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.6 min read·Jul 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…4 min read·Mar 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…4 min read·May 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.1 min read·Jan 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.1 min read·Jan 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…3 min read·Sep 15, 2016----