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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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Just keep swimming — just not with the orcas: SeaWorld policies changed by a federal lawsuit
Public protests and angry media outcries abounded in wake of the documentary "Blackfish," directed by Occidental alumna Gabriela Cowperthwaite '93. Exposing the dark practices...
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Power Rangers RPM: the realities of nostalgia
So there’s this TV show, right. It’s set in the future, where a nefarious artificial intelligence has essentially conquered Earth with a robot army...
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Ignore the trends
I was browsing through BuzzFeed late one night, my mind becoming numb and quiet before I fell asleep. BuzzFeed, with its endless lists, quizzes...
An American in India
Daylicious: Indian Starbucks brews success
Ben Poor -
As my semester here draws to a close, I’m starting to anticipate being in Seattle more and more. As temperatures here routinely cross 35...
Backdoor Science Podcast
Backdoor Science S2 EP8
https://soundcloud.com/the-occidental-weekly/backdoor-science-season-2-episode-8 Backdoor Science explores the scientific world and updates the Occidental community on all of its happenings. Each week we will bring you engaging stories...
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Go your own way: the one about playing another artist's song well
Performing covers of another artist’s song, like making a playlist or choosing what Taylor Swift lyric to put as your Facebook status, is...
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Whale wars part II: Japan refuses to halt whaling practices
Tides have changed in Japan since last Monday's edition of "Fin-tastic Marine Mondays," shocking and disturbing the international environmental scene. In the wake of...
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'American Horror Story' is baffling, incompetent, compelling trash
If you want to get right down to it, “Two and a Half Men” is the worst show on television. Followed closely by the...
