5/14/2022

The 33 Project

Whoops — missed the deadline and truly didn’t even realize it. I was working on a new series for Lambda Legal on Students’ Rights in public schools and finishing up a SUP project for the wonderful non-profit, The Opportunity Network.

I was also fortunate enough to attend a special event for my dad on Friday, where he was honored with the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing’s (SABWE) Distinguished Achievement Award. It’s always so wonderful to see Pops shining in his element. His skills as a storyteller are truly impressive. I’m bursting with pride.

I know you were sad to miss this extremely important newsletter so here’s a special Weekend Edition!

On to the recommendations for this week:

1/ This was a pretty interesting personal essay on art and protagonists. Three main pull quotes that I’m still sitting with.

I am troubled by how often people talk about likability when they talk about art…I am troubled by the word “problematic,” mostly because of how fundamentally undescriptive it is. Tell me that something is xenophobic, condescending, clichéd, unspeakably stupid, or some other constellation of descriptors. Then I will decide whether I agree, based on the intersection of that thing with my particular set of values and aesthetics. But by saying it is problematic you…