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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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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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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

What Is It About Taylor Swift Getting Married that Makes Us So Damn Happy?

A few thoughts from a non-Swiftie

Aug 27

What Is It About Taylor Swift Getting Married that Makes Us So Damn Happy?

Aug 27

How to Sleep Your Way to Better Sex

This magic number of ZZZs each night can regulate blood pressure and protect sex drive

Aug 12

How to Sleep Your Way to Better Sex

Aug 12

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The Day My Tree Died and Fascism Won

We named the tree after Joe Biden

Jul 6

The Day My Tree Died and Fascism Won

Jul 6

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What It Means to be a Liberal Jew in America Right Now

On Trump, Israel, the Iran Bombing, and Gaza

Jun 25

What It Means to be a Liberal Jew in America Right Now

Jun 25

How Going Gray Made Me Feel Beautiful

Young women compliment me on my hair color now

Jun 6

How Going Gray Made Me Feel Beautiful

Jun 6

Shari Lopatin

Shari Lopatin

Book Author

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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