Sex after 70? What’s it like? This piece gets into. In his newsletter Sweater Weather, Brandon Tyler wrote a meaty, intriguing essay on the trauma plot, engaging with Parul Sehgal’s essay in The New Yorker and then going beyond that work. Jamilah Lemieux has written an excellent, incisive essay on Dave Chappelle, and the way people perpetuate the notion that no one has suffered more in this world than black men. He comes across as arrogant, delusional, ridiculous, racist, predatory and not very smart. This profile of Joss Whedon, which he… wanted, makes him look even more TERRIBLE than he already did. When Beirut was the Paris of the Middle East… How do they make such tiny art? I love it.
The Millions has shared their annual round up of interesting book releases for the first half of the year. Prince Andrew has finally had to give up his military titles and patronages and he cannot be referred to as His Royal Highness in public settings? Or something? I don’t fully understand how all that works but His Royal Predator is reaping what he has long sown. The always interesting Emily Gould profiles Anna Marie Tendler for Harper’s Bazaar. If you like making puzzles, The New York Times, has a diverse crossword puzzle constructor fellowship. There are a lot of interracial couples on our screens but have you noticed that they rarely, if ever, talk about their racial differences and experiences as interracial couples? Marian Chia-Ming Liu writes about the power in reclaiming her Asian name. Linda Holmes wrote a wonderful remembrance of Betty White.įorgot to mention this last week, but Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty. We are seeing more Asian Best Friends in film & television and while it’s representation, it is certainly not the robust representation the Asian community deserves. Why did Keisha Lance Bottoms decide not to run for re-election? I certainly wondered because she seemed like she was on such a great trajectory. First episode drops on 1/25, and now, each episode will be available exclusively on Luminary for the first week, and will be available wherever you enjoy podcasts from the following week onward. She’s an amazing producing/hosting partner, but I am looking forward to this new adventure. Tressie is taking time to focus on her writing and NYT column so I am going solo. In other personal news, the podcast I co-hosted with Tressie, Hear to Slay, will now be The Roxane Gay Agenda. Submissions will be open until I have 24 essays. Read the guidelines and submit your best writing.
I’ve found, I think, my first few books! I am open to agented submissions so please send me great books! I am also open, again, for submissions to The Audacity’s Emerging Writer Series. Roxane Gay Books is closed to unagented submissions until. PST, I will be in virtual conversation with Bernardine Evaristo about her latest book, Manifesto. We hope to see you there! It will be fun and more. You can also register for this if you want to spend a weekend with us. Tressie, Debbie Millman and I are hosting a writing workshop retreat in July 2022.