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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'Kill la Kill' full series review: sick karate fights
When I die in some manner of an action movie-esque fight scene (I’m hoping for a sick karate fight) and the story of my...
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Vintage shopping tips and tricks
This past Sunday in Burbank, Calif., an enormous vintage fashion and textile show took over the Pickwick Gardens Conference Center. Two large ball rooms...
An American in India
'Organic is a polluted word'
Ben Poor -
The International Appeal and Problems of Organic Farming
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Hang the DJ: The one about life behind the decks
This past weekend was one of the best I have ever had during my time in college, and all it took was people dancing...
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Fish got 99 problems and they all Congress: How a single representative is trying to take the science out of fishery management
Every now and then we hear about a representative in Congress who claims, "global warming is a hoax," or "climate change isn't based on...
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You're Wrong About Critics: Myths, Delusions, and Scorned Artists
We’re going to be doing something a little different this week.You see, I’m in the midst of watching a couple shows for this blog...
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Looking good from head to toe
Spring is one of my favorite seasons, especially on Occidental's campus. Roses and daffodils are blooming all over, trees have fresh green buds that...
An American in India
The worst of the East and the West: Expatriates Debate the Nature of Their City
Ben Poor -
I celebrated Holi this year in a magical neighborhood of Delhi called Haus Kauz. Considering its relative safety, high number of gelaterias and the...
