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...
An American in India
'Angry Birds,' motorcycles and playboy
Ben Poor -
I’ll add today to The Weekly’s fashion blogging primarily handled by Noel Hemphill, because India has some of the craziest t-shirts in the world.Every...
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The secret art of the perfect playlist
I might be dating myself a bit with this question, but remember the days of making mix CDs for your friends and, more likely,...
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'Just keep swimming:' Adapting to the changing tides of ocean conservation
As a species, the human race is more intertwined with the marine environment than we can imagine. We come from the ocean. We depend...
Backdoor Science Podcast
Backdoor Science – S2 EP3
https://soundcloud.com/the-occidental-weekly/backdoor-science-s2-ep3
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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'Kill la Kill' mid-season review: clothes make the woman
I was initially going to write about the new “House of Cards” season this week. But the more I ruminate on Frank Underwood’s ascent...
An American in India
Holy cow! McDonald's in India?
Ben Poor -
Despite popular opinion, McDonald’s Quarter Pounder is not called a Royale with Cheese in Paris. I'm sorry to tell you that, readers – when...
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Dolphins doing drugs (and other underwater debauchery)
Apparently, young dolphins love to get high. Dolphins flying high. (Source: CC)Though this statement has not yet been supported by scientific findings, the BBC...
