Sloane Crosley
American essayist and novelist based in New York, author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake, Cult Classic and Grief Is for People.
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Their wordsBut be they all-seeing eyes or myopic cranks, the people who write these things deserve a bow.
↗The Art of the Complaintsloanecrosley.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Newspapers that print readers' letters deserve gratitude for not settling for one-sided takes.
Their wordsA feeling of gratitude for any institution that does not settle for publishing unilateral takes. Writers get the byline; readers get the last word.
↗The Art of the Complaintsloanecrosley.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 5 months earlier
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Awareness months are a little infantilizing, assuming people forget major causes unless reminded.
Their wordsthere’s something infantilizing about assuming everyone will forget about major diseases, minorities and the Earth itself unless we are tapped on the collective shoulder.
↗Crazy Starssloanecrosley.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsAs an adult, my concern is how silly and a bit sad it is to corral the stars.
↗Crazy Starssloanecrosley.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsShaky as “awareness” is, and shaky as these time periods are, they are variations on a valuable theme.
↗Crazy Starssloanecrosley.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 2 months earlier
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Their wordsJesse Plemons was a revelation in “Bugonia,”
↗Snubbing Seasonsloanecrosley.substack.com 1st of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsPerhaps this is because passionate engagement with snubbing offers an unchallenging sort of righteousness.
↗Snubbing Seasonsloanecrosley.substack.com 2nd of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsThe moviegoing public will often use the word “overlooked” when discussing snubs. But it’s not accurate. No one escaped anyone’s attention. Choices were made.
↗Snubbing Seasonsloanecrosley.substack.com 3rd of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsThis is not schadenfreude on the part of audiences; it’s relatability.
↗Snubbing Seasonsloanecrosley.substack.com 4th of 4 in this piece