This Week's Writing 1/27/23
Don't out trans kids, the downsides of gratitude, Alice Darling, and more.
I’m publishing so much that I think I maybe need to break links into categories or they’ll be overwhelming? So I’m going to start doing that.
Op-Eds/Politics
As a parent of a trans child, I hate these bills that threaten to out trans children to their parents. (Independent)
Nick Bostrom, AI philosopher, shows that philanthropy and racism are perfectly congruent. (Alternet)
Gun violence is only one sign of a United States which neglects the health and safety of its residents. (Public Notice)
How gratitude buttresses the myth of meritocracy. (Everything Is Horrible)
The Jewish tradition of not being Jewish. (Everything Is Horrible)
The ACLU is so enamored of the free speech of fascists they can’t even figure out when those fascists are threatening free speech. (EIH)
DeSantis’ vision of schools as factories of fascism is uncomfortably aligned with the general authoritarian vision of schooling. (EIH)
Film Reviews/Commentary
Alice Darling is an anti-thriller about domestic violence. (NBC Think)
Shotgun Wedding shows romcoms are still relevant—at least on the small screen. (Splice Today)
In the film The Nanny, capitalism drowns everyone. (Splice Today)
The indie film The Seven Faces of Jane is an exquisite corpse without surrealism. Which doesn’t work that well. (Chicago Reader)
Confess that you’re insufferable, Fletch. (EIH)
The Forgiven tries to be anti colonial, but it’s hard when your stars are white. (EIH)
Netflix’s Lou is a small film about paranoia, limitations and age. (EIH)
Cronenberg’s History of Violence is really a history of puerile empowerment fantasies. (EIH)
In the new noir Ramsey, weak men fail slowly. (EIH)
Who is more violent: Tarantino or Bond? (EIH)
Television
Star Trek TOS rewatch: s1e3 Where No Man Has Gone Before. Gary Mitchell is Kurtz. (EIH)
Star Trek TOS rewatch: s1e4 The Naked Time. The first trek for trekkies. (EIH)
The Essex Serpent is caught in the coils of misogyny. (EIH)