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Robin Grearson

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Robin Grearson is a nonfiction writer whose essays, criticism and interviews often focus on the intersection of gentrification and culture. Her work has been published by The New York Times, Hyperallergic, The Believer, Brooklyn Rail, The Millions and others.

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Hollywood in Place: The Velocity of Discourse Where I Live, Part 2 (June 1, 2020)*

By Robin Grearson on June 7, 2020

Propaganda has escaped the internet, it’s running amok in my neighborhood (and yours!). Helicopters and sirens and camouflage, oh my! A popular... Read more →
OUR WORLD

Hollywood in Place: The Velocity of Discourse Where I Live, Part 1 (April 1, 2020)*

By Robin Grearson on April 8, 2020

I went to my local pharmacy megachain to buy a thermometer last month and I saw Pete Buttigieg and his husband at the self-checkout. For a few days I... Read more →
OUR WORLD

Truth and Lies in Memphis

By Robin Grearson on January 30, 2019

I left Las Vegas on a six-day road trip to Philadelphia last spring with my friend Erika. I wanted to visit a friend in Lubbock, Texas. Erika wanted... Read more →
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States of Matter, the Media, and Stormy Daniels

By Robin Grearson on June 6, 2018

1. Force For Good (and Profit) I never meant to consume so much news. News, The News, The Media, lost its place as a Thing Over There that I could... Read more →
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Beware the Community Builders

By Robin Grearson on February 7, 2018

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep publishing strong creative voices. Did you see that recent New York Times... Read more →
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Why Is Trump Acting So Dumb About Healthcare?

By Robin Grearson on July 26, 2017

What if I told you that in the near future, millions of us would be looking to an app for healthcare, instead of “insurance.” From Jared... Read more →
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Quiet Genius in Purple Rain

By Robin Grearson on April 20, 2017

I saw Purple Rain last week, in a theater. We’ve reached the first anniversary of Prince’s death, so it’s playing in New York (and probably... Read more →
OUR WORLD

This is Ourselves (Under Pressure)

By Robin Grearson on February 17, 2016

Last fall, Chiwan Choi invited me to guest-edit this issue of Cultural Weekly. What’s the theme? Open. Format? Open. Sure, I said. I knew I wanted... Read more →
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Brooklyn Museum:
100 Million Reasons to Protest

By Robin Grearson on November 11, 2015

I was included in some email threads last week that were helping to shape what became a petition to the Brooklyn Museum and its new director, Anne... Read more →
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Sanctum Sanctorum

By Robin Grearson on July 29, 2015

I went to a poetry reading at the bookstore in my town over the weekend. A white woman read a poem about a black UC Berkeley professor. The poem was... Read more →
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