Recommended by Jim Hanas
Yale/Columbia therapist (LCSW) + human rights law (JD). 25+ years in refugee camps, global institutions, child welfare, and therapy. 5 continents. 3 languages. Lens: how trauma, attachment, & power move from the nervous system to the body politic.
Stephen is attempting, for our age, what Erich Fromm accomplished in his. Unpacking the psychological undertow of authoritarianism, from the physiological to the political.
The Whole Utopianotes Catalog is an experiment in resource-gathering and sharing for artists, writers, entrepreneurs and other fellow travelers.
To discover artistic opportunities that are a fit for what one actually does, I find, you have to be exposed to a lot of them, regularly. It helps you get a feel for what's out there, and where you might belong. Utopianotes is an easy way to map that landscape just be opening your email. An invaluable service.
The Substack from Open Letter at the University of Rochester featuring cultural analysis, the Translation Database, the Three Percent Podcast, book reviews, insights into publishing literary translations, and more.
As a reader of experimental literature--and someone who is constantly thinking about publishing models--Chad's talk about independent publishing (backed by his years in the trenches) is indispensable.
