There are white moments even excluding quoting Thoreau. Overall anticapitalist and the opposite of gatekeeping. I especially appreciated the chapters on hand tools and the introduction to codes and permits.
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An excess of ancient superstitions, ill-chosen analogies, and needless asides alongside fine facts
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A lot of space is focused on critiquing Kate Millett’s Sexual Politics instead of standing on its own. The antiracism holds up, and the parts about communal social relations that Leslie Feinberg distilled in Transgender Warriors.
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Feinberg’s writing is energising and accessible as ever. A resonating history of humanity, and a clear-sighted view of interlocking struggles against the capitalist class.
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Less a parade of interviewers who haven’t read her work asking the same flat questions than usual. She only had to mention Devil Girl from Mars once out of the ten and refer to Steve Barnes and Samuel R. Delany twice. Delany’s intro is disjointed and abrupt, … Read more
Searing, poetic. Unexpectedly at least 30% music journalism. Got to know a couple of names I want to check out more of. I loved hearing about the X-Ray Spex concert, about Freezer Burn, Flower, I wanted to hear it all. The exchange with Sun Ra made me tear … Read more
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I read this having seen more SNW Spock than TOS. I knew of two contributions by Nimoy that gave me a positive impression and spurred me to read another memoir by someone I wasn’t necessarily a dedicated fan of (following the vibrant Fingers Crossed by Miki Berenyi). One … Read more
