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A Moving-Picture Analysis of the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off

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A Moving-Picture Analysis of the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off

A film critic’s analysis of the national American broadcasts of the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, aired between ESPN and TSN.

The Architectural Pluralism of Tallinn

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The Architectural Pluralism of Tallinn

Most known for possessing the best-preserved medieval city center in the world, the capital of the Baltic region’s northernmost country—Tallinn, Estonia—also houses a wealth of other architectural styles.

The Day the World Changed Forever

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The Day the World Changed Forever

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it. — Karl Marx, “Theses On Feuerbach,” 1845 On October 24th (and 25th) of the Julian calendar in 1917, the world forever changed. In one of those very rare moments, the sum of a people

Citizens of Babel: Antisociality and Dystopian Cities

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Citizens of Babel: Antisociality and Dystopian Cities

The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built. And the Lord said, ‘Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; nothing that they propose to do will now be

I’m Thankful for Dua Lipa

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I’m Thankful for Dua Lipa

As pandemic deaths soared, the height of governmental lockdowns in late 2020 and early 2021 ushered the mental health crisis to the homes of people from Java, Indonesia, to Jackson, Michigan. The Japanese government even appointed a Minister for Loneliness to tackle soaring suicide rates. The Oxford English Dictionary chose

Simplicity and Music Theory: An Interview with Indie Artist Dashiel

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Simplicity and Music Theory: An Interview with Indie Artist Dashiel

Dashiel is an indie experimental pop musician currently located in northeast Ohio.

Arctic Survival Stories and the Conclusion of the Anthropocene

Around the Pantheon: Non-cinema Cultural Criticism

Arctic Survival Stories and the Conclusion of the Anthropocene

And with humanity doomed, I think I understand the sixteen-man crew from Barentsz’s third voyage a little better.

In Defense of Brutalism

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In Defense of Brutalism

It’s cheap, easy, and quick to build, which makes it easily translatable to a socialist-influenced ideology.