For Here, Please | You Can Always Make a Wish
Slip the hematite ring on your left thumb, and squeeze your eyes shut to make a wish from your heart, as the shop owner tells
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August 29, 2019
Culture
Toni Morrison, Beloved, and Me
I cradled Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved in the crook of my arm the summer before my 18th birthday. Sweat dripped from my
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August 21, 2019
What We Love | Artist Turns Thrift Store Finds Into Wonderfully Weird Paintings
Artist David Irvine creates hilariously surreal art by inserting pop culture characters into paintings he finds in thrift
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August 16, 2019
In Appreciation of Left-Handers
I’m a left-handed person, as are about 10% of the people on the planet. Some things attributed to this group are supported by
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August 12, 2019
Can Reading Be Hopeful in an Age of Cynicism?
Andrew Hartley is used to pissing people off. The author of 21 published books in multiple genres, Andrew’s work spans ghost
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July 24, 2019
Sweatpants & History | Amelia Earhart May Have Had a Weirder Ending Than We Think
You’ve all heard the story, and the mystery it evokes. Amelia Earhart embarks on a grand adventure to circumnavigate the
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July 24, 2019
We’ve Got You Covered: Mixtape Edition
There are only three possible outcomes for a cover song: Better than the original Faithful to the original Dumpster fire And
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July 18, 2019
Sweatpants & Solidarity | Supporting Our Immigrant Neighbors in 2019
Note from Nanea Hoffman: As a Native Hawaiian of mixed blood, the blood of immigrants who may not have been considered to
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July 12, 2019
J.J. Abrams Is a Big a Geek, Just Like His Fans
J.J. Abrams is a huge geek. There, I said it. Besides being the head of a hugely successful production company, and the
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June 26, 2019
When Netflix Traumatizes You
Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” is a breathtaking masterpiece and searing indictment of the American criminal justice
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June 23, 2019
