Discussing "Something to Do" and "Suffering Like Mel Gibson" in Intimations by Zadie Smith.

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Notes:

1. Merriam-Webster Dictionary, s.v. “Platonic Love,” https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platonic%20love.

2. “Mel Gibson Talking to Bloody Jesus,” Know Your Meme, accessed June 5, 2021, https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mel-gibson-talking-to-bloody-jesus.

3. Zadie Smith, “Writer Zadie Smith Reflects on Pandemic, Black Lives Matter Movement in ‘Intimations,’” interview by Robin Young, WBUR, July 27, 2020, https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/07/27/zadie-smith-essay-collection-blm.

4. Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, “Zadie Smith,” August 7, 2020, in Call Your Girlfriend, podcast, 48:48 , https://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/episodes/2020/08/zadie-smith-intimations-interview.

5. “Employment Situation News Release,” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 3, 2020, https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_04032020.htm.

6. Bilal Javed, Abdullah Sarwer, Erik B. Soto, and Zia-ur-Rehman Mashwani, “The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic’s impact on mental health,” The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, June 22, 2020, https://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fhpm.3008.

7. Catherine K. Ettman, Salma M. Abdalla, and Gregory H. Cohen, “Prevalence of Depression Symptoms in US Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” JAMA Netw Open, September 2, 2020, https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2770146.