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09/27/2021

The Soul, Afloat

Searching for clarity through sensory deprivation

by Vanessa Blakeslee

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06/04/2020

Pedestrians

What we see the more we look

by Kay Ugwuede

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08/24/2016

Why Read Novels?

Because they aren’t quite real

by Elisa Gabbert

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08/01/2014

Celestial Thinking

Was a book about mysticism really necessary as World War I began? Evelyn Underhill believed so.

by Stefany Anne Golberg

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11/14/2012

Camera Obscura

The reality of photography

by Morgan Meis

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07/08/2011

A Life of "E"s

Cy Twombly&rsquo&s secrets

by Morgan Meis

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08/04/2010

Celebrities Today!

It's all about tearing them down. And they eat it up!

by Jessa Crispin

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05/21/2008

You Can’t Take It With You

Rauschenberg's fascination with the objects of the world.

by Morgan Meis

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