Dear Community,
I'm feeling forward movement in the air. Finally. I found this artwork, of 200,000 flags representing all the people who would normally be at the inauguration, so potent.
This newsletter includes a new dispatch about vaccines from my brother, Dr. Jordan Shlain, as well as several films and other things to watch, listen to, read, and enjoy to keep your mind and soul going.
Just before the election, we released a 2min film called Dear Voter. It is very powerful to re-watch it now. It shows not only what we've accomplished, but also how much has changed even in just a few months. Watch it here.
We're also re-releasing our film 50/50, which we released right before the 2016 election. The 20 min film shows the 10,000-year history of women and power and asks what it will take to get to gender equity. The final scene is of women heads of state being sworn in around the world. A great prelude to what we'll see this week -- the swearing in of Kamala Harris and all the other women in the cabinet. Watch 50/50 here.
I also highly recommend watching Ava Duvernay's documentary 13th, which offers powerful context for the BLM movement and recent events at the Capitol.
Below you'll find more things to inspire, make you laugh, make you think, and hopefully, help have a little perspective on everything happening.
To a new chapter.
Tiffany
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Dispatch #16: Vaccines, Variants, and a Massive Third Wave
by Dr. Jordan Shlain
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Welcome to the pas de deux of 2021. Stuck between dangerous new variants and effective vaccines, we are exposing our complicity and hubris in scoffing at basic measures that work. Too many people didn’t take this seriously enough, giving the virus an opening to mutate — creating the horrific third waves sweeping the world . . . which will inevitably lead to more mutations and as I write this a new one just popped up in Japan. Ugh. Sure, the vaccines are here, yet operation WARP SPEED distribution plan is more akin to Warped Speed. Furthermore, the conjured moral state of treating the vaccine like Baby Yoda is creating logistical gymnastics. We can’t sit around, we need shots in arms as fast as we can.
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| Next ZoomChallahBake January 29
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Join us for the first ZoomChallahBake of 2021 on Jan 29 at 10 am PT/ 1 pm ET, with special guests Roselyne C. Swig, Laura Lauder, and Alexander Fromm Lurie. We'll be discussing donating and volunteering as a family, and multigenerational ritual. The event is part of the Jewish Community Federation's Day of Philanthropy Festival, which is a series of amazing free online events with speakers like Dr. Larry Brilliant, one of the world's leading experts on episdemics, Dr. Jennifer Aaker, Rabbi Michael Lezak, and a great conversation about philanthropy through a racial equity lens. Learn more about the festival, co-chaired by Tina Sharkey and Lily Kanter, here and register for the ChallahBake here.
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| My nephew Chella Man's new book Continuum
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My nephew, artist, activist, and actor Chella Man, shares his experiences within his Deaf, transgender, genderqueer, Jewish and Chinese identities, and talks about his journey to self-acceptance. Above all, he shows us that identity lies on just that - a continuum - a beautiful, messy, and ever-evolving road of exploration. Pre-order here.
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Where's Your Phone While Studying? Outsmarting smartphones with Angela Duckworth
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Ever lose work or study time because you end up on your phone? Angela Duckworth has a fantastic read about the proximity of your smartphone to your work or study space. Learn more here.
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| Sundance Film Festival, January 28-February 3
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This year's festival will be different, but the films on offer will be mind-blowing as usual. See the full roster of events, including some drive-ins, here.
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| UC Berkeley Arts + Design Lectures
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| A New Philosophy of Museums, January 21
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Join the Brooklyn Rail for a conversation on the unexpected intersections of art and tech, and reimagining the future of museums, January 21 1 pm ET/ 10 am PT. Register here.
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This 2017 documentary, about the 1929 Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden, could not be more timely. Learn more here and watch here.
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I was blown away by this film and its depiction of deafness. Watch on Amazon here and read a great New York Times article about the film here.
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As you can see, I enjoyed my talk with Liz Heller and Tina Sharkey for the Female Quotient. At minute 5 I lost it and it took me way too long to recover. Laughter really is the best medicine. Watch here.
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| Becoming a Better Ancestor
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In this talk for the Long Now Foundation, Roman Krznaric explores how to overcome the "tyranny of the now" to leave a better world. Watch here.
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Ron Kenney's YouTube channel giving "dadvice" is fantastic. Kenney makes videos offering dad lessons -- how to tie a tie, fix a car, express pride -- to those, like him, who grew up without a father figure. Follow here.
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To the new chapter.
xo
Tiffany
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