The Rubesletter - My unpopular view on body positivity
This is the Rubesletter from Matt Ruby. I’m a comedian, writer, and the creator of Vooza. Every Tuesday, I send essays, jokes, and videos to your inbox. You’re on the free plan, for the full experience, sign up for a paid subscription. My unpopular view on body positivityAlso: Toni Morrison on survival, the Dems and young men, why your phone is making you unsexy, and what we get wrong about Steve Jobs.PodcastNew ep of Kind of a Lot with Matt Ruby is available: Or listen to the audio version wherever you podcast:
“Substance” screening in NYCTonight (8/15) in NYC: Substance screening + Q&A with director Matt Salacuse, editor Anthony Verderame, and me. Tickets/info.
Watch trailer here: StandupI have an unpopular view on body positivity: NYC: You can catch me Tuesday nights at Comedy Cellar for Hot Soup and Wednesday nights at NY Comedy Club (East Village) for Good Eggs. Watch more of my standup at YouTube. Funny HowI also write a newsletter about the craft of standup called “Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian”. Recently there: 5-spotted🗯️ Are We Thinking Ourselves Sick? by River Page in The Free Press:
🗯️ Ed Catmull warns that viewing Steve Jobs' early behavior as a role model is misleading for young people, as Jobs himself recognized that his early behavior was problematic.
🗯️ Derek Thompson: The Democratic Party appears to have made a conscious choice not to make young men a political priority.
🗯️ Your phone is why you don't feel sexy by Catherine Shannon:
🗯️ Toni Morrison on survival.
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