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The Rise of Fascism

Geoffrey Jacques Portside
Here is a history of fascism in Europe that may be helpful as we consider this troubled, and troubling, moment.

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The Post-Trump Future of Literature

Viet Thanh Nguyen New York Times
What will writers do when the outrage is over? Will they go back to writing about flowers and moons?

tv

The Women of ‘The Expanse’ Will Be the Show's Greatest Legacy

Naomi Elias FIlm School Rejects
Among all the technical and narrative achievements of 'The Expanse', none are as remarkable as the way the women on the show dominate and lead the storytelling. There are women of all ages, races, body types, and sexualities in the universe.

poetry

Never Again

David Alpaugh Verse Daily
For California poet David Alpaugh, despite the promises of peace or justice, the violence of war lives on.

poetry

Speaking of Disinformation

Rebecca Starks Rattle
“I was trying to understand, on a smaller scale than national politics,” writes Vermont poet Rebecca Starks, “how an obvious falsehood can seem obviously true to someone else.”

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The Knowledge Machine

Stuart Jeffries The Guardian
A fascinating and timely history of how science developed via the achievement of pursuing only observation and experiment (not politics).

Putting a Nightmare Behind Us - What Next

Portside
The danger of a fascist-like regime consolidating its power has been averted. For now. But make no mistake: The issue of whether we will move forward or be dragged into an abyss has been postponed, not decided. Please help - Portside's annual appeal

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The Politics of Thrillers

Praveen Tummalapalli Current Affairs
Under the slick suits and high tension shootouts, America’s favorite thrillers are hiding something.

food

The Historic Problem With Hoppin' John

Robert Moss Serous Eats
Though clearly African in origin, its inclusion in cookbooks like the Sarah Rutledge's Carolina Housewife indicates that even before the Civil War the dish was being eaten by black and white residents of all classes in the Lowcountry.
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