Author: Alyssa Shaw

Alyssa Shaw is an English major and graduate education student at Drexel University in Philadelphia. 
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09/29/2014

Buggin’

When I have a bug problem, I call an exterminator. But maybe I should call an artist instead.

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09/02/2014

To Twist the Tongue

Peter Piper is harder than you remember – and it has a lot to teach about the history of children's books.

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07/30/2014

Served Cold

In her video The Semiotics of the Kitchen, Martha Rosler isn't too happy to be in the kitchen. So why is it included in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's cookware exhibition?

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07/09/2014

Space Junk

On Earth, underwear is easy to overlook. But in space, as I discovered at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, high-science undergarments are an absolute necessity.

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