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  • “Every hut in our beloved country is on the edge.” Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry by Boris Khersonsky

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    The 19th-century Ukrainian Romantic poet, Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861), wrote most of his powerful verse from exile. Born a serf, Shevchenko was (a...

  • Grey Bees

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    Author’s note: Sometimes the past catches up with the present and drags you into a future you don’t want. So it happened to me with the novel Grey ...

  • Roast Beef and Vermont Cheddar Sandwich w/ Chips and Dip

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    Today’s Menu: Roast Beef and Vermont Cheddar Sandwich w/ Chips and Dip   Just a cup of Bigelow Decaf Green Tea for Breakfast. 32 degrees and cloudy...

  • Of Terminator and Motherhood: Why My Mom’s Franchise Fandom Finally Makes Sense

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    The last Christmas I spent with my mother, we watched two movies of her choice: Casablanca (1942) and The Terminator (1984). Between rounds of chem...

  • Is The Lost Daughter a Horror Film?

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    “When Is a Horror Movie Not a Horror Movie?” asked The New York Times in a November headline. Recent films like The Humans, Spencer, and The Lost D...

  • Exit Wounds: On the Roots of Violence—and Its Complicated Aftermath

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    I should start with what happened: I’m on a bus, traveling back to Chicago on the first sweltering day of summer. Actually, the bus isn’t traveling...

  • Did you notice these 8 #ProudlyPinoy things from VALORANT’s Agent Neon trailer?

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    Don’t you just love it when Filipinos are properly represented in series, movies and games? Aside from the recent #PinoyPride appearance in a Spide...

  • Where You Come From

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    LOST IN THE STRANGE, DIMLY LIT CAVE OF TIME I live in Hamburg. I have a German passport. My place of birth lies past distant, unfamiliar mounta...

  • How Do You Kill a God? On Captain Cook’s Ill-Fated Arrival in Hawaii

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    In a type of neoclassical painting one might call The Apotheosis of X, the dead hero is bundled up to heaven by a host of angels, usually in a wind...

  • 44 Writers on Their Favorite Books to Give as Presents

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    With the holidays right around the corner and the looming supply chain issues, we thought it might be time to pull together a bookish gift guide. ...

  • Louisville Slugger Puts This Bass on Base

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    One of the most recognizable instruments in both jug band and American folk music has got to be the washtub bass. Also known as gutbuckets, these i...

  • Impromptu Metal Detector Built From the Junk Bin

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    Have you ever found yourself suddenly in need of finding a small metal object hidden in the woods? No? Well, neither have we. But we can’t say the ...