09/30/2019
time machine: 30 Sep
09/30/2016
What Politics Is(n’t)
In defense of what politics is and is not.
by Michael Lind
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09/30/2015
Pony Pedigree
Fashion and Logos in 2010
by The Smart Set Staff
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09/30/2015
@Snowden Storm, Musical Muse, and Forgetting Faces
by Maren Larsen
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09/30/2013
Context and Crucifixes
Jewish Jesus Christ
by Morgan Meis
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on walking
September 15, 2014
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Are cars turning human beings into quadrupeds? Or is there room for walking after all?
August 22, 2014
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In need of a burst of creativity? Go for a walk.
June 23, 2014
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How to overcome the argument that walking is too slow.
and the living’s easy
August 2, 2010
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Bathing suits. Bah! Humbug!
April 25, 2008
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The disappointment of going to the seaside on the cusp of summer.
August 6, 2007
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Why "Umbrella" is one (and "Zombie" wasn't).