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Spotify and the bleak future of podcasting
The Fire Never Goes Out
In a collection of essays and personal mini-comics that span eight years of his young adult life, author-illustrator ND Stevenson charts the highs and lows of being a creative human in the world.
Whether it’s hearing the wrong name called at his art school graduation ceremony or becoming a National Book Award finalist for his debut graphic novel, Nimona, Nate captures the little and big moments that make up a real life, with a wit, wisdom, and vulnerability that are all his own.
Less than an hour to read, half a day crying afterwards. Congratulations and thank you, ND Stevenson.
Tears we cannot stop
As the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man’s voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times op-ed piece « Death in Black and White, » Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop―a provocative and deeply personal call for change. Dyson argues that if we are to make real racial progress we must face difficult truths, including being honest about how black grievance has been ignored, dismissed, or discounted.
The introduction is long. Very long. The format is probably more adapted to Christian readers, and those who don’t know worship will have to be patient and wait for the meatier sections. Once we get there, though, the book has loads of valuable stories and insights to make us understand what’s wrong, and immediately after,…
Akata Witch
Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she’s albino. She’s a terrific athlete, but can’t go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits in. And then she discovers something amazing–she is a free agent with latent magical power. Soon she’s part of a quartet of magic students, studying the visible and invisible, learning to change reality. But will it be enough to help them when they are asked to catch a career criminal who knows magic too?
The last time I’ve loved a similar book series so much was Percy Jackson, and that was almost 10 years ago. Akata Witch is well-written, funny and dark when needed. Action scenes are scarce, and well-written; things focus on tradition and on carefully-crafted actions, which I love.
Le sexisme, une affaire d’hommes
« On ne naît pas homme, on le devient. »
C’est en partant de ce postulat que Valérie Rey-Robert analyse la construction du genre. Selon elle, le principal problème des violences faites aux femmes est la virilité. Elle nous invite à nous questionner sur la socialisation des garçons et des filles, sur la masculinité et sa violence inhérente, sur nos stéréotypes de genre.
Il appartient de déviriliser nos sociétés, pour que les hommes cessent de tuer leurs compagnes et leurs enfants, qu’ils cessent de se tuer entre eux, qu’ils cessent de s’automutiler. Ceci ne pourra passer que par un grand travail de prise de conscience et d’éducation.
Une problématique qui nous engage toutes et tous.
A great guide to most of the arguments against modern Western feminism and what to answer to each of them, with loads of academic sources and concrete numbers to support the reflection.
How to break down a huge task
Being the Smurfette
Midnight Sun
When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella’s side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward’s version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun.
The yay: The writing style is nice to read Jasper! Alice! Emmett! Reading the thoughts and learning to understand all the cool secondary characters! Their backstory! Learning a bit more about Edward makes him slightly less annoying overall That one paragraph about how vampires don’t pee The bleh: Edward keeps whining about how he’d like…