This collection of essays is really thought provoking and just genuinely very interesting to read through!
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the first is Becca Rothfield’s book of essays all things are too small — really beautifully written with intriguing ideas about contemporary culture and consumption and excess and minimalism. mildly esoteric at times, but I’m a sucker for aesthetic and affective analysis so….
the second is from the book 21st Century Yoga: Culture, Politics, and Practice, which is a FABULOUS collection altogether. The specific essay that I legitimately have not stopped thinking about since I read it 5+ years ago is “Modern Yoga Will Not Form a Real Culture Until Every Studio Can Also Double as a Soup Kitchen” by Matthew Remski. 10/10 recommend as a yogi but also as someone fascinated by collectivity, compassion, and contemporary culture.
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1. The crane wife - really popular a couple of years ago, a fantastic personal essay about relationships and a field-trip https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/07/16/the-crane-wife/
2. Why keeping a pet is fundamentally unethical - very interesting essay, I don’t necessary agree with the premise but I think it made a great attempt and has changed how I see pets and our power in relation to other beings in https://aeon.co/essays/why-keeping-a-pet-is-fundamentally-unethical
3. Is Justified True Belief Knowledge. This is really cool philosophical (logic) paper, and i am bringing it to you in two parts - read the link first, it is an explanation of the paper (for those of us who are not philosophers). then read the paper itself (search The name of the essay in google- east to find a pdf) https://jsomers.net/blog/gettiers
4. Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native - fantastic essay on what it sounds like, by Patrick Wolfe, the originator of the field of settler colonial theory. For me (stem guy, no arts background) it’s pretty confusing and dense but I keep returning to it and taking a little more every time, especially bc of the great Australian specific analysis. PDF easily available online
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Not every essay is particularly relevant to the current day but I found them enjoyable and interesting nevertheless. If you don't have the time/interest to read all of it, the only required readings are the titular essay, Notes on Camp, and probably On Style wouldn't hurt.
Jan 28, 2024
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