- Fascinating profile of White Mountain Apache chef Nephi Craig on Codeswitch.
- Donald Trump, Through the Ages. Shouldn’t have found this as amusing as I did. But, well. Any shred of humor in these dark times.
- If we wrote about sports uniforms and men’s apparel as we do women’s clothing, then we might see this sort of writing more often: Glimmering Polycottons, Knee-Length Shorts & Lightly Flashy Workwear at Thursday’s Basketball Games
- Sisters With Voices: A Brief History of Girl Groups
- Busy and distracted? Everybody has been, since at least 1710
- This new biography of Charlotte Brontë sounds so interesting.
- A Revolutionary Discovery in China
- Sowing History: A Gardener’s Tale
- An Escort Killed Her Client In Self-Defense — Then Came The Aftermath I thought this was a really worthwhile read, especially the parts where it’s clear that people were setting up fundraisers and claiming to speak for her without Heather Saul’s consent.
- Innovation is overvalued. Maintenance often matters more So much “disruption” is predicated on systems or infrastructure breaking down because they haven’t been maintained properly. This isn’t doing anything better or more efficiently, it’s papering over the cracks.
- Sure, I’m a Feminist, But If I Support Other Women, How Will I Become the Highlander?
- “This is why criticism is important. The job of criticism isn’t to interrupt or encourage commercial prospects. Criticism should push our imagination and help us understand what is actually possible in art and, I’d argue, even what is moral.”
- Teaching the Sighted about Blindness in a Way that Doesn’t Suck
- That “WHO CARES” Guy: Performative Apathy
- Saving for a Daughter but Not a Son: This Father Is Starting a Fund to Combat the Wage Gap This is interesting, but not sure how workable it actually is–but as Ford says in the article, this is something concrete he can do. And he’s absolutely right about men being given more choices than women, having more opportunities to make potentially bad decisions and recover from them.
- Leveling the Playing Field by Design
- Investigating the Potential for Miscommunication Using Emoji
- Apple did not invent emoji
- I tried to warn women about Jian Ghomeshi — and it nearly destroyed my life
- A call to action: your fat friend is going it alone.
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I *love* this bit,
“There’s this thing a lot of men say—I’ve said it myself. We say, “Of course I’m a feminist; I have a daughter.” But men have had daughters for as long as there have been humans. I’m calling myself out on this.”
I don’t know whether his solution is a good one, individually, and it obviously isn’t a solution for everyone, but I really like his thought process.
@bluestgirl: That was what I appreciated the most about Ford’s piece: how thoughtful it was and how he was willing to examine his assumptions and acknowledge that he needed to do better. And then take concrete steps to try to do that. I don’t know if the steps he’s taking will mitigate, but they certainly can’t hurt, either.
Apache chef: I’m hoping to have lunch today at Mistitam, the cafe at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian today (it’s one of three options with friends). It features native food from 5 regions (not just plains folk). It’s one of my favorite restaurants in DC. http://nmai.si.edu/visit/washington/mitsitam-cafe/
I loved the sports fashion review!
Charlotte Bronte: That review looks interesting, yes. Relatedly, I was entertained last weekend reading Lyndsay Faye’s *Jane Steele*, another Jane Eyre take-off. There are some implausibilities and it starts a little tough, though (few Jane Eyre-inspired books are jolly in the beginning). OTOH I positively cackled at some parts. Respectful afterword from author concerning her research into Sikhs and possible failure on her part (I don’t think she used the word appropriation, but seemed sensitive to the concern). Also, she names the school “Cowan Bridge”, naming names 150+ years later.
Chinese history discoveries/scholarship: pretty cool — also, interesting point about tendency to avoid grand conclusions.
Maintenance: As an infrastructure worker, thank you. Also glad to see the gender relations angle.
Leveling by Design: “in groups made up of either men or women only, men and women both stepped up at about the same rate. But in groups made up of both men and women, the pattern changed” RaaAARRgh but hopeful conclusion: “To break the vicious cycle, those in power need to design systems that promote fairness—by calling on women, increasing transparency, and measuring and compensating all contributions. It works.”