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...
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Code-switching among friends
Author: Lena Smith Code-switching: everyone does it, most of the time without knowing it. It is as simple as switching from writing a text message to...
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Brunch sans kale: Silver Lake’s newest culinary gem
Author: Nettie Stein-Miller If New York is the city that never sleeps, Los Angeles is the city that goes to bed early. That being said, there...
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Living in the Galapagos: who can legally be a Galapagueno
Author: Ella Fornari My host dad's family has lived on San Cristobal island for four generations. His family was part of a small population in the...
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American Sniper: Violent, Racist, But Can We Be Surprised?
Author: Joseph Evans The release and surprise success of Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper has polarized popular opinion in the United States, with celebrities taking sides on...
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Acknowledged Humanity: On Abortion, Feminism, and Being Pro-Life
Author: Eileen Lee I mentioned this a couple weeks ago, but I’ll reiterate what I said. I do not support abortion.
And while some might find it...
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Sometimes it’s better to choose the long way
Author: Keegan McChesney We were given two options: the short way, an easy two hour horseback ride along a dirt road, or the long way, a...
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An American in Cuba
Author: Jane Drinkard The other night, I went out with the other students on my program (there are only five of us). We were walking along...
