- you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress) (2024) - ismatu gwendolyn
- turn reading, a skill you develop and maintain through consistent practice, into an act of resistance and revolution. if you've been wanting to get into reading (or get back into reading, if, like me, you were an avid reader as a child who got burned out by the system), this is a good place to spark that fire in your mind. (it's also available as a podcast if you feel more comfortable having it read to you.)
- ye and the problem of fascist art (2024) - alex scopic
- an incisive piece about 1) what we do with the art that we like from people who we know to be bad and 2) how famous artists who were known to be progressive swing to the far right as they accrue more and more wealth
- fuck puritanism (2022) - p.e. moskowitz
- an essay about why moral perfection stands in the way of true progress. the true goal of leftists should be, in moskowitz's words, mutual understanding, and acceptance of reality as messy and complicated
- on anthony bourdain (2018) - lorenzo a.
- this is a very long and shocking but worthwhile breakdown of bourdain's false image that he cultivated over his career and continues past his death. it was a sharp reminder for me not to indulge in parasocial relationships with mega-rich celebrities
- have you been to the library lately? (2023) - nicholas hune-brown
- modern day libraries strain under the weight of being the last public space in a privatized world. here are some stats and stories from some canadian librarians about the (often violent or dangerous) struggles they face in the day-to-day, and an argument for stronger social infrastructure to provide better support to not only the public, but also librarians themselves
