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Charlie Brown and The Tubbs Fire

When Lucy yanks the football away from Charlie Brown, I imagine that his stomach drops. As Charlie rushes to kick the ball, instead of making contact with a hard but […]

“Come From Away” and Charlottesville

A lot is happening right now in our country, and […]

Books, Film & Television

A “Dunkirk” Matinee

Last weekend, I went to see Dunkirk at my local cinema. The weather was bad, so a 4:15 pm showing seemed apropos— rather than wasting away indoors, we decided to […]

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Goodbye, Spicey.

For all the entertainment you’ve provided me with these past few months, I can’t say I’ll miss you. In many ways, you were like an overplayed song– beginning as a […]

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That Frighteningly Familiar Feeling

While watching The Handmaid’s Tale, I can’t help but think two things: One, poor Rory Gilmore and Zoey Bartlet! You had everything going for you! And two, why does this premise […]

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Pepsi and Groupthink

Sometimes you’ve gotta wonder: What were you thinking? Get caught up in the moment? Unable to break away from that killer (of careers) idea? In my mind, this is the only […]

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U.S.-Russia Relations: What Should We Expect?

When 85-year-old Ambassador Jack Matlock enters our lecture hall, he strides to the front of the room, takes off his newsboy cap and waits expectantly for our Professor’s introduction. We’re […]

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Watching Malia Cry

Watching Malia cry…That moved me. Whatever your political affiliation, you cannot deny the beautiful tribute our President paid to his daughters in his Farewell Address. (I’d also say you cannot […]

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Christmas Truce of 1914

I vaguely remember learning about the Christmas Truce of 1914 in my tenth grade European History class. My teacher particularly liked soccer, or ‘football,’ as she called it, even though […]

Books, Film & Television

“It’s a Wonderful Life”

These days, “It’s a Wonderful Life” poses quite a few particularly relevant questions. Not only are we in the midst of a bustling Holiday season, but we are also coping […]

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Craftivism

When it comes to what is known as the ‘domestic arts,’ people don’t typically associate things like knitting circles, quilting and cross stitch as potential for subversive feminism. But guess […]

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Buechner’s Definition for Enemy

The other day, my favorite professor read aloud from Frederick Buechner’s Whistling in the Dark. Buechner, a renowned theologian, explores different definitions for seemingly simple, understandable words. Much like the Dictionary of […]

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Exercise your right, people!

Here’s the deal: less than 100 years ago, women did not have the right to vote. It’s 2016, and if you’re an American woman of voting age, and you’re NOT […]

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“Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine”

In light of yesterday, National Coming Out Day, I thought […]

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The Bride Game

When my mother was a little girl, she had two favorite toys: First, her Barbie whose breasts, when you twisted the doll’s left arm around, grew a cup size. (Alias: […]

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Pins, Pins, All Kinds of Pins

As election season heats up, we’ll be seeing the return of a tried and tested political accessory: the pin. Since President George Washington’s election, campaign buttons have played a huge […]