Shing Yin Khor! Spring! More anarchism with Shuli!

Hey friends,

Hope you’re all hanging in there. It’s the first spring-weather day of the year, and Ruby and I are out on the fire escape watching pigeons. It’s very nice!!! (If you ignore the pile of broken glass and the big pot full of swampy water and the flakes of rust and also the dead trees that have fallen over in the yard that we can’t access. Which I do!)

In this week’s episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with multimedia artist Shing Yin Khor. I’ve already encouraged y'all to check out Shing’s work, and here I am doing it again. Go check it out! Their “mail day subscription” on patreon is also a great value imho.

Photo: Shing wearing an Oracle Bird mask next to one of the wooden Oracle Bird divination tools that they made.

This week’s episode includes Krys Malcolm Belc’s review of Caitlyn Jenner’s memoir, which was such a treat to edit. (The review, not the memoir, although what a fun reveal that would be!) At some point in the Google Doc comments, Krys mentioned Jen Richards’ book review-slash-public friend breakup that she published in Cosmo back in 2017, and I’m passing it along here for your enjoyment.

This week, we also released a new Gender Conceal episode called “Seeing the dying gasps of the state with Shuli Branson,” so as you can tell it’s a fun and normal one. (Ok, but it actually is surprisingly fun! I think! Ozzy was there and we all talked about whether time is bourgeoisie, or something.)

Next week (tomorrow), we’re sharing my chat with linguist Ariana Steele. I meant to talk more about abolition and we ended up talking a lot about astrological cusps instead, but look, sometimes that’s what happens when you are gay!!!

I’ve also got guess appearances on two other podcasts coming out soon, and they’re both INCREDIBLY chaotic, so keep an eye out for those.

Alsooooo, you’ll hear me mention this in tomorrow’s episode, but: Trans Day of Snack is coming up, and I’d love to get a couple of limited-edition designs in merch shop for it, as usual! So if you’ve got any ideas that you’d like to donate to the cause, send them our way.

In the meantime! Here’s Links & Stuff. Very sad this week, sorry!!!

• I read this flash fiction while listening to Alynda’s new album and sobbed but honestly if you don’t have my exact life you’ll probably be fine maybe???
• I really love Sabs’s piece on Flaco and the concept of zoos, and support the pitch for a Stupid Zoo!!! (We can call it something else but a strong concept.)

Photo: The relevant paragraph from the linked article, with one line highlighted: "he half-jokingly suggested the idea of the Stupid Zoo, which would be populated only by animals unbothered by being in captivity: sea stars, flatworms, things of that nature."

• Memories of Aaron Bushnell shared by their friends, via Crimethinc 
• Margaret Killjoy wrote about the historical context of Aaron’s self-immolation
• Please consider reading Ray Jasper’s last public statement. It’s the least we can do.
• A reminder to to keep checking @fundsforgaza and donating what you can. Everything is so so bad but your help can literally save lives.

OK, we always end on a light note tho, so let me say that I met my new tax person this week and it reminded me that it’s once again time to play this banger on a loop!!!!!

That’s it for this week. Here’s your Weekly Rhubarb (via my roommate earlier today).

Photo: Ruby sitting in a sun-dappled window ledge looking regal and beautiful.

Xo,

Yr resident gender detective