Rachael Hanel's Blog, page 9
December 7, 2020
The allure of the 1970s
The idea of loosening the self not only underpinned specific 1970s enthusiasmsfor jogging, natural foods, voluntary communities, and the geodesic
November 20, 2020
A look at the far-left in 2020
The Symbionese Liberation Army was one of many leftist radical organizations that appeared in the United States in the late …
November 19, 2020
Have 5 minutes? Dance party!
I’ve been working using the Pomodoro method. I sit at my computer for 25 minutes, then I get up and …
November 17, 2020
I’ve now shot a gun…
I took a gun safety class over the weekend. I knew a few people who were doing it and I’m …
November 12, 2020
Favorite things: Paper doll art
We all know paper dolls, right? Perhaps you played with them when you were younger. But have you thought much …
November 10, 2020
Roxane Gay on moving to the left
This section in Roxane Gay’s Nov. 5 New York Times column made me think of the manuscript I’ve written about …
October 26, 2020
Memoir from a scholarly perspective
I’m happy that a subject I love (memoir) is a subject I can focus on in my academic life. In …
October 20, 2020
The lure of California
Since California’s “Gold Rush” days, the state has consistently lured people seeking a better life. There’s something about the sunshine, …
October 16, 2020
Do some books choose you?
Do you believe that some books choose you? I bought Zen on the Trail by Christopher Ives two years ago …
October 9, 2020
Some historical context for political kidnappings
I’ve been following the bizarre story that broke yesterday (October 8) about the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen …
