feminism
This heartbreaking book documents the history of contemporary Russia through its women.
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“Data Mind” contains a spiritual blessing — it teaches us how to praise life in a universe that is so broken it is determined to erase our humanity.
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Ludmila Ulitskaya’s stories are fatalistic in spirit, but not morose.
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Nobody reading about Rebecca “Beka” Ntsanwisi, aka “Mama Beka,” can feel anything but good. This extraordinary South African woman has built a network of soccer teams made up of grandmothers throughout her country.
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“Some women ignored what was expected and forged careers in fields traditionally reserved for men. In other words, they had “men’s” jobs. I wanted to know where that ambition came from.”
Read MoreI appreciate the effort to bring back this rarely seen early Godard. But there are reasons this movie hasn’t been previously revived.
Read MoreOut of Sterno punches the same punchline far too often.
Read MoreIt is worth your time watching Shakespeare & Company’s two fine actresses come to an understanding that is cathartic and real.
Read MoreI wouldn’t be writing this review or asking you to read this book if I didn’t believe that McLane were up to something far more radical and also far more difficult to reckon with—something I am not even sure I can account for. The most significant quality of the poetry in “World Enough” is a profound and unapologetic ambiguity.
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Book Review: “Fearless Women” — A Vivid, Rounded Portrait of the Choices Facing America’s Women
Fearless Women is so well-written, so well researched, and so engaging that you will find it of real value even as it tells some stories you thought you already knew.
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