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I always knew butts were no exception to "everything is political", but Radke demonstrates how they are very much political. The writing style, the chronological ordering, tying up everything nicely with some criticism and just a small but healthy amount of personal experience from the author. All around a good read about how the history of beauty is so connected to the histories of race and gender.
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with …
An opportunity for more contact with indigenous writers.
Gathering Moss is a series of personal essays introducing the reader to the life cycle, …
I have a framed moss in my living room. It's only fair to know more about the little green fellow on the wall.
"A bold new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend …
Interested in the topic, although the cover intro gives off some red flags. I don't always want my gatherings to be "productive", whatever that means.
I picked up this book because I wanted to know "What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence". What I got was Michael Pollan's diary as he travels around meeting interesting people that have experience with or knowledge of psychedelics.
The few tidbits of science that we get are tainted by the authors lack of self control in spiralling from interesting findings into wildly imaginative speculation. Scientist finds that psychedelics interact with the default mode network; Pollan's takeaway is that so far science hasn't ruled out that consciousness could be something our bodies pick up from the universe like antennas do for radio. Scientist explains that taking measurements causes state superposition collapse in quantum mechanics; Pollan's conclusion is that perhaps consciousness is "out there" dissociated from brains.
So many words are dedicated to describing the quaint off-grid cabins, their owners using round glasses, …
I picked up this book because I wanted to know "What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence". What I got was Michael Pollan's diary as he travels around meeting interesting people that have experience with or knowledge of psychedelics.
The few tidbits of science that we get are tainted by the authors lack of self control in spiralling from interesting findings into wildly imaginative speculation. Scientist finds that psychedelics interact with the default mode network; Pollan's takeaway is that so far science hasn't ruled out that consciousness could be something our bodies pick up from the universe like antennas do for radio. Scientist explains that taking measurements causes state superposition collapse in quantum mechanics; Pollan's conclusion is that perhaps consciousness is "out there" dissociated from brains.
So many words are dedicated to describing the quaint off-grid cabins, their owners using round glasses, describing their childhoods in Kentucky or wherever and what these people think of spirituality. The book could have been 1/10th as long and kept pretty much all the facts and relevant findings. Not too unlike many pop non-fiction bestsellers, but still disappointing.
Audiobook loan from the Vancouver Public Library.
I could not care less about psychedelic researchers opinions on agnosticism, how the cottages they live in look, the business they run part time, or the meditation retreats and music festivals they enjoy.
Looking forward to the part where science teaches something about addiction and depression.
Audiobook loan from the Vancouver Public Library
Everyone needs to love and be loved -- even men. But to know love, men …
The book is successfully tailored to a male audience. It invests way more than I expected in explaining why feminism is for men and why misandrist feminism isn't the only feminism that exists. It didn't bother me and I do think it helps setting up for success the most skeptic reader for the rest of the book. Bell Hooks also puts quite a limelight on female-on-male violence/neglect that arises from patriarchy, which was I also didn't expect but I've come to understand.
The later half of the book is increasingly repetitive and raises a few hypothesis that are food for thought but are really not factual (yet, maybe). Still, considering the lofty goal of disinfecting the male brain of dominance masculinity and everything else patriarchy related, I think the book is appropriately repetitive. Each iteration has a slight different seasoning to it anyway, so if the reader has the patience …
The book is successfully tailored to a male audience. It invests way more than I expected in explaining why feminism is for men and why misandrist feminism isn't the only feminism that exists. It didn't bother me and I do think it helps setting up for success the most skeptic reader for the rest of the book. Bell Hooks also puts quite a limelight on female-on-male violence/neglect that arises from patriarchy, which was I also didn't expect but I've come to understand.
The later half of the book is increasingly repetitive and raises a few hypothesis that are food for thought but are really not factual (yet, maybe). Still, considering the lofty goal of disinfecting the male brain of dominance masculinity and everything else patriarchy related, I think the book is appropriately repetitive. Each iteration has a slight different seasoning to it anyway, so if the reader has the patience for it there's still value on revisiting topics from a different angle.
I do feel like I came out of this book a bit more aware of the traits of patriarchal masculinity and got some insight on why there are certain "instincts" or "reflexes" that I have to work so hard on deconstructing.
Everyone needs to love and be loved -- even men. But to know love, men must be able to look …
"Excellent translation of a Brazilian classic first published as a serial in 1852-53. Sousa captures the vivacity and wit of …
Everyone needs to love and be loved -- even men. But to know love, men …
Audiobook loan from the Vancouver Public Library
