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Shoshana Kaufman

Outlander Brings Home Important Truths about Rape

It can help us understand both the nature of sexual violence and the futility of revenge.

7 min readDec 30, 2020

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Outlander Brings Home Important Truths about Rape

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Walter Rhein

‘The Outsiders’ and the Arrogance of Academics

Why it’s dangerous to dismiss popular novels

8 min readOct 15, 2020

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‘The Outsiders’ and the Arrogance of Academics

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Walter Rhein

6 Signs of a Toxic Writer

And ways to protect yourself from them

8 min readOct 5, 2020

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6 Signs of a Toxic Writer

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A. Coghlan

Delayed Dispatches From a Black, Fire-Dodging, Virus-Evading, Homeschooling, Teleworking Woman

Crises as far as the eye can see.

12 min readSep 24, 2020

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Delayed Dispatches From a Black, Fire-Dodging, Virus-Evading, Homeschooling, Teleworking Woman

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Ryan Fan

I’m Tired of Being The Model Minority

My parents imposed the model minority myth because we were immigrants

6 min readSep 23, 2020

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I’m Tired of Being The Model Minority

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Ephrom Josine

Why I’m Obsessed With Lost Media

The story of the common impossible

6 min readSep 21, 2020

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Why I’m Obsessed With Lost Media

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Alex Mell-Taylor

We Probably Shouldn’t Teach Kids Hangman Anymore

This Childhood Game Has Intense Racist and Classist Origins

11 min readSep 15, 2020

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We Probably Shouldn’t Teach Kids Hangman Anymore

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Leslie Absher

Living in the Shadow of a Spy

It’s a choice for the parent but not the kids — we’re born into secrecy

7 min readSep 10, 2020

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Living in the Shadow of a Spy

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Ryan Fan

When My Mom Fell Asleep at The Wheel

We survived — that’s what matters.

7 min readSep 5, 2020

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When My Mom Fell Asleep at The Wheel

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Akos Peterbencze

The Traits I Share with Tony Soprano

And, in a way, most men do

9 min readSep 2, 2020

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The Traits I Share with Tony Soprano

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