This Week's Writing 1/12/23

Gas stoves, the speaker vote, fighting my own pants, Altman, and more.

Altman’s 3 Women, identity, desire, and whose gender is which. (EIH)

The GOP’s history of moral panics about stuff: guns, video games, gas stoves. (Independent)

The GOP wants to impeach Biden to make a mockery of impeachment and accountability. (Independent)

In the Speaker battle, Republicans bow to extremists again. (Public Notice)

The Secure Act 2.0 takes a small step towards addressing the student debt crisis. (Editorial Board)

I am tragically defeated by my pants. (EIH)

Two readings of Lorca’s two dark doves. (EIH)

Concrete Blonde’s greatest album. (Splice Today)

Till tries to look at injustice through new eyes. (EIH)

The movie I’m Totally Fine and the alien emotion of grief. (EIH)

Crimes of the Future and Cronenberg’s ambivalent history with queer themes. (EIH)

On Stephen Crane’s story Monster and white writers talking about racism. (EIH)

Violent Night will make you believe you deserve a better bad santa movie. (EIH)

Black Adam fights imperialism, but not too hard. (EIH)