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Culture

Who’s Afraid of René Descartes?

Some of us have anxiety, René. Continue reading Who’s Afraid of René Descartes?

Sophie RouthierJanuary 3, 2021
Culture

When Native Americans Took Alcatraz

Where do Native Americans go when their land is stolen from them? Well, in 1969, Alcatraz. Continue reading When Native Americans Took Alcatraz

Sophie RouthierNovember 25, 2020December 3, 2020
Culture

The Munsters: When the Real Horror is Racism

Whether viewers realized or not, “The Munsters” was an allegory for race in America. Continue reading The Munsters: When the Real Horror is Racism

Sophie RouthierOctober 20, 2020October 21, 2020
Culture

The Mysterious History of the Black Madonna

It is vital that we emphasize that there is a place for Black women in history, in art, and in religion. Continue reading The Mysterious History of the Black Madonna

Sophie RouthierOctober 1, 2020October 21, 2020
Culture

The Unknowability of Knowing: What Qualia Can Tell Us About the Arts

If you mapped every neural-pathway in my brain, would you know what it’s like to be me? Continue reading The Unknowability of Knowing: What Qualia Can Tell Us About the Arts

Sophie RouthierAugust 12, 2020October 21, 2020
Culture

On the Demonization of Women and Cats

Most of the unpleasant tendencies we attribute to cats have historically been attributed to ill-behaved women: cold, heartless, deceitful, untrustworthy, scheming and self-sufficient. Continue reading On the Demonization of Women and Cats

Sophie RouthierJuly 30, 2020October 21, 2020
Culture

Be Ready For Anything: The Legend of Ten Cent Beer Night

Five years before Disco Demolition Night, Cleveland Indians fans invented the baseball riot. Continue reading Be Ready For Anything: The Legend of Ten Cent Beer Night

Sophie RouthierJuly 24, 2020July 28, 2020
Culture

Martha Mitchell: Prisoner of the GOP

The story of the first person to tell the world about Watergate—and the Republican officials who conspired to stop her. Continue reading Martha Mitchell: Prisoner of the GOP

Sophie RouthierJuly 19, 2020July 28, 2020

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