Nothing like a little Fourier and Kropotkin to get the holiday season off to the right start.
My obituary for Freeman Dyson →
Today would have been Dyson’s birthday, and I miss him so much. My reflections are here.
New Book (sort of): On Listening as a Form of Care →
I did an event with the Princeton anthropologist João Biehl back in April 2018. We talked about ethics, empathy, and the ethnographic method. Our conversation has been transcribed and edited and released as a new e-book. It also includes a wonderful conversation with Lisa Stevenson.
It is available as a Kindle Book and as an Apple Book and as a Nook book. I hear that print copies can also be found on the Slought Foundation website, but I have not actually seen any of them yet.
New review of Second World, Second Sex →
Thanks to Renata Jambrešić Kirin for such a thorough engagement with the book!
Winter reading: Woman on the Edge of Time
So, I actually didn’t like this novel all that much, especially the ending, but I did enjoy the utopian world building.
New review in Hindu Business Line →
Daisy's New Holiday Sweater
Cozy on a cold December day.
Daisy investigates a bottle of this year's Beaujolais Nouveau
We were a little late in venturing out to get it this year, but we finally donned our masks and braved the wilds of the Pennsylvania COVID-19 landscape to secure some of this yummy Gamay.
And the Indonesian translation has launched! →
The new Indonesian cover of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
I absolutely LOVE this cover! Mengapa Perempuan Bercinta Lebih Baik Di Bawah Sosialisme
Grammar humor
Okay. I am a dork. I find this very funny.
In my family, Thanksgiving isn't complete without the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
It was sad to see the bare streets of New York City this year, but I’m happy that I got my dose of shameless commercialism anyway. One of the first clear memories in my life was being 3 or 4 years-old and my mother taking me to the parade in person. Looking up at those giant balloons and seeing Santa Claus “for real” was absolutely magical. It’s a goofy thing, but I’m glad they did it this year even if it wasn’t really much of a parade. And I adored the dancing Pikachus.
Part III: Arc of a Scythe Trilogy - The Toll by Neal Shusterman
Okay, no more YA fiction for me. I stayed up until 2:00am finishing this book last night and now I am utterly exhausted! But what a fun ride.
Part II of the Arc of a Scythe Trilogy: Thunderhead
So fun to read a book with a plot!
New Interview in Belgium's Le Soir →
Fun to have this interview in the weekend magazine of Le Soir, one of the most popular Francophone newspapers in Belgium.
Loving Scythe by Neal Shusterman
So I don’t read novels all that often, and I almost never read YA, but my daughter has been on me for years to read this book and I loved it. The AI in this world is benevolent and it is such a nice change from all of the YA dystopias out there. I am really pleased that she kept pestering me about this.
New Podcast with the Amazing Anthropologist Katherine Verdery →
I really enjoyed this conversation with one of my academic heroes.
And the Thai translation is out! →
Thanks to Sam Yan Press for this Thai translation of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence.
The Bulgarian translation of Second World, Second Sex arrived in the post today
It looks so nice! I am so grateful to the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, ROI Books, and Iztok-Zapad books for publishing this translation.
Just found this review of Second World, Second Sex on H-Diplo →
It’s always nice to stumble upon these things. This review was published back in September, but I just saw it now. Special thanks to Julianne H. Haefner for taking the time to write it.
