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The MAGA movement’s wholesale attack on democratic institutions has not spared colleges and universities. Using the pretext of rampant anti-Semitism on campuses in the wake of Israel’s attack on Gaza, Trump’s Departments of Justice and Education have made decisive moves…
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Imagine you’re standing in an American forest circa 1700. How different do you think it would be from any given forest you might visit in 2026? The answer is – in most cases – wildly different. Living things operating on…
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Sincerest apologies for the cheeky title of this article – I am bone tired, and in need of caffeine. How ill-opportune a time to undertake a heady exercise such as this: today I will consider the dramatic tension at the…
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Is there a place for poetry centered on the morose in the 2026? The world it seems is in a state of decay. We’re rapidly approaching the climate reckoning that will usher in plagues and famines, economic collapse and mass…
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In a cinematic universe of unlikeable leads, there’s a special spot for Vincent Gallo’s Billy Brown. Buffalo ’66 is a 1998 romance-drama, working poor fringe film, arthouse black comedy, starring Vincent Gallo (who also wrote and directed) and Christina Ricci.…
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Six years ago, Paul Schrodt (writing for GQ) lamented the fact that one of his favorite guilty pleasure films, the 1999 sports-drama Game Day starring the late Richard Lewis, was impossible to watch on any streaming platform. (I’m pleased to…
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Oh, the bane of “end of year” lists – the predilection of streaming behemoths like Spotify and social media staples Youtube, Reddit, and bottom-of-barrel Tiktok. It’s 2025 and life is virtual; an artificial artifice. I am a holdout for physical…
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