The Whole World Was Watching
With the Olympics in full swing, we take a trip back to the global politics of sporting events during the Cold War
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What Do Dreams Do?
Sue Llewellyn applies evolutionary, chaos, and Freudian theory to the study of dreams. What can they reveal about our memories, creativity, and ourselves?
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Fighting the First Wave
How have countries around the world responded to the COVID-19 pandemic? Why wasn't there a more uniform, collective response? What can we learn for the future?
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Front of the House, Back of the House
Dining out this holiday weekend? Take a look at the dynamics, interactions, and inequalities of the restaurant world
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Queering Law and Order
To close out 2021's Pride Month, this week's review digs into the criminal justice system's treatment of the LGBTQ+ community, and serves as call to reimagine criminal and sexual justice
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Natural Encounters
Happy Summer! This week's review tracks outdoor adventures along the East Coast, encouraging us to check these green spaces off our bucket list
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Lost and Found
To mark this year's Father's Day, our review of the week examines and compares case studies of young fathers
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Queer Freedom: Black Sovereignty
Happy Pride Month! This week's review "seeks to decolonize the body" through its unpacking of racial constructs and sexual expression in the Caribbean
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G. I. Messiahs
To commemorate Memorial Day, this week's review unpacks the "ideal soldier" myth and its ongoing tension with civil religion in America
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The Torture Letters
This week marks a year since the murder of George Floyd, which sparked thousands of protests around the world against police brutality and racial injustice. The Torture Letters examines the history and scale of police violence in Chicago, including "racist fears of 'the other'" embedded in its roots.
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Japanese American Millennials
To commemorate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, this week's review explores the many facets of the Japanese American millennial community
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Money Code Space
Bitcoin? Dogecoin? Who can keep it straight? This week's review dives into the business infrastructure behind blockchain technology and its existing (and future) economic, political, and social effects
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