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Book Report — All the Women in My Brain and Other Concerns; Dinosaur Beach

January 5, 2023 Dan Seeger

All the Women in My Brain and Other Concerns by Betty Gilpin Nonfiction, 2022 My mom played Lincoln’s sister-in-law at Lincoln Center, a fact I presented to to my fellow second graders as a popularity jetpack. I was met with … Continue reading Book Report — All the Women in My Brain and Other Concerns; Dinosaur Beach

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Outside Reading — The Road Is So Long edition

December 24, 2022 Dan Seeger

A Warm Slice of Pizza in a Bombarded City by Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Natalia Yermak I understand that I operate with a level of privilege, and I try not to take it for granted. As my household gets to pause … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Road Is So Long edition

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Outside Reading — The Human Dust-Bowl edition

November 26, 2022 Dan Seeger

THE DIRT ON PIG-PEN by Elif Batuman Writing for Astra, Elif Batuman explores the history of the Peanuts character who travels with his own trailing cloud. I’m always fond of cultural commentary that convincingly applies broader social theory to seemingly … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Human Dust-Bowl edition

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Outside Reading — Join Us, Won’t You? edition

September 17, 2022 Dan Seeger

How Karina Longworth Brought Sex and Sleaze Back to Hollywood History by Alex Morris Given my specific cultural interests, it’s ridiculous that it took me as long as it did to listen to You Must Remember This, the Hollywood-focused podcast … Continue reading Outside Reading — Join Us, Won’t You? edition

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Outside Reading — Walleye Be edition

September 3, 2022September 3, 2022 Dan Seeger

Friday night fish frys define Wisconsin. What happens when climate change adjusts the menu? by John McCracken I feel residentially obligated to share this article, one of an increasing number that strives to take the effects of climate change out … Continue reading Outside Reading — Walleye Be edition

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Outside Reading — The Garden of Good and Evil edition

June 18, 2022 Dan Seeger

Made for Television by Emily Nussbaum Writing for The New Yorker, Emily Nussbaum delivers an entertaining profile of spouses Robert and Michelle King and their splendid stable of offbeat television programs. Our household is all in on Evil, and we … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Garden of Good and Evil edition

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Outside Reading — Anger Is an Energy edition

June 11, 2022 Dan Seeger

Stay Furious by Jessica Valenti Going all the way back to the time the George W. Bush administration was in power, I believed the most long-lasting damage exacted by that particular crew of amoral miscreants would be the following: A … Continue reading Outside Reading — Anger Is an Energy edition

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Outside Reading — Crude edition

April 30, 2022 Dan Seeger

Why U.S. Consumers Are Vulnerable to Spiking Oil Prices by Hiroko Tabuchi and Maggie Astor In today’s edition of The New York Times, reporters Hiroko Tabuchi and Maggie Astor offer a straightforward accounting of the ways in which the U.S. … Continue reading Outside Reading — Crude edition

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Outside Reading — Unsaid edition

March 19, 2022 Dan Seeger

I Know What It’s Like to Be a Florida Teen Who Can’t Say Gay. I Was One by Kristen Arnett This is an entirely appropriate response to the hideous, hateful Florida law that effectively bars the acknowledgement of anyone who … Continue reading Outside Reading — Unsaid edition

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Outside Reading — Black Ink edition

March 12, 2022 Dan Seeger

Black-Owned Bookstores Safeguard Our History as Racists Try to Ban It by St. Clair Detrick-Jules As they fully intend, it’s difficult to pin down precisely which of the right wing’s many infractions against political norms and basic decency is most … Continue reading Outside Reading — Black Ink edition

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