Friday Links
July 3, 2026
The Declaration at 250
Jane Kenyon & Acceptance
Leave Them Wanting: The Art of the Line Ending
Reading Moby Dick
Systemic Problems Can Have Individual Solutions: A Review of Freya India’s GIRLS®
The Declaration at 250
A symposium from Modern Age on American’s founding document.
Jane Kenyon & Acceptance
Robert McDowell gives Jane Kenyon’s great poem, “Let Evening Come,” a close read.
Leave Them Wanting: The Art of the Line Ending
Tamarah Rockwood writes about line endings. This is so good!
Reading Moby Dick
Chris Arcade reviews Moby Dick. Also, he’s hosting two Zoom discussions on the novel. You can read more and register at the link.
Systemic Problems Can Have Individual Solutions: A Review of Freya India’s GIRLS®
If you don’t know who Freya India is, you should check out her Substack, Girls, where she writes about all sorts of things, but especially the commodification of girls and women due to internet culture. She’s got a new book out that was endorsed by Jonathan Haidt and ripped by Katherine Dee. I haven’t read the book yet, so I can’t comment, but this review from Alexandra Davis seems insightful and fair. She also points out where she believes Dee is wrong in her trashing of the book. I can’t speak to the book, but India is definitely worth reading if you are interested in what internet culture has done to young women and girls.
