Blogs
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
2013
Eye For the Guys: Observations from Berlin
Author: Noel Hemphill I'm an avid people watcher. Probably to a creepy level. Whenever my sister and I hit up the shopping-palooza that is Mall of...
2014
The secret art of the perfect playlist
Author: Jack Butcher I might be dating myself a bit with this question, but remember the days of making mix CDs for your friends and, more...
2014
Backdoor Science – S2 EP6
Author: Backdoor Science https://soundcloud.com/the-occidental-weekly/backdoor-science-season-2-2 This week on Backdoor Science! What is a spider-goat, how did the universe form, is glass a liquid, and- most importantly- what is...
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‘American Horror Story’ is baffling, incompetent, compelling trash
Author: Mike Cosimano If you want to get right down to it, “Two and a Half Men” is the worst show on television. Followed closely by...
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Define immersion: hearing, understanding, participating
Author: Lena Smith My first instinct was to begin writing this post in French – a good indicator of what happens when one is dropped in...
2014
The impressive PR department of ISIS
Author: Rourke Healey If you live in America, you have probably heard of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).You may have heard about the...
2014
Studying abroad challenges singular narratives
Author: Sarah Corsa On my first day of formal classes, I watched Chimamanda Adichie’s TED Talk titled “The Danger of a Single Story.” Adichie points out...
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The Church, the LGBTQ Community, loving God and loving people
Author: Eileen Lee "And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and...
