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The Mythology of Western Hostages
Loretta Napoleoni
Safe is the New Dangerous
By Kenneth Goldsmith, Special To Utne Reader
Listening Unfolding: Faith and Poetry
By Nate Klug, From Image
Maroons and the Dismal Swamp
By William H. Funk, From Humanities
The Lone-Wolf Terror Trap
By Matthew Harwood
A Physicist’s Perspective of Early Atomic Research
By Dan Zak
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Listening Unfolding: Faith and Poetry
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One road out of slavery took you straight into the boggiest place you’ve ever been.
The Lone-Wolf Terror Trap
Why the cure for lone-wolf terrorists will be worse than the disease.
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
By Taras Grescoe, From Bottomfeeder
The Haunting of Loon Lake Cemetery
Assessing the collateral damage when people and places are attached to ghostly legends.
The Gender Blur
Where does biology end and society take over?
How to Write a Personal Essay
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The Gender Blur
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How to Write a Personal Essay
By Stanton Michaels, From Georgia Review
Arts
Dr. Mahir Saul: Debunker of African Stereotypes
When it comes to African film, even the most avid film watchers’ minds draw a blank. African titles never make the final cut in all-time-great film lists. It’s this void that Dr. Mahir Saul wants to fill, and break stereotypes along the way.
The Hilariously Off-Kilter Comedy of Neil Hamburger
"America's Funnyman" Neil Hamburger is back with an album of jokes and music that showcases his acerbic approach to making people laugh.
The Epic Story of Yellowstone
Discover the epic story of the conquest of Yellowstone, a landscape uninhabited and inaccessible, as it was seen by the explorers carrying out the Washburn Expedition.
Housing a Movement: Adverse Possession in California
In California, housing justice advocates and Occupy Oakland squatters are learning their rights about living in abandoned houses to gain adverse possession.
Community
Back-to-the-Land, Six Feet Under
A home burial in the Peach Orchard Hill Cemetery.
Coexistence in Berlin
The House of One will provide a space for prayer and dialogue between the world's religions.
Beware of Those Who Pit the Old Against the Young
It’s true that young people are being robbed of their futures. But Baby Boomers are not responsible for this theft. We’re all in this together, and we are each other’s best and natural allies.
Sympathy for the Stay-At-Home Mom
To understand why a successful women quit work to be a stay at home mom, we need not fault nostalgia. Just look at the structure of the American workplace.
Mind And Body
Connecting With Nature Provides Companionship
A praying mantis allows one woman to connect with nature while living in Washington D.C.
How Missed Details Led to the USS Vincennes Incident
290 people were killed in the 1988 USS Vincennes incident due to the captain’s failure to perceive the data available to him.
Growing Up Hippie
Maybe it was the earnest meditation practices or the homemade cardboard lunch box that caused me to rebel. As the adult daughter of flower children, I crave structure, tidiness, and lots of sugar....
Ups and Downs
Tim White reassures a parent that her son’s quirky hobby is nothing to worry about.
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