BordoLines | Susan Bordo | Substack

This was a breakthrough piece for me. Trained as a philosopher, I’d learned to leave my personal life out of my writing. It’s astounding to me now that I wrote a book about women’s bodies and only mentioned my own struggles with weight once—and obliquely. But by the time I wrote…

Mar 22

The indictment of Trump will be no Eliot Ness moment.

Mar 20

Join me as I follow some of my favorite shows this season! “Perry Mason,” “Succession” and more to come. Please share your views and make this a community affair!

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She was hated, then sent to the woods, and the media has apparently forgotten all of it.

Mar 17

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I want every legislator in my state to be strapped onto an examination table, legs in stirrups, eyelids propped open, forced to watch “Happening.”

Mar 16

…and I’ve collected some of my thoughts on the Best Picture nominees.

Mar 11

Some personal grumbling.

Mar 9

Want more? Want less? Want more/less of what? Let me know!

Mar 8

This was published (on “My Book, the Movie”) when Russell Crowe was 10 years younger, but I think the casting still holds up well! What do you think…

Mar 7

“Everything, Everywhere All At Once” probably has the Oscar for Best Picture sewed up, but “Banshees” has my vote and here’s why.

Mar 5

In between “Leave it to Beaver” and “Yellowstone,” there was a time when tv set about deconstructing masculinity—and some of the best shows were created…

Mar 5

Yes, they are outright liars, but facts can be undermined in other ways than outright lies

Mar 3

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BordoLines

I write about politics, gender, history, popular culture, and mass media—what moves me, what delights me, what irritates me, and what worries me—from movies and cable tv to mainstream news publications and broadcasts to commercials and ads.

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