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Procrastination and Technology
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Taming the Wilderness
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Learn How to Listen in a Radically Different Way
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Song Premiere: Ted Drozdowski's Scissormen - "Dreaming on the Road"
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The Negative Effects of Online Reading
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Learn How to Listen in a Radically Different Way
Apply this listening skill to foster a better environment for ideas.
Song Premiere: Ted Drozdowski's Scissormen - "Dreaming on the Road"
Utne Reader is proud to premiere "Dreaming on the Road" by psychedelic blues innovators Ted Drozdowski's Scissormen off their new album 'Love and Life.'
Holocaust Humor
By Shai Oster, From Moment
In Defense of Critical Thinking
Contemporary culture sees a taboo in discussing religion and politics. Robert Jensen sees this constructive dialogue and critical thinking necessary for the health of our nation.
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
An ethical guide to seafood.
Faux Friendship
We are connected to everyone. We don’t really know anyone.
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Holocaust Humor
By Shai Oster, From Moment
In Defense of Critical Thinking
By Robert Jensen
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
By Taras Grescoe, From Bottomfeeder
Faux Friendship
By William Deresiewicz, From The Chronicle Of Higher Education
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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