On the road, raging

Surprise me View in browser September 14, 2018 Louise Bourgeois    This week For the next several weeks, I'll be sending this newsletter from the road. First I'm traveling with Pop Up Magazine. (There are still tickets left in most cities!) Then, after a brief interlude at home, I'm back on tour for Call Your Girlfriend—we're doing a live version of the podcast in nine different cities! With special guests, gorgeous tour merch, and some visual segments we can only do IRL. It's gonna be very, very fun. It's also gonna be a lot of travel for me. If you've ever toured with a band or traveled this much for work, please hit me with your tips for staying healthy and even-keeled while bouncing between this many cities. I'm ready for your constructive advice. On this week's episode of CYG, we talk about the compromises we all make under capitalism, and who's allowed to express their rage and frustration freely.  I'm reading On the right to anger, and the power of Serena Williams demanding an apology. (Claudia Rankine's 2015 piece on Serena is also worth revisiting.) " 'What happened to you?' Les Moonves happened to me." When you try to write about the professor who harassed you. Kids don't damage mothers' careers—unequal partnership does. Candidates can now use campaign funds for child care. How Brett Kavanaugh is already policing family planning. A fitness guru who preyed on young women. The devolution of Tucker Carlson. What happened when some Californians opened their doors to asylum-seekers. The epicenter of the housing bust is booming again. The woman making the case for breaking up Amazon. Why college in America is so expensive. The dog-walking wars. A 13-year-old brown girl goes to see Guns 'n Roses in Ohio. A history of Devo. A woman goes grey for the resistance. Tech-free group therapy for the end of the world. A paradigm shift in the world of women's trousers. The real history of the canned-tuna sandwich. Bow down to the It's-It. Members only If you were a paying member, you'd be seeing a pie chart here right now! And you'd have the moral satisfaction of supporting something you love enough to open and read every week. I'm looking & listening A documentary about the NY Public Library. Vida. Zephyr Teachout's mid-ultrasound campaign ad. GIFspiration Love yourself, by Anna Machtart I endorse My travel go-tos: The Away carry-on suitcase, packing cubes, the SleepMaster sleep mask, Hearos earplugs, compression socks for long flights, Baggu nylon dopp kit, Everyday Oil (2 oz. size), under-eye moisturizing patches, CBD-THC under-tongue spray, lots of podcasts downloaded on Pocket Casts, and earbuds that don't take up much space in my bag and can be plugged into an airplane armrest or into my phone with a dongle (*shakes fist at Apple*). You endorse The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. "The JJDPA is the only national legislation ensuring safe and equitable treatment of youth in the juvenile justice system. This legislation is over a decade overdue for reauthorization, and although last year bipartisan versions of the bill passed in both the House & the Senate, Congress has since stalled on the next stage of reconciling them so it can go into effect. The JJDPA is coming up on it's 44th anniversary on September 7th, and the coalition is doing a big push right now for the cosponsors of the House and Senate bills to get it done." -Caitlin. Want to submit an endorsement of your own? Click here to send me a link. IRL Starting next week, come see me on the Pop Up Magazine tour: Sept 20, San Francisco Sept 21, San Francisco Sept 22, San Francisco Sept 25, D.C. Sept 27, Brooklyn Sept 29, Los Angeles Oct 2, Portland Oct 3, Portland Get $5 off your tickets with the code ART5 at checkout! Or, find me at some great literary events in Los Angeles: Oct 8: In conversation with Heather Havrilesky Oct 10: In conversation with Leah Dieterich  And if you're a fan of the podcast, we're taking Call Your Girlfriend on the road! Oct 21, San Francisco Oct 23, Portland Oct 24, Seattle Oct 26, Chicago Oct 28, Minneapolis Oct 30, Washington, DC Nov 2, Philadelphia Nov 3, Brooklyn Nov 4, Somerville, MA The Classifieds The AWE Box is a subscription box for secondhand clothes in like-new condition. Subscribers can be super specific about what they want in their AWE Box--boxes are styled by our small team in Philadelphia. The AWE Box makes shopping for secondhand easy, affordable, and upscale. At brunchwork, sip mimosas, get career advice & learn from leaders of Spotify, Virgin Galactic, & Warner Bros. LA launch is Sat, Sept 22. Are you a lady looking to get your podcast idea off the ground? Werk It, *the* women's podcast festival is coming this Nov. in NYC. Register now for two days of conversations, 1-on-1 workshops with industry leaders, and the opportunity pitch your podcast to WNYC Studios. Free 18-day soulful productivity challenge. Go from overwhelm to flow and change the way you work forever in just one small step a day. Check out Burst Your Bubble, a pop culture podcast that looks at -isms and -phobias in TV shows, movies, music, and more. Listen here! Buy a hanger pendant for $5 to showcase your support for safe, quality abortion access. 100% of proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood. A good deed to your younger self — Help launch a new magazine for teen girls (and older) packed full of stories and advice written by women! Support LOIS on kickstarter. This section keeps selling out! Quit dithering and get your ad today. Testimonials "Really enjoying @annfriedman's Writing Brain playlist of music to work to. If you don't subscribe to her newsletter, you've made a mistake. But it's not too late to fix it." -Sophie. Here's that playlist. And this testimonial is right: It's never too late to help a non-subscriber friend correct their mistake! This newsletter is a veritable suitcase packed with great things. 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