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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...

Stripped Down Humanity

Blue eyesPounding, rushingCamera lights and smiles, flashingDusky blue, like the fading, setting skyCould you take a photo for me please?Group photos, and thenIndividual modelingA...

Balancing cultural appropriation and assimilation abroad

I encountered more foreigners in one weekend at the Taj Mahal than I have in my entire time in Jaipur. The most obvious sign...

Code-switching among friends

Code-switching: everyone does it, most of the time without knowing it. It is as simple as switching from writing a text message to participating...

Nice Things Podcast – Episode 2

It's the second episode of The Nice Things Show and no surprise, there are plenty of nice things we can't have this week. Your hosts...

Do we really care about Ebola?

Ebola challenges how we follow media.

Bet on Ba for brunch

Among the bars and boutiques that occupy Highland Park, one can find a hidden, baby blue French bistro: Ba. Although it is better known...

Carried Weight

I am sincerely exasperated with the idea that Jesus hates women. I am still more indignant that many in the Christian church continue to...

The housewife and the eternal guest

Only a week into my study abroad program in India, I experienced the most intense moment of culture shock I have ever felt. When...