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The Apollo Illusion

The Apollo Illusion

A science fiction dystopia about a future society's frightening overdependence on technology

2018

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Ellemeno

I Never Knew How Much My Voice Mattered Until COVID Stole It

I realized I didn’t just lose my voice. I lost my ability to advocate.

Mar 16, 2024

I Never Knew How Much My Voice Mattered Until COVID Stole It

Mar 16, 2024

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An Injustice!

A Jew, A Muslim, and Israel: Cracks in the Wall

In light of the conflict in Israel, I’m sharing my essay on visiting Israel during the Gaza Crisis in 2009 and the revelation I had

Oct 10, 2023

A Jew, A Muslim, and Israel: Cracks in the Wall

Oct 10, 2023

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My Deep Dive into White Replacement Theory and Rising U.S. Violence

I couldn’t shake the unease I kept feeling, so I interviewed a genocide scholar and found these disturbing trends

Oct 5, 2023

My Deep Dive into White Replacement Theory and Rising U.S. Violence

Oct 5, 2023

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For Holocaust Remembrance Day, I Watched a Friend Fall for QAnon and Into Antisemitism

I finally understood what my Jewish ancestors lived through in Eastern Europe during the 1930s and 1940s

Sep 8, 2023

For Holocaust Remembrance Day, I Watched a Friend Fall for QAnon and Into Antisemitism

Sep 8, 2023

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What It Means to Be an Unmarried Woman in Her 40s with No Kids

Hint: it’s not random trips to Paris and champagne at the spa

Aug 21, 2023

What It Means to Be an Unmarried Woman in Her 40s with No Kids

Aug 21, 2023

How Going Gray Made Me Feel Beautiful

Young women compliment me on my hair color now

5d ago

How Going Gray Made Me Feel Beautiful

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The Virago

My Grandma Stole Butter Dishes from an Italian Restaurant

I loved when she did this

May 18

My Grandma Stole Butter Dishes from an Italian Restaurant

May 18

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Sh*t Gets Real When You’re on the Bedpan

At 41 years old, my back broke

Apr 29

Sh*t Gets Real When You’re on the Bedpan

Apr 29

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Time to Get Loud about Illegal Deportations Before It’s Too Late

The alarming trends I’ve documented from the Trump Administration should worry every citizen of the United States

Apr 25

Time to Get Loud about Illegal Deportations Before It’s Too Late

Apr 25

What Music Transports You Back in Time?

During uncertain times, music becomes my time machine to better days

Jan 12

What Music Transports You Back in Time?

Jan 12

Shari Lopatin

Shari Lopatin

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Former journalist all about big ideas and good stories. I write about life, culture, social issues, and staying fab after 40. Learn more: www.sharilopatin.com

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