Katherine RandleOr We Could Just…Not?So I want to talk about Bad Art Friend and particularly why I think we should stop talking about Bad Art Friend. But first, I have to lay…Oct 13, 2021Oct 13, 2021
Katherine RandleSnake in the GrassWhat does it mean for a woman to be friends with a man? What is expected of her? What is her role? What are the assumptions we make about…Mar 12, 20203Mar 12, 20203
Katherine RandleEmpathy as a Radical PositionHave you ever tried to empathize with Donald Trump? Not sympathize — he doesn’t deserve that — but empathize. Have you ever tried to see…Sep 17, 2019Sep 17, 2019
Katherine Randle14 Years a Barista: How Working at Starbucks Radicalized MeBy the time this gets published, I will be thousands of miles from the last Starbucks I will ever work at. I know this, because there is no…Sep 7, 20192Sep 7, 20192
Katherine RandleMidsommar and the Normalization of ViolenceIf I were to try to contextualize Ari Aster’s latest masterpiece, Midsommar, in such a way that would encourage the viewer to grapple with…Jul 30, 20193Jul 30, 20193
Katherine Randle#IStandWithIlhanOmarOn October 8, 1983, I was born in Beirut, Lebanon. During the middle of the night, during a shoot-on-sight curfew, my mother’s water broke…Jul 18, 2019Jul 18, 2019
Katherine RandleDystopian fiction has gotten heartwarming, and I’m not here for it.I’m not knocking YA fiction, of which I am a huge fan. Nor am I suggesting that revolutionary endings are inherently bad. But when we…Jul 7, 2019Jul 7, 2019
