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The End of Progress
John Michael Greer
Maroons and the Dismal Swamp
By William H. Funk, From Humanities
Reconstructing Black Masculinity: Challenging Stereotypes
By Mychal Denzel Smith
Creating the Modern Zoo
By Lisa Uddin
Salons and Beyond
By Stephanie Mills, From Utne Reader (March/April 1991)
Riding the Tornado
By Daniel Blue Tyx, From Oxford American
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Maroons and the Dismal Swamp
By William H. Funk, From Humanities
Reconstructing Black Masculinity: Challenging Stereotypes
Black masculinity in America is often defined by either how it conforms into dominant “respectable” culture or how it diverges from the dominant white culture, but black men often find themselves somewhere on the spectrum – not aligning themselves solely to either societal expectation of black masculinity.
Creating the Modern Zoo
Why do we feel bad at the zoo? As locations evolve from sparse concrete enclosures to more naturalistic habitats, the biopolitics driving the creation of the modern zoo ties our desire for a better life for the animals to our broader desire for a better life for the rest of society around them.
Salons and Beyond
It’s high time we start having civil, intelligent, face-to-face conversations again.
Recognizing Core Limiting Beliefs
By John. J. Prendergast, Phd, From The Deep Heart
Holocaust Humor
Will jokes about the Holocaust ever be funny?...
In search of Erotic Intelligence
Reconciling our desire for comfortable domesticity and hot sex
Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection
The Japanese tradition of wabi-sabi offers an inspiring new way to look at your home, and your whole life....
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Recognizing Core Limiting Beliefs
By John. J. Prendergast, Phd, From The Deep Heart
Holocaust Humor
By Shai Oster, From Moment
In search of Erotic Intelligence
By Esther Perel, Psychotherapy Networker
Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence, From Natural Home
Arts
The Slow Death of Creativity in Sound
Without evolving creativity and changes, new music will become a lost art.
The Summer of Dead Birds: A Memoir of Love and Loss
Ali Liebegott’s new book circles death like a buzzard.
Old Hollywood’s Forgotten Filmmaker
Take a closer look at James Stuart Blackton, a revolutionary filmmaker in old Hollywood who has received little credit.
The Nile Project: Bringing the River Basin Together and to the World
Think watershed, act local.
Community
How to Turn Neighborhoods Into Hubs of Resilience
Three places showing how to make the transition from domination and resource extraction to regeneration and interdependence.
An Economy of False Profits
Our national allegiance to the monetary bottom line threatens to negate other measures of personal and communal wealth. What’s being sacrificed to the cult of money?
Can Blockchain be Used to Achieve Racial Equity?
Achieve racial equity through checks and balances a blockchain network provides by connecting everyone as nodes while still providing anonymity.
Stop Trying to Understand Neutrois
Julia Eff talks about the daily struggles of life as someone without a gender.
Mind And Body
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....
Into the Rafters
Reflections on a football dream cut short.
Football Helmets and Concussions
Take a look at the concussion epidemic plaguing football players.
The Will-to-Live-Until Phenomenon
Sometimes, the human body fends off death for reasons we don’t yet fully understand.
UTNE
In-depth coverage of eye-opening issues that affect your life.
