Have you read this fascinating essay about sculptor Edmonia Lewis yet? I REALLY WANT YOU TO READ IT.

Also THIS >>>>> “Leash Reiki for Dummies: Dispatches from a Dog Training Dharma Bum”:

Triumphant trainers, demonstrating their newly-minted mindful dog walking techniques, are barely able to contain their excitement to take on the streets of Manhattan with an aura of enlightenment. When it comes time for her final presentation, Shuyen stands up before the entire class and reiterates my ability to re-author her black disgust. I sit silently, my mouth twisted into a shape that someone from another planet might maybe refer to as a smile, looking around to see my outrage (or even mild discomfort?) reflected in the faces of the other attendees. Instead, they offer wan applause, then turn away to chat or glance at their phones.

I stand up, collect my stuff, and walk out.

In her second installment of THE DOUGH, Manjula Martin talked with Akilah Hughes about work, money, and the creative life.

Our favorite historian, Mo Moulton, nerded out over this feminist poem from 1918.

Mallory made Curious George 1,000,000 times more horrifying than it already was.

“He may cling to the name his parents carefully selected for him at birth. Maybe he’s named for Grandpa Blazegrits or Uncle Orhan; maybe he’s even a II or a III. These days he may expect no change, a hyphenation, a portmanteau, or–in some cases–to change his last name to yours. All this shows incomplete commitment to the covenant of marriage.”

Four cartoons on a theme by the brilliant Liana Finck.

Texts From Jane Eyre is now available in the UK!

Best of luck with your whole genitals.