The Reading List: September 12, 2020
Moira
How I’m sure my husband feels about me during COVID.
I’ve always been fascinated by the Shakers, and this article about the last two known living Shakers has some great insight into a very niche lifestyle.
Middle school hallway posters for the 2020-21 school year.
As a New Yorker, I have complicated feelings about the 9/11 Memorial Museum. It’s not something I want to see. This article about the brother of a victim visiting the museum is powerful.
Some gorgeous work by young Black photographers.
Sub running for lifting and whoa is she me?
Elizabeth
Like most people, my existential anxiety has been through the MF roof even more than usual this year, and as my fall work projects center on post-election planning for my company (I work in Government Affairs), that’s not abating anytime soon. I am taking some of these tips on how to manage the “What Ifs” to heart.
I trust that most of our loyal followers have created a voting plan (I have already requested my AL Absentee ballot!), but have you bought your VOTE propaganda, perfect for any and all Zoom calls? Grace Atwood has a wonderful round up here, and I also love everything I’ve bought from The Outrage (local to DC!).
Last night, I “accidentally” ordered about ten books from the list I posted on Monday, plus a few more - I have no regrets, only a few more I plan to order for my digital reader.
We have to make some changes (first proposal: no more gender reveals!), but before we are able to totally reverse course on climate change, here are ways to help people suffering from the West Coast wildfires.
And to end on a tasty note, I’ve never been to the US Open, but I love watching it online: Here’s how to make a Honey Deuce, the most popular drink at the tournament. BRB acquiring some Chambord for my weekend reading time.
Shannon
The Mariah Carey profile I didn’t know I needed.
My mood is often tied to the weather, which is something I’m trying to overcome. (Last weekend, when it was in the 70s and sunny all Labor Day weekend in New York, I was the happiest I’d been in awhile.) If you, like me, are already dreading winter, read this. (I WILL be hanging up string lights when we move the clocks back.)
On how policing is a brotherhood, and why that’s a problem.
Christians, gun rights, and the American social contract.
What could a modern form of Reconstruction look like in America?
The Georgia ACLU published a 7-year study of Republicans’ disenfranchisement scheme. As many of you may know, Georgia is my home state and this is incredibly maddening.
The wellness industry has become a haven for privileged white women (related book rec: “Self Care” by Leigh Stein*). I loved this piece on how Naaya founder Sinikiwe Dhliwayo is making a space for Black, Indigenous, and POC women in the wellness space.
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