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![Microeconomics and McDonald’s]()
Microeconomics and McDonald’s
You can learn a surprising amount from the price of a Big Mac, fries, and a Coke. -
![Nine Variations on the Idea of Street Music]()
Nine Variations on the Idea of Street Music
If no one is really listening, who is the street performance for? -
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Song Premiere: Beken - "Kote'w Te Ye"
Utne Reader is proud to premiere "Kote'w Te Ye" by Haitian songwriter Beken from his new album Troubadour, available May 4.
Arts
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![The Slow Death of Creativity in Sound]()
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]()
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]()
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]()
The Nile Project: Bringing the River Basin Together and to the World
Think watershed, act local.
Community
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![How to Turn Neighborhoods Into Hubs of Resilience]()
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]()
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?]()
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]()
Stop Trying to Understand Neutrois
Julia Eff talks about the daily struggles of life as someone without a gender.
Mind And Body
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![Growing Up Hippie]()
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]()
Into the Rafters
Reflections on a football dream cut short. -
![Football Helmets and Concussions]()
Football Helmets and Concussions
Take a look at the concussion epidemic plaguing football players. -
![The Will-to-Live-Until Phenomenon]()
The Will-to-Live-Until Phenomenon
Sometimes, the human body fends off death for reasons we don’t yet fully understand.
