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On Untamed, The Deviant’s War, and the Respectability Problem

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Post date July 14, 2020
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Frank Kameny (center), protesting discrimination against LGBT people. Kameny broke new ground in arguing against the U.S. Government that open homosexuality was, in fact, perfectly moral. "Gay is good."

Respectability continues to be a confounding issue. But progress seems to accelerate when movements are broad-based, with space and freedom for people to fight in their own ways. Both Untamed and The Deviant’s War explore this topic.

Tags Antiracism, BLM, Book Club, Book Review, Eric Cervini, Glennon Doyle, History, LGBT History, Memoir, Nonfiction, Pride Month, Reading, Social Movements, Untamed

Books Current Events Nonfiction Reviews

Ninth Street Women: Relishing Art, Reframing History

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Post date May 22, 2020
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"Farol" by Elaine de Kooning (1958) — inspired by a bullfight and recognized for the artist's ability to capture motion (action) and blur the lines between the figurative and the abstract.

Mary Gabriel flips the popular narrative, allowing us to reassess the people, the art, and the moment — the rise of Abstract Expressionism — through the lens of the women who lived it and forced the art world to make space.

Tags Abstract Expressionism, Art, Art History, Book Club, Book Review, Books, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Helen Frankenthaler, History, Joan Mitchell, Ninth Street Women, Nonfiction

Books Fiction Reviews

Magical Realism Meets Hawaiian Diaspora

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Post date April 22, 2020
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The literal magic is front-loaded in Sharks, but some of the best magic comes toward its conclusion, with Washburn pushing us to broaden our conception of what is magical. It is a welcome debut.