About the McCarthyite attacks on artists who have signed various #CeasefireNOW open letters:

The central claim is that the letters are antisemitic b/c they do not have a line explicitly condemning Hamas' attacks on civilians on Oct 7.

Wrong, here's why 🧵

https://twitter.com/theintercept/status/1717957071973368317

I have strongly condemned Hamas's targeting of civilians as war crimes, in my own writing and in org statements.

I have *also* signed open letters that urgently call for #CeasefireNOW that do not mention the attacks.

Why? Because the roles of those texts differ.
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In researching my new book, I read a stack of novels and short stories that explore the chaos and meaning of doppelgangers. So often, the double represents the precarity of our personal selves and public personas - and the shadow of the selves we cannot bear to look at directly. A thorough thread about doppelganger novels would go on forever so here are a few of the books that helped orient me through our world of doubles… Add your own! 🧵📖

In writing my new book, I watched countless films that used doubles, twins and doppelgangers to represent the precarity at the core of identity. Some of the most fun I’ve ever had doing “research.” Here’s a by-no-means-exhaustive list of Doppelganger films. Add your own!🧵👬🏻🎞️ 1913 - Student of Prague, directed by Hanns Heinz Ewers and Stellan Rye, tells the story of a poor student who sells his own reflection to climb social classes only to have his reflection destroy him...