#Comedy
An interview from last year with Aziz Ansari http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-aziz-ansari-20120912,0,19600,full.story
#Education
A group of New York anarchists met and organized through a
progressive adult education program: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/01/the-strange-story-of-new-yorks-anarchist-school/266224/
“Democratic schools,” where students of all ages intermingle
and hold voting rights in school and administrative decisions, are examples of
radical education communities: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/12/no-teachers-no-class-no-homework-would-you-send-your-kids-here/265354/
The democratic school in Britain, Summerhill http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/summerhill-inside-englands-most-controversial-private-school-772976.html
#Energy
The way people around the world relate to weather and
temperature directly affects their use of energy and productivity: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/magazine/what-does-it-mean-to-be-comfortable.html?_r=1&
#Essay
Repetitive, short-lasting labor brings a state of meditative
transcendence http://thenewinquiry.com/blogs/the-beheld/the-impermanence-of-beauty-work/
100 Ways to Say I Love You: http://www.themorningnews.org/article/how-to-say-i-love-you
#Feminism
“If we're going to be honest
with ourselves and our daughters, shouldn't we be teaching them early how
utterly fucked the world still can be for women, instead of promising the moon
and watching them hit the roof?” http://jezebel.com/5984059/you-cant-empower-girls-without-a-reality-check
#Film
Soderbergh on retiring from filmmaking, art, and Fancy
Feast: http://www.vulture.com/2013/01/steven-soderbergh-in-conversation.html
“Kill Your Darlings” is all about the early years of the
Beat poets: http://www.hitfix.com/awards-campaign/kill-your-darlings-director-on-the-fearless-daniel-radcliffe-and-ben-fosters-flaming-finger/
(see below article under #Literature)
#Health
Living with autoimmune diseases in an age that emphasizes
capitalism and productivity http://theclustermag.com/blog/2013/01/how-to-be-a-person-in-the-age-of-autoimmunity/#
The ethical and economical weight that comes with “donating”
eggs: http://www.salon.com/2013/02/03/selling_my_eggs_to_make_rent_partner/
It’s the fiftieth anniversary of Sylvia Plath’s death, and
public stance and reaction to mental illness is still evolving: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/02/youll-love-her-shes-crazy.html
#Labor
Is it weird to include an article on the issues of unpaid
internships under the tag I usually reserve for migrant workers and
exploitation overseas? I don’t know. http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/02/unpaid-internships-are-a-rich-girl-problem-and-also-a-real-problem/273106/
#Literature
Murder, homosexual love triangles, and the Beat poet who
never was, Lucien Carr. http://magazine.columbia.edu/print/1220
(felt really maudlin after the end
quote, “a literary lion who never roared.”)
Is Junot Diaz confronting harmful masculinity in his
literature, or perpetuating it? http://politic365.com/2012/11/24/junot-diaz-and-the-cult-of-revolutionary-machismo
One of my favorite poems, “Aristotle” by Billy Collins http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176050
Robert Bolano’s tips for writing short fiction: http://theparisreview.tumblr.com/post/42433729872/roberto-bolano-on-writing-short-stories-via
#Music
Tegan and Sara on their newest album and indie vs. pop
music: http://www.spin.com/articles/tegan-sara-january-2013-cover-story-heartthrob?page=0
Maya Rudolph is in a Prince cover band called Princess: http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2013/02/princess-maya-rudolph-prince-tribute-band
Rio’s funk music scene, once tangibly interwoven with
community, has changed and dimmed since government intervention has “pacified”
high risk neighborhoods: http://theclustermag.com/blog/2012/05/ta-tudo-errado-the-future-of-funk-in-a-pacified-rio/
Frank Ocean should have won every Album of the Year
countdown, awards show, amateur music blog post round up, in my opinion: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/magazine/frank-ocean-can-fly.html
The Postal Service has released a new track. Your one song
to listen to this week. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-postal-service-releases-first-new-song-decade-20130211,0,6620089.story
#National
Forget political blogs and national printernet magazines,
for the recap of the State of the Union address I’m sending you to
Autostraddle: http://www.autostraddle.com/state-of-the-union-recap-heres-what-hope-change-look-like-in-obamas-second-term-156627/
This article on the struggling US postal system made me feel
strangely patriotic: http://www.esquire.com/print-this/post-office-business-trouble-0213?page=all
TNR’s interview
with President Obama as he begins his second term in office: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112190/obama-interview-2013-sit-down-president#
Reading is an act of humanization and shared experience.
Teju Cole critiques President Obama’s drone warfare in light of his situation
as a “man of books:” http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/02/a-readers-war.html
Examining the Department of Justice’s legal theory behind
drone warfare: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/02/05/death_by_loophole?page=full
#Religion
Who is the pope now? I have no idea. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2013/02/good-riddance-to-pope-benedict-he-was-a-disaster.html
#Sexuality
Rape culture and sexual pressure is trickling down and
affecting teens and children: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/9828589/Children-and-the-culture-of-pornography-Boys-will-ask-you-every-day-until-you-say-yes.html
#Technology
A new app allows for privacy of messaging and file sharing,
disregarding government commands for “back door” access: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/02/silent_circle_s_latest_app_democratizes_encryption_governments_won_t_be.single.html
GoodReads book recommendation and ranking service is the new
book club in the digital age: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/books/goodreadscom-is-growing-as-a-popular-book-site.html
Aziz Ansari talking about social media and texting effecting
relationships: http://www.avclub.com/articles/aziz-ansari-candid-about-love-elusive-sadly-ephem,92476/
#Television
Connie Britton is in the prime of her acting career when
most actresses are considered “aged out” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/magazine/connie-britton-is-a-late-bloomer.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&smid=tw-nytmag&&pagewanted=all
I just really like an article all about Duck Tales http://www.avclub.com/articles/ducktales-invented-new-animated-wonderlandthat-qu,92324/
#Theater
Theaters repeatedly favor white (the unmarked) actors, even
in cases where characters are designated to be people of color: http://jezebel.com/5980419/many-major-theaters-believe-in-color-blind-casting-except-when-it-comes-to-people-of-color
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