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Anthony Greenwald recently published the authoritative book on the topic, Blindspot.
Dolly Chugh • The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias
The New York Times was not scrutinized the way any institution that serves a critical public function ought to be. No one was watching the watchdog.
Ashley Rindsberg • The Gray Lady Winked: How the New York Times's Misreporting, Distortions and Fabrications Radically Alter History
In Stet Diana Athill describes the literary brainwashing that led men to be taken more seriously: ‘to a large extent I had been shaped by my background to please men … you actually saw yourself as men saw you, so you knew what would happen if you became assertive and behaved in a way which men thought tiresome and ridiculous. Grotesquely, you would
... See moreLouise Willder • Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets
The changes the pregnant brain undergoes have been underestimated, Hoekzema told me, “as hormones and their impact often are, and thought of as something akin to an extreme menstrual period, while this is of course on a completely different scale.” It is likely the most drastic endocrine event in human life. But people think of new motherhood as ma
... See moreLucy Jones • Matrescence: On Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
dyadic relationships (with a chief focus on romantic partners) and social networks (how well embedded you are in your social community).
Robin Dunbar • Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
Definitely curdled. When I say the word “care” I think it often brings to mind the smell of diapers or that unpleasant combo of urine and disi... See more
Anne Helen Petersen • "I Went Into Motherhood Determined Not to Lose Myself in It."
The data showed that, in early adolescence, a woman’s best friend (the person she calls most often) is likely to be another female; but after about age eighteen, it switches to become increasingly male, reaching a peak in the early twenties that remains relatively stable until age forty, after which it falls rapidly to become female again at around
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