Shelbi PolkinNarrative MuseThe Weekly Muse: The Olympics aren’t just fun and games!Even if you don’t follow sports most of the time, there’s just something about the Olympics, isn’t there?Aug 1Aug 1
Shelbi PolkinNarrative MuseAn Easy Way to Advocate for Change? Bring a Friend!Narrative Muse is dedicated to spotlighting diverse stories and uplifting underrepresented creators and audiences. We could use your help.Jul 6Jul 6
Shelbi PolkinNarrative MuseRussian Doll: S1 vs. S2 (the good, the bad, and the ugly)Russian Doll season 1 quite simply took me hostage. Here’s what I thought of season 2, and whether it measured up to S1’s high standard.Jul 12, 2022Jul 12, 2022
Shelbi PolkinNarrative MuseGetting intimate with desire in Mieko Kawakami’s Breasts and EggsMieko Kawakami’s Breasts and Eggs is navel gazing at my favorite, very feminist level. The women in this novel agonize over their desires…Mar 20, 2021Mar 20, 2021
Shelbi PolkinNarrative MuseReview: The exquisite intensity of Selah and the SpadesThe formula is a classic. Scholarship kid gets into a fancy school and finds an enigmatic crew of beautiful, dangerous power brokers…May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
Shelbi PolkinThings We Learned in 2018January: BeveragesSince TWL started in a bar, we thought it only appropriate to begin our research on the topic of drinks.Jan 5, 2018Jan 5, 2018
Shelbi PolkinThings We Learned in 2018Things We Learned in 2018Things We Learned started with a simple (but also ridiculously vague) New Years Resolution: amass knowledge.Jan 5, 2018Jan 5, 2018
Shelbi PolkOn Brock Turner’s Speaking Tour and Valuing a Woman’s Dignity Less Than a Good Steak DinnerBrock Turner sexually assaulted an unconscious woman, and he and his parents want us to believe it was not a big enough deal to define the…Sep 15, 2016Sep 15, 2016
