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‘The Brutalist’ and the Nightmare of the American Dream

The French philosopher Simone Weil once said that “the beauty of the world is like the mouth of […]

“The Brutalist” and the Nightmare of the American Dream

The French philosopher Simone Weil once said that “the beauty of the world is like the mouth of […]

High Water Everywhere: Exploring The Post-Human World in Gints Zilbalodis’s ‘Flow’

It's also a horrible cliché to say that something is "pure movie magic," but sometimes it just is.

Setbacks to School Education in India During Covid-19: A Perspective from the Field

It was the summer of 2022 in Nallagandla, Hyderabad, India, and I was sitting in a public boarding school classroom. The ceiling fan was running at medium speed.

America Needs Constitutional Reform

Last Tuesday was Election Day in America. This is a presidential year, so it got more attention. Like […]

Mewing Won’t Give You Superman’s Jaw: The Social Media Trend Perpetuates Racist Ideas of the Manly Face

The latest viral trend is not only unscientific and dangerous, argues Andrew Fogel, but also draws on a long history of bunk race science

Experiencing Travel with Jason Bourne

When you're in Europe dodging bullets and parking fines, do as Bourne did before you.

Sadness of the Paper Son: The Travails of Asian Immigration to the U.S.

Despite the Chinese Exclusion Act, about 300,000 Chinese gained admission to the U.S. between 1882 and 1943. How did they do it?

How Louis Ziskind Helped Deinstitutionalize Mental Healthcare

One of our editors and contributors, Alex, has a new article over on Nursing Clio. It’s about the […]

A Friend in NEET Is a Friend Indeed

To paraphrase the great Megadeth, peace sells -- but who's renting?