Today we are chatting with author Jason Roeder, former senior editor and senior writer at The Onion. We get into his new book Griefstrike!, a hilarious how-to for getting through grief that features Grieving Visualization Power Postures (all beginning with standing nude in one's sunroom), grief archetypes, sincerity corners, and so much more. Jason's also a contributor to The New Yorker and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, so essentially his job has been to lean into funny. It might seem a little odd to reframe dealing with grief with a humour writer, but new perspectives are what we’re after — so here we are!
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Griefstrike! The Ultimate Guide To Mourning
We are always on the lookout for great art and when that art teaches us about ourselves and the world beyond us — all the better! Gordon Shadrach’s work does just that. He is a part of the Dis/Mantle show at Spadina Museum in Toronto. And if you’re not here in the city you can still check it out online. The story behind Refashion is a powerful reframe as Shadrach reimagines the story of Louisa Pipkin, a freedom seeker who escaped slavery in the south and ended up working as the laundress for a rich banking family in Toronto. Shadrach has painted her portrait as if she was the owner of the historic Spadina house where she worked.
Here’s Nat on one of her morning art walks. She has some thoughts on art for art’s sake. Follow us on TikTok for more of these reframing nuggets. Reframe. Get curious!
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