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Author: Maren Larsen

Maren Larsen is the associate editor of The Smart Set. She is a digital journalism student, college radio DJ, and outdoor enthusiast.
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11/05/2015

Live and Let Die

On Inconvenient birthright, native tongues, and last breaths

by Maren Larsen

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11/03/2015

How Not to Be a Gentleman

Plus: Dancers' dilemmas, mammalian metaphors, and notable numbers

by Maren Larsen

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10/30/2015

Your Personal Demons, Candy Cons, and a Calculated Zombie Defense

by Maren Larsen

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10/27/2015

Sizzling Bacon, a Presidential Grilling, and Roasting Peanuts

by Maren Larsen

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10/23/2015

Jonathan Franzen is Worse Than Prison

Plus: Insect expectations and a sketchy success

by Maren Larsen

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10/20/2015

The Anti-Hell House, Historical Holograms, and a Halloween Read

by Maren Larsen

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10/13/2015

All Work and No Playboy

Plus: A chastised Columbus and ugly's homely history

by Maren Larsen

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10/06/2015

Hitting Rockwell Bottom, Killing Copycats, and the Four-Dimensional You

by Maren Larsen

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10/02/2015

The TV Works, the Ads Don’t, and More …

by Maren Larsen

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09/30/2015

@Snowden Storm, Musical Muse, and Forgetting Faces

by Maren Larsen

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