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Spring 2015 Utne Reader Table of Contents
Staff
Potato, Interrupted: Genetic Engineering for Disease Resistance
By Nicole Miller, From On Wisconsin Magazine
Entangled by the World
By Bayo Akomolafe, From Kosmos
Horns in the Hollows
By Paul Hertneky, From Rust Belt Boy
Utne Reader Podcasts - Abstract Notions
By Staff
Twenty Hours and Ten Minutes of Therapy
By Allison Green, From The Gettysburg Review
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Potato, Interrupted: Genetic Engineering for Disease Resistance
By Nicole Miller, From On Wisconsin Magazine
Entangled by the World
“Wisdom seems to sprout from the most unusual places and in the most unexpected moments.”
Horns in the Hollows
Remembering how to temper a bad attitude in a rust-belt steel town.
Utne Reader Podcasts - Abstract Notions
Utne Reader editor Christian Williams explores the nature of consciousness through art, culture, and spirituality in the Abstract Notions podcast.
The Art of the Police Report
By Ellen Collett, From The Writer's Chronicle
Surviving a Crocodile Attack
A near-death experience can reveal the truth about nature in an instant. But putting that insight into words can take years....
Holocaust Humor
Will jokes about the Holocaust ever be funny?...
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
An ethical guide to seafood.
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The Art of the Police Report
By Ellen Collett, From The Writer's Chronicle
Surviving a Crocodile Attack
By Val Plumwood, From The Book The Ultimate Journey
Holocaust Humor
By Shai Oster, From Moment
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
By Taras Grescoe, From Bottomfeeder
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.
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