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Gender Tender’s Melted Riot at Velocity
Observations and ruminations on Gender Tender’s Melted Riot, a meditation on the cultural flotsam and impact of the Stonewall Inn Riots on their 50th anniversary.
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The Dark Side of Skin Whitening
A desire for lighter skin tones is deeply entrenched in many parts of the world, but it comes with equally deep risks to health and society. Gideon Lasco writes.
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The Dancing Species: How Moving Together in Time Helps Make Us Human
Humans dance so that they may grow fully into being human. Kimerer LaMothe writes.
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Sunday Comics
I saw my therapist; she thinks you are my magic sin. Oh, maybe she’s right! Well I’ll just read the Sunday Comics and purify again…Ooh, angels are fun, they’re so fun!
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Can Parks Help Cities Fight Crime?
Contact with nature reduces stress and aggression, but is it that simple? Lincoln Larson and S. Scott Ogletree do the research into parks and crime.
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The Nuns Who Built A Monastery (But Are Famous For Their Bakery)
The road to Goldendale leads to a bakery that also hides an exquisite Greek Orthodox monastery? Yep. Julia Duin writes.
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At the Dawn of Hope, Trepidation in Turkey
In the wake of the Istanbul elections, how will Turkey’s ruling party respond? Neslihan Özgüneş considers the fate of political prisoners.
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Sunday Comics
And I remember everything: Comics on a blue horizon; Sundays, your hand in mine. I remember the things you said…Said, “I’ll be a lady, wait through it all, be there to catch you, after the fall.”
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As battle for Istanbul reaches fever pitch, Turkey’s ruling party regrets its pop culture problem
Pop stars and actors are political assets and Turkey’s ruling AKP party is losing them. Sevgi Yağmur Bulut reports.
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Puerto Rico’s Botched Disaster Relief, Unsustainable Debt, and Economic Failure Linked to its Colonial Status
Puerto Rico’s status as a mere colony of the US creates graft, greed and corruption that makes US advisers rich and citizens poor. Mark Weisbrot explains.
