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Kick ’em all out
Imagine if you owned a building. Let’s say it’s the largest and best building and everyone wanted to gather there to meet with friends and organize groups. Let’s say it’s such a fantastic building that no other buildings can rival it. Now imagine that in one of the rooms of the building a group regularly…
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The Film I Couldn’t Stop Thinking About
Have you ever watched a film and then begged others around you to watch it just because you couldn’t wait to talk about it? That’s exactly how I felt about Ex Machina, the 2014 sci-fi psychological thriller, directed by Alex Garland. A wealth of ideas bloomed in this movie, and I found myself thinking about…
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Challenge Accepted
In my Instagram DM I received an invitation to post a Black and White photo with the caption “Challenge Accepted.” The point of the invitation was for women to reach out to other women as a way of saying “I respect you. I see you.” In addition to posting the photo one is then to…
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Literature as Reflection
The latest podcast episode was something quite special. It was a conversation with a lawyer, an activist, a philosopher, and an English teacher. The topic flowed from the role of race and culture in the classroom, to the dynamics of Los Angeles, to the way in which literature ushers in discussions about society. Do you…
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On Being Explicit
Can a discussion about biological functions be deemed explicit? If I were to explain the workings of your lungs, for instance, would I need to be on guard and warn you that this may not be appropriate? How about circulation? How about telling you the intricacies of an eardrum? For the past two years I’ve…
