The Given Child

… to the village to be close to his people, to be approached. So the woman came up to him.
She said she had three children but could feed only one. She had no goats, no sheep, only a little plot of barley and a mustard garden. She said her husband had not been seen for …

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What Do You Want to Know For?

… altar).
The letters Alpha and Omega (in the rear wall).
The Holy Grail.
The Sheaf of Wheat.
The Cross in the Crown.
The Ship at Anchor.
The Lamb of God bearing the Cross.
The Mythical Pelican, with golden feathers, believed to feed its young on the blood of its own torn breast, as Christ the

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Indiana Absurd

… narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek and sponsored by the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
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Red Tide Warning

… communities, officials decided the best response was to release much of the bulging reservoir’s untreated contents—water that, environmentalists noted, had 10 times more red tide–feeding nitrogen in it than raw sewage does—into Tampa Bay.
Recently, Florida’s legislators have proposed a bill that would allow construction companies to use radioactive phosphate …

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Changing the Lens

… Exploding the Canon:

Sing, Muse
Reedies Against Racism
The Spirit of ’68
Let Us Compare Mythologies
Changing the Lens

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We began this miniseries with a question: how much did Reed College change in response to …

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American Modernism’s Lost Boy-King

… sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek.
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The Redoubtable Bull Shark

… shoreline. A light breeze blew across the flat, creating a slight ripple on the water, enough to offer some cover to any fish that might have been feeding in the shallows. Just ahead, between me and the open ocean, I could see the color transition of the water as the flat fell away into a …

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Let Us Compare Mythologies

… ’68
Let Us Compare Mythologies
Changing the Lens

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We left off the 2016 timeline in November, when Reedies Against Racism occupied the admission office in Eliot Hall for a week, just as the Black …

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Stereotypes and the City

… people in trying to unpack the riddle of race relations in our society. Hollywood was no exception—celebrities joined protests and posted black squares on their Instagram feeds to show solidarity with the movement; industry executives apologized for past missteps and pledged to change. In other words, the media landscape that AJLT entered was very …

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Interlude: The Idea of “The West”

… the Classical,” Mac Sweeney and her co-authors examine how classical antiquity is used by 21st-century political actors

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Produced and hosted by Stephanie Bastek. Theme music by Nathan Prillaman. Exploding the Canon returns next week.

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