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Books are one of our go-to ways to stay sane, when bored, cabin-feverish or stressed out. And there are so many great authors and bookstores who need our support right now. At the moment, we're curled up with Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb and Thin Places by Jordan Kisner. Pro tip: if buying books isn't possible for you right now, your local public library probably uses the Libby app to get audiobooks and e-books to you, even while branches are closed.

Links

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb
Bess is hilarious on Twitter
Thin Places by Jordan Kisner
Jordan's recent Atlantic article on reiki

Amina is also reading...

Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby
Save Yourself by Cameron Esposito

Ann is also reading...

Glitter Up the Dark by Sasha Geffen
Look by Zan Romanoff

Bess is reading...

Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey
Elena Ferrante in lieu of taking melatonin

Jordan is reading...

On Immunity by Eula Bliss

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Have you ever spent so much time at home? For those of us lucky enough to have somewhere to shelter in place, self-isolate, or recover from illness, we're gaining a new appreciation for what are homes are. Or maybe just dying of frustration at so many uncompleted projects. Never fear. Curbed Executive Editor and interim Editor-in-Chief Mercedes Kraus is here. Mercedes is a long-time curator of well-appointed spaces and shares her tips for shopping for and envisioning a welcoming place to live. Especially now that we are trying to be productive, patient, and present at home.

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Are we overreacting? Not scared enough? The answer is probably both. We discuss how to keep your screwed on while dealing with an extremely serious situation and some do's and don'ts for controlling the contagion of panic. Yes, social distancing is a good idea right now. But even as you keep your germs to yourself, don't forget to check on your friends, get to know your neighbors, see who needs help, and as always, wash your hands.

Links:

Curbed: In a disaster that calls for isolation, your community will help you survive

On Immunity by Eula Bliss

WHO guidance

CDC guidance

WFH guidance

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She left her husband for a female Olympian. She survived addiction. And that's just the beginning. Glennon Doyle's new book Untamed encourages women to break out of being good daughters, mothers, partners and be good to ourselves -- and then, in living fuller lives, the world.

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The show, the "science" and men's feelings... we have quite a few, too, about this Netflix phenomenon.

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From looking at our brain activity inside fMRI machines to mapping social networks, scientists are looking closely at friendship. Science journalist Lydia Denworth shares her look into the latest research finding what we know affectively to be true -- that friendship helps us live longer, better lives.

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American Dirt. Plus, our 90s fashion trauma.

Reading List:

American Dirt, explained

NYT review

Myriam Gurba on American Dirt

Brandon Taylor on writing about people who don't look like you

Against italicizing "foreign" words

Chunky soles: All the rage

Books we’re reading in lieu of American Dirt: 

Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe

Mean by Myriam Gurba

Girl by Edna O’Brien

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

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In a special edition of our winter books episode, we talk with three of our favorite herstorians about American icons that could use a rewrite: Harriet Tubman, George Washington, and McDonald's.

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We discuss some of our worst bosses, the difference between held to a high standard and a toxic environment, and what happens when women are bad bosses.

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Coffee is a hard drug. MLK Day is a mindf*ck, especially when brands, the FBI, and the GOP chime in. RIP Mr. Peanut. And the cumulative impact of being told that your gender or race will stop you from reaching your goal, when that goal is the presidency.

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