The catfishing scandal that sacked the career of Manti Te'o. Plus: That time Sarah met Mikhail Gorbachev, Portland violence, and a head-scratching NYT column on "the myth of maternal instinct"
Here's my addition to the hotbox: the new Patrick Radden Keefe collection Rogues - many of the New Yorker long articles he's written. I didn't know his work before Say Nothing, but I remembered well several of the articles in the collection, so it was a pleasant surprise to see he'd written them.
Manti Te'o - I was really impressed by his grace towards Ronnaiah/Naya. I remember that story well, if only because I'm from Alabama, meaning that all of college football is unavoidable (and that's who Notre Dame played in the 2012 Nat'l Championship Game).
Nice podcast walk. Love the Gorbachev story. That made me think of the Six Degrees of Separation concept - nothing quite like meeting somebody as well connected as he was.
Speaking of documentaries, would love for you to watch Keep This Between Us and tell us your thoughts (student/teacher relationships - in high school). Kind of ties into the I'm Glad My Mom Died memoir by Jennette McCurdy. The sexualization of teenagers. Ugh-ly world we've created, in the name of "girl power".
The Imposter about the French guy who faked being a kidnapped American boy is a great documentary but you all have probably already seen it because it’s been out for many years. If not it’s on Tubi (free streaming App)
Re your discussion of maternal instinct. I once had a college professor who noted that we are descended from men who like to fight and women who love babies. This is because the men who liked to fight killed off the men who didn't, and the women who didn't love babies saw their genes for maternal apathy die along with their infants. I don't really like this idea but it's a theory that fits the facts.
Here's my addition to the hotbox: the new Patrick Radden Keefe collection Rogues - many of the New Yorker long articles he's written. I didn't know his work before Say Nothing, but I remembered well several of the articles in the collection, so it was a pleasant surprise to see he'd written them.
Manti Te'o - I was really impressed by his grace towards Ronnaiah/Naya. I remember that story well, if only because I'm from Alabama, meaning that all of college football is unavoidable (and that's who Notre Dame played in the 2012 Nat'l Championship Game).
Another response to the maternal instinct column: https://unherd.com/2022/09/the-left-has-mummy-issues/
Wow, Nancy! Thanks for that Portland update. I had no idea. Not a rant at all. That was energizing.
Nice podcast walk. Love the Gorbachev story. That made me think of the Six Degrees of Separation concept - nothing quite like meeting somebody as well connected as he was.
Speaking of documentaries, would love for you to watch Keep This Between Us and tell us your thoughts (student/teacher relationships - in high school). Kind of ties into the I'm Glad My Mom Died memoir by Jennette McCurdy. The sexualization of teenagers. Ugh-ly world we've created, in the name of "girl power".
ex·hil·a·rat·ing.
I remember that Louis Vuitton ad campaign! Didn't Angelina Jolie do one on a wooden boat in SE Asia?
The Imposter about the French guy who faked being a kidnapped American boy is a great documentary but you all have probably already seen it because it’s been out for many years. If not it’s on Tubi (free streaming App)
RE terms that sound pornographic. "Hotbox" sort of fits the category.
Re your discussion of maternal instinct. I once had a college professor who noted that we are descended from men who like to fight and women who love babies. This is because the men who liked to fight killed off the men who didn't, and the women who didn't love babies saw their genes for maternal apathy die along with their infants. I don't really like this idea but it's a theory that fits the facts.