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Lessons of the Pit Bull: “Breed” as Other
This morning I had a nightmare in the back-to-sleep hour between 4:30 and 5:30 when I force myself to get more time in, and when, apparently, my…
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Appreciating Thurgood Marshall
Just because it’s good to be reminded of the kind of courage that we need from our courts today.
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Remembering How Close Trump Came to Losing the 2016 Election
Some context for the “Access Hollywood” Tapes and their relation to the current charges against Trump. From my book on the 2016 election.
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O.J. Simpson: A Few Things That Didn’t Make Yesterday’s Headlines
This morning I listened to the crew at “Morning Joe” reminisce about the O. J. Simpson trial. They enjoyed schmoozing about how the trial changed the…
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A Tom Ripley For Our Times
Nearly seven decades later, we’ve got the first version that’s faithful, in spirit and plot, to Patricia Highsmith’s first Ripley novel—and we’re in a…
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March 2024

The Rhetorical Escalator
How it came to be ok to compare Israelis to Nazis
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My Sister as Songwriter
Reinvention can also be a ripening. A conversation with my sister Binnie Klein about her new album “The Quiver.” Includes music videos!
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Weekend Nostalgia: “Mad Men” Deconstructs 50’s Fantasies
The genius of Matthew Weiner took on the sexism of the suburbs, the corporate workplace, advertising, and the male psyche.
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Saturday Nostalgia: The Best Feminist Episode From 90’s TV
Including a link to the full episode of….? I’ll let you guess before you read the stack.
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I’m Just Susan, and These are My Picks and Predictions
Best Picture and more, including a rarely mentioned fact about “Poor Things”
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February 2024

Perspectives on “Oppenheimer”: A Collaborative Work By Susan Bordo and Stephen Faulk
It’s winning all the awards. But perhaps not all the hearts and minds.
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Opening the Hatch: On the Finale of "Night Country"
You can’t just throw the stuffed toy out the window and think you’ve banished grief. As a story about the weight of loss, the relief of letting go, and…
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