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Anxieties about food and parenting transcend class

by Zoë Saunders and Tony Wagner
Jun 28, 2024
Sociologist Priya Fielding-Singh cooked and ate with families to write “How the Other Half Eats”
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“Temporary” author Hilary Leichter on losing yourself to gigs

by Zoë Saunders and Tony Wagner
Jun 13, 2024
“You can never bring your true full self to a job because a job is not the world. It's this strange microcosm of the world.”
Images courtesy Coffee House Press and Sylvie Rosokoff
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Author Sameer Pandya on how race and class shape our stories

by Hannah Harris Green and Tony Wagner
May 31, 2024
The “Members Only” novelist goes deep on the history and themes behind “A Passage to India" in this week's newsletter.
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Paco de Leon wants you to embrace the little wins

by Marika Proctor and Ellen Rolfes
May 17, 2024
In this week's Uncomfortable Book Club, the “Finance for the People” author shares some practical tips for taking control of your finances.
Paco de Leon and her book, "Finance for the People"
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Naomi Alderman on predicting “The Future”

by Alice Wilder and Tony Wagner
May 3, 2024
It’s the first selection for our Uncomfortable Book Club series!
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This is a season of transformation

by Reema Khrais and Marika Proctor
Apr 19, 2024
Reema recaps our latest season and reveals Team Uncomfortable's summer plans in the latest newsletter.
"This Is Uncomfortable" host Reema Khrais
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This is what your clothes cost the people who make them

by Alice Wilder , Tony Wagner and Marika Proctor
Apr 12, 2024
Plus: “Gentefied” co-creator Marvin Lemus defends his splurge in this week's newsletter. Don't forget to file your taxes BTW!
Garment workers rally outside Los Angeles City Hall last year.
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This is how clothing brings us together

by Alice Wilder , Marika Proctor and Tony Wagner
Apr 5, 2024
Plus: A textile expert defends her splurge, what we're reading about fashion and a guide to free tax filing in this week's newsletter.
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This is why weight discrimination is legal in most of the U.S.

by Hannah Harris Green , Marika Proctor and Tony Wagner
Mar 29, 2024
Plus: Weight discrimination expert Virgie Tovar defends her splurge.
Scenes from a National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance rally in New York.
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This is some free financial therapy

by Reema Khrais , Zoë Saunders and Tony Wagner
Mar 22, 2024
Also in this week's newsletter: Why's it so hard to find a sofa right now?
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