We are what we pretend to be — let's pretend something new
+ RBG, Wannabe stars, Otter bosses (#318)
1. How Movies Like Black Panther Could Help Us Save the Planet
«We are what we pretend to be, so we must be very careful what we pretend to be», Kurt Vonnegut once said. In this essay, climate reporter Kendra Pierre-Louis discusses why much of popular culture reaffirms the idea that where humans go, ecological devastation inevitably follows. She offers Black Panther as a rare counter example: «Maybe we should start telling ourselves a different story. One that is a bit more like Wakanda.» Read it now.
2. The Glorious RBG
Of all the articles I’ve seen on Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I liked this one best. It captures both her personality and her momentous achievements — and how it made her, a feminist with a fundamentally optimistic vision, an icon of dissent. And yet: «What made her RBG would also enact the most tragic and sickening ironies of today.» Read it now.
3. Country of Liars
Reply All, as usual, takes you down an internet rabbit hole and, as usual, doesn’t disappoint. In this episode, it …