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02/29/2016

The Bite of the Devil Dog

The complicated politics of rabble rouser Smedley Butler

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02/17/2016

Creeping Through the Snow Womb

All other snow pales in comparison to Suzuki Bokushi’s account of a Japanese winter world.

by dominikwiley519

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02/09/2016

Heart Vibrato

Béla Bartók’s first string quartet and its unrequited muse

by amoscheongcheokh

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01/25/2016

Bearing Witness

A groundbreaking exhibition in Frankfurt investigates early human-bear interaction.

by dominikwiley519

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12/11/2015

Branching Out

by dominikwiley519

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12/07/2015

A Keatsian Christmas

by amoscheongcheokh

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10/26/2015

The Aging Face

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10/21/2015

Face the Music

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10/05/2015

Fair Game

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09/21/2015

Papal Work

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