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...
2014
Backdoor Science – S2 EP2
Author: https://soundcloud.com/the-occidental-weekly/backdoor-science-season-2 Backdoor Science explores the scientific world and updates the Occidental community on all of its happenings. Each week we will bring you engaging stories...
2014
Underwhelmed at the Oscars
Author: Noel Hemphill The Academy Awards rolled into town this past Sunday, bringing with them a flurry of chiffon, satin and sequins. The Academy Awards is...
2014
Backdoor Science S2 Ep7
Author: Backdoor Science https://soundcloud.com/the-occidental-weekly/backdoor-science-season-2-3 This week on Backdoor Science! Can you beat that red-light camera? How do pharmaceuticals and illicit molecules compare? Are there dangers to the...
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Racing in the street: the one about my favorite song
Author: Jack Butcher Allow me, if you will, to steal and paraphrase from three men better than I will ever be: This might just do...
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Stripped Down Humanity
Author: Eileen Lee Blue eyesPounding, rushingCamera lights and smiles, flashingDusky blue, like the fading, setting skyCould you take a photo for me please?Group photos, and thenIndividual...
2014
Understanding Sectarian Civil War in Central African Republic
Author: Rourke Healey Throughout almost 18 months of violent conflict and hundreds of deaths in the Central African Republic (CAR), the international media has remained silent...
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Food is Language, Language is Food
Author: Lena Smith I have been in France for more than two months and I have not blogged about food. I have eaten a lot of...
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Real meat, fake lakes.
Author: Nettie Stein-Miller With $14 salads from Four Cafe and $12 burritos from Chipotle (that extra guac charge is a killer), it is an increasingly difficult...
