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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 EP3
Author: 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...
2014
From oat to haute, grocery shopping goes couture
Author: Noel Hemphill Grocery shopping is a normal errand and an important part of the spectacular mundane that fills up our days. The people found in...
An American in India
The OSAC of Hyderabad: Examining anti-sexual assault activism from the other side of the world
Author: Ben Poor Mishandled sexual assault cases. Troublesome comments from members of the staff. Student activists with clear faculty support, but murkiness from top administration.
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2014
Nice Things Podcast – Episode 1
Author: Allan Van Vliet|Mason Atkins On this episode of The Nice Things Show, we answer whether we can have nice things like respectable journalists, respectable coverage...
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Invisible people
Author: Eileen Lee "How can they meet us face to face till we have faces?” — C.S. LewisI am terrible at meeting new people. My people...
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Alternative to the alternative vacation: Eco-agro tourism in the Galapagos
Author: Ella Fornari Over the past 20 years, the Galapagos have become synonymous with eco-tourism. The Charles Darwin Research Station reported that the number of visitors...
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Why do we learn foreign languages by writing?
Author: Lena Smith On my first day of French class in seventh grade, I learned a simple exchange: "Bonjour, ca va? Oui, ca va bien." I...
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All-Blacks All the Time
Author: Tim O'Donnell The first thing one notices (aside from the familiar faces of Elijah Wood and Peter Jackson telling Air New Zealand passengers to fasten...
