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Don’t be afraid to play with your food: The case for reading the blurb and a simple black bean recipe

When you sit down to find a recipe, what are you searching for? You may have 10 minutes, an appreciation for authenticity, a peanut...

This dude I met on the street

I’m wandering through the fog down backstreets, alleyways, and riverside footpaths at around about midday, dead phone, alone, dressed a bit too warm, and...

Four Days in Jujuy

My world has always been small. I was born in a tiny New England town of 2,000 people. The city I've lived in for...

A List of Differences Between Here and Home (With a Very British Reference At The End)

1. I’d believe that the Earth was rhomboid and President Donald Trump would lead us into an age of peace and prosperity before I’d...

The irony of the NCAA bracket leak

In today's digital world, keeping information secure is more difficult than ever. In the world of entertainment — from music, to movies, to television...

Urban Accessories: the questionable nature of call boxes in times of need

One of the features that tour guides always point out during campus tours at Occidental College are the call boxes scattered around campus. Simple...

Johnny Football: Icarus 2.0

The story of Icarus flying too close to the sun and melting his wings, only to come crashing back to earth, is a classic...

TLOP Album Review

Kanye West dropped his new album, "The Life of Pablo," this week, and it's finally available for streaming on Tidal (you can get a...

Things I learned from my first semester of college

I vividly remember August 17: the day I officially moved into college. For months, I had been nonchalantly counting down the days until I...

Cam Newton Celebration Week

The Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl 50 this past Sunday, cementing the legacy of superstar, surefire hall-of-famer Peyton Manning as a two-time super...

A Valentines Day twist: long-term male birth control

Everyone knows that many couples were acting like rabbits this Valentine's Day. A lesser-known fact is that a certain group of lab rabbits can...

Super Bowl 50 and The Year of Cam

Why is Cam Newton a divisive figure in sports culture?