Jessica Harper Is Not WokeThe day I tried to buy ice cream without a side of woke“Hi! What can I get for you today?” asked the ice cream server, a manic look in her eye.Sep 5Sep 5
Jessica Harper Is Not WokeThe new year’s eve party was indeed ‘the event of the year’ but in the same way that 9/11 wasThe invitation promised it would be “the event of the year”, which was chillingly ambiguous. After all, a lot of horrible news events end…Jan 3Jan 3
Jessica Harper Is Not WokeThe joy of cracking a creative problem with Oblique StrategiesOblique Strategies were invented by the musician Brian Eno and multi-media artist Peter Schmidt in 1975 and they take the form of a deck of…Jan 2Jan 2
Jessica Harper Is Not WokeMy sister, my enemy: How I avoided the worst drunken argument in family history (for now)“Jess, do not take a bite,” said my mom, “you must try it with the horseradish.”Nov 19, 2023Nov 19, 2023
Jessica Harper Is Not WokeDodging Roger, or: Our battle to avoid conversation with the world’s most boring neighbor“He can’t still be there,” I said. “My knees are killing me.”Nov 10, 2023Nov 10, 2023
Jessica Harper Is Not WokeIn which I resist all attempts to turn us into one of those idiotic YouTube families“YouTube families make a bunch of cash!” enthused my 14-year-old son Jackson. “Millions!”Nov 7, 2023Nov 7, 2023
Jessica Harper Is Not Woke30 tips to prevent open-mic comedians dying as badly and often as I didI wasn’t successful at stand-up: I did about 70 gigs and then gave up. They say 100 gigs is the minimum for you to even know how the mic…Nov 3, 2023Nov 3, 2023
Jessica Harper Is Not WokeYuppies in peril: the movie genre that never gets old“I’m sorry, ma’am, your card has been refused.”Oct 7, 2023Oct 7, 2023
Jessica Harper Is Not WokeI’ve lost patience with the wounded and dead of extreme sports“Shall we go on a skiing vacation?” my husband said this week. “Come on, it’ll be fun!”Sep 29, 2023Sep 29, 2023
Jessica Harper Is Not WokeHow I learned to stop apologising and embrace my extreme introvert“What are you doing you out here?” said my friend Deanna.Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 2023