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Feb 25, 2021 · In reality, Linda May really did draw inspiration from Bob Wells, the organizer of Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, known as the largest gathering of nomads in the U.S., who welcomed Linda May into a ...
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Apr 9, 2021 · Linda May dreams of buying a plot of land and building an earthship – a sustainable, self-sufficient home made from natural and recycled materials. Until then, she is stuck with the Squeeze Inn ...
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- A Book About Survival
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- The Contemporary Nomadic Lifestyle
- The Resonance of Nomadland
In 2014, Bruder wrote a cover story for Harper’s Magazine, “The End of Retirement,” which detailed the plight of older Americans who couldn’t afford to retire and worked temporary jobs for companies like Amazon. She built off that reporting and three years later published Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century. The book is centere...
While Bruder did not write the film adaptation, she helped supply research to Zhao. She tells TIME that she had primary source material that wasn’t used in the book, and she was able to introduce Zhao to some of the nomads she met while she was writing it. She remembers when Zhao asked her about what she thought of Linda May for the movie. “I didn’...
In a recent interview with The Guardian, Bob Wells discussed the community of modern nomads, and why people are increasingly drawn to the movement. “If the Great Recession was a crack in the system, Covid and climate change will be the chasm,” he said. This lifestyle is not to be confused with “#vanlife”—a hashtag that populates Instagram feeds and...
While she hopes that the movie’s relevance will be long-lasting, Bruder finds it particularly timely right now, for two reasons. One is the escapist nature of the cinematography, which offers a journey around the U.S. for viewers who have not been able to travel for nearly a year. The other is the emotional journey of Fern’s character, which may be...
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Apr 20, 2021 · Nomadland is a modern Grapes of Wrath, depicting the dystopian economic dispossession of an aging population for whom retirement is an out-of-reach dream. Bruder's book centers on Linda May, a 64 ...
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Apr 25, 2021 · Linda May and Swankie, two of the featured performers in “ Nomadland ,” are attending the Oscars. The two nonprofessional actors are the plus-ones of Chloé Zhao (nominated for four Academy ...
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Mar 12, 2021 · The Nomads Of ‘Nomadland' On Their Newfound Stardom. Linda May and Charlene Swankie had never acted before. Now they’re in an Oscar front-runner opposite Frances McDormand. Frances McDormand and Charlene Swankie in "Nomadland," now streaming on Hulu. Charlene Swankie had never heard of Frances McDormand before agreeing to portray a version ...
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Feb 25, 2021 · Linda May, who befriends the lonely, widowed Fern in the film and shows her the ropes of “workamping,” has seen the nomadic community expand dramatically since she first found herself living ...
