like everything michael deforge writes I love it. this one’s a collection of shorts, all delightful. I want to share the last one with my team at work (at some point protagonist falls in and out of love with “the public”) but I’ll probably not
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christa reviewed Heaven No Hell
"One of the most inventive and prolific cartoonists working today."—Vulture
In the past ten years, …
a very deforge collection of shorts
5 stars
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Heaven No Hell by Michael DeForge
"One of the most inventive and prolific cartoonists working today."—Vulture
In the past ten years, Michael DeForge has released eleven …
christa started reading The Power of Giving Away Power
A few rare leaders have learned to embrace a new organizational shape and mindset: Constellations. …
coworker was into this so reading to chat about it
christa wants to read First Class
First Class by Christopher W. Shaw
The fight over the future of the U.S. Postal Service is on. Political ideologues and corporate interests have long sought …
christa wants to read Hella Town
christa wants to read The Power of Giving Away Power
The Power of Giving Away Power by Matthew Barzun
A few rare leaders have learned to embrace a new organizational shape and mindset: Constellations. Organizations designed as constellations are …
christa reviewed Very Important People
exploitation works best when it feels good
4 stars
interesting and multifaceted sociological study of the social dynamics and labor that goes into NYC VIP clubs, including motivations of each of the actors (girls/models, promoters, and to a more limited extent clients). reminds me of tressie mcmillan cottom’s writing on the hustle economy, in that it digs into why “girls” would want to participate in such a clearly exploitative system, which I think is both more satisfying and says something about all of our lives under late capitalism. four stars because it gets a little repetitive in that common academic way, but recommend
christa finished reading Very Important People
The ford by Mary Austin
Mary Austin's 1917 novel illuminates one of the crucial issues in California history—the usurpation of water from the Owens Valley. …
christa wants to read The land of little rain
The land of little rain by Mary Austin, Mary Hunter Austin
Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1934) moved with her family from Illinois to the desert on the edge of the San Joaquin …
Bourdain by Laurie Woolever
When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable …
christa commented on Cadillac Desert
"Beautifully written and meticulously researched."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This updated study of the economics, politics, and …
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christa started reading Cadillac Desert
"Beautifully written and meticulously researched."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This updated study of the economics, politics, and …
Reading the Penguin 2017 edition while in Joshua Tree
christa wants to read The dawn of everything
The dawn of everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow
A breathtakingly ambitious retelling of the earliest human societies offers a new understanding of world history
For generations, our remote …