Sleeping Doggy and Big Thanks!

BordoLines is taking off, and it’s because of YOU.

Jul 15, 2023

Don’t you wish you could relax like Scout?

But actually, the purpose of this post is take a moment to say thanks to the hundreds of new people who are discovering my substack, with extra special gratitude to those who have been with me from the beginning, when I didn’t even have an email list to jump-start me, and especially to those who have recommended, reposted, and spread the word.

My two latest posts:

TV Watch

TV Watch: My Bests, Worsts and Mehs

Susan Bordo

July 14, 2023

Best Series: “The Bear” Before I watched the second season of “The Bear,” I would have put “Succession” in my top spot. But “The Bear” put into sharp focus what had been nagging me about “Succession” since the first season. Addictive as it was, with the exception of a couple of stand-out episodes—

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At the Movies

Three Lolitas

Susan Bordo

July 7, 2023

To my delight (and amazement), I was elected this year to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Being elected was the biggest surprise, but second to that was the category I was elected to: “Literature and Literary Studies.” I actually don’t fall neatly within any disciplinary category but I’ve never been a professional literary scholar. My degree…

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And here’s a sample of past posts (not clickable; just fancy illustrations, courtesy of substack media assets.) You’ll find all of them and much more on the BordoLines home page and archive.