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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.

Dec 30, 2020

Outlander Brings Home Important Truths about Rape

Dec 30, 2020

Walter Rhein

‘The Outsiders’ and the Arrogance of Academics

Why it’s dangerous to dismiss popular novels

Oct 15, 2020

‘The Outsiders’ and the Arrogance of Academics

Oct 15, 2020

Walter Rhein

6 Signs of a Toxic Writer

And ways to protect yourself from them

Oct 5, 2020

6 Signs of a Toxic Writer

Oct 5, 2020

Ryan Fan

I’m Tired of Being The Model Minority

My parents imposed the model minority myth because we were immigrants

Sep 23, 2020

I’m Tired of Being The Model Minority

Sep 23, 2020

Ephrom Josine

Why I’m Obsessed With Lost Media

The story of the common impossible

Sep 21, 2020

Why I’m Obsessed With Lost Media

Sep 21, 2020

Alex Mell-Taylor

We Probably Shouldn’t Teach Kids Hangman Anymore

This Childhood Game Has Intense Racist and Classist Origins

Sep 15, 2020

We Probably Shouldn’t Teach Kids Hangman Anymore

Sep 15, 2020

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

Sep 10, 2020

Living in the Shadow of a Spy

Sep 10, 2020

Ryan Fan

When My Mom Fell Asleep at The Wheel

We survived — that’s what matters.

Sep 5, 2020

When My Mom Fell Asleep at The Wheel

Sep 5, 2020

Akos Peterbencze

The Traits I Share with Tony Soprano

And, in a way, most men do

Sep 2, 2020

The Traits I Share with Tony Soprano

Sep 2, 2020

Ryan Fan

Why ‘Rush Hour 2’ Is My Favorite Childhood Movie

The only film I’ve watched featuring the biracial dynamics between Asian and Black Americans

Aug 22, 2020

Why ‘Rush Hour 2’ Is My Favorite Childhood Movie

Aug 22, 2020

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