When a famous person dies, a collective sigh weighs on the world. Many people begin grieving online. Tributes pour in, reflecting on the person’s impact on their life. Watching every tweet, Instagram post, and/or reflection on any social media platform becomes a way to know how someone responded to knowing them or who they were […]
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If you’re looking to challenge yourself to read differently in the new year, this post is for you. I’ve compiled a few interesting reading challenges circulating on bookstagram that focus on reading from authors of all identities. If one of your reading goals is making sure to read books from authors, genres, or topics that
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It’s been a year since the last whirlwind of an election. Presidential elections get too much hype. The president is the highest office in the land, and it certainly is very important, but our lives are being directly affected by the folks much closer to us. (Editor’s Note: Remember our Read. Resist. Vote. limited series?
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Niba gets into books that fit the ‘that girl’ aesthetic. According to Refinery 29, “‘that girl’ isn’t just healthy, she’s professionally successful and looks her best at every moment. She wakes up every morning at 5.30am so she can seize the day and her nails are always uniform, manicured and eternally chip-free.” Being “that girl”
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Almost a year ago (how? where has time gone?), I put together a collection of my anticipated reads for the beginning of 2021. Included in those seven books are a few of my favorites of the year like Malibu Rising and One Last Stop, which we even featured as gifts in our Queer AF Holiday
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We’ve reached that time of year when we’re encouraged to say “yes” to all the things. “Yes” to a new gym membership and exercise regimen. “Yes” to new eating habits. “Yes” to sky diving or learning how to play the ukulele. “Yes” to seizing the day. But what if I don’t want to seize the
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Welcome to the New year, where we will pick apart all the things we don’t like about ourselves and find New Year’s resolutions to change them! Alexa, add “chill out” to my to-do list One of my tragic flaws is my need for productivity. Even my leisure time becomes goal oriented. Like, the way I
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There exists a multitude of memes on social media that poke fun at people who declare “new year, new me” at the end of every December, and today I am here to defend this community of believers. Is it wrong to be hopeful, or to believe that things can change with a new calendar year?
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God, I love the holidays. Twinkle lights. Christmas music. Ornaments passed down through generations. And then, of course, there’s the food. I mean, I always love food, no matter what time of year it is. But there’s something special about the whole family squeezing into the kitchen every December to bake cookies. It feels like
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A new year brings a wealth of refocusing, determination, and reflection. For some, the past two years, the past seven years, and well beyond have been difficult. I share some thoughts about 2022 for you to consider. Midterm Elections I am concerned about the outcome of the national midterm elections. Historically, the midterm elections have
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2021 was a year filled with teaching, trying to survive in a pandemic, and some bits of reading. As I am writing this in mid-December, I have finished 33 books toward my goal of reading 52. BUT, we at Feminist Book Club do not shame anyone for how they read, what they read, or how
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As I was coming from a walk with a white colleague, I was checking my smart watch to turn off my walking workout. I was distracted by a news alert that popped up. bell hooks, famed feminist writer, dies at age 69 “Oh no, bell hooks died.” “Who?” “bell hooks, the Black feminist writer” *nonchalantly*
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