Men tend to dominate whatever public discourse they participate in, and another big part of feminism is to let women have their say. Men's voices can be welcome at the table, but there is a time and a place, and maybe it's now, for men to make a little less noise, make their needs less known, and listen to the needs of others.
John DarnielleIn the present political situation, it's an interesting phenomenon to look at: what is the appeal of an autocratic leader? Why do people want somebody who yells at them? For most of us, that's so hard to understand. Who wants that? I think there are a lot of people for whom that fulfills some kind of need.
John DarnielleYou can get really good reads on your dreams if you think of every character in them as actually being you.
John DarnielleKayfabe is kind of a code. To break kayfabe is to let people know that the punch was not real and that the match was scripted.
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