This was one of my favorite episodes when I was a kid! I loved that the twist was that these tween girls were so much smarter than everyone around them, and never got bored of it.
E is for Eves
Socialist Feminism for the DSA’s Build zine
A few months ago, the Democratic Socialists of America’s Build project approached me about donating art to the Socialist Feminism issue of their zine. Build’s mission is to give people resources, tools, and inspiration to become active in their communities. I was especially excited to contribute to the Socialist Feminism issue because it’s a topic that really speaks to me.
To me, socialist feminism means considering how capitalism compounds with gender discrimination to systematically disadvantage people, and particularly those that aren’t cisgender men. Simply establishing some kind of gender parity at any level (especially within the ranks of the mega-wealthy) doesn’t actually solve the massive structural problems that keep most people in the US beholden to modern feudal lords.
I don’t believe in rehabilitating a system founded on theft and exploitation. We have to assert as communities (local, national, international) that we won’t stand for the elevation of any one person or group at the expense of others. I hope to share as many resources, tools, and inspiration with that cause as possible and contribute however else I can. People are more powerful than paper.
D is for Dissection
Week 4 in my 36weeksofxfiles sketchbook series.
C is for Cigarette Smoking Man
B is for believe
A is for Abduction
I’m working on a #36daysoftype series of spoooky letterform illustrations. A is for Alien Abduction!
2019 Book List
Here are some books I’m reading in 2019, loosely organized. I’ll be updating this over the course of the year, so check back if you’d like to follow along!
Technology
read
★★★★
Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug
Great primer on interaction design—when in doubt, don’t make your user think!
currently reading
CSS the Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland
Art + Design
currently reading
The Laws Guide to Nature Journaling by John Muir Laws
to read
Steering the Craft by Ursula K LeGuin
to read
Just My Type by Simon Garfield
Culture
read
★★★
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
Interesting analysis about how messages change with evolving media. In particular, his observation that we’re living in Huxley’s dystopia and not Orwell’s is very interesting/compelling. However, this text is really subjectively judgemental about how “nEw MeDiA iS rUiNiNg OuR mInDs” and it distracts from his good points about the evolution of human communication. If I could get a less salty version it would be a five star book.
read
★★★★★
Bullshit jobs by David Graeber
Excellent analysis of professional time-wasting culture. This book made me think a lot about how I spend my time at work, and why I do it in the first place.
to read
So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Fiction
read
★★★★
The moon is a harsh mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Really great revolution story, though the libertarianism got a little heavy handed
read
★★★★★
Killing Mister Watson by Peter Matthiessen
Fictionalized account of a string of murders in post-colonial Florida. Very exciting and historically a very interesting read.
read
★★★★★
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
The main character is a SHIP that has a human(ish?) body and I LOVED IT
read
★★★★★
The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin
This whole series has been a little slow to start, but I loved this book. Liu’s Cosmic Sociology and Dark Forest theory have had me thinking a lot about how we approach others in the world.
read
★★★★★
The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen
A mysterious woman is murdering socialites by exposing them to a twisted, wild power. I’m working on an interactive narrative adaptation of this story, check back for more!
currently reading
A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
I found this book in my mom’s basement, but I’m really into it so far??
to read
Death’s End by Liu Cixin
Comics
read
★★★★★
Redlands Volume 1 by Jordie Bellaire and Vanesa Del Rey
Really exciting story, complex and compelling characters, and gorgeous art. Can’t wait for the next one!