The Refugee Meritocracy
The TV show “Refugees Got Talent” enshrined two popular assumptions: the myth of the meritocracy and the concept of the “deserving refugee.”
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Meet Organizer Rick Krajewski, Candidate for Pennsylvania’s 188th
Progressive candidate Rick Krajewski is going up against a 35 year incumbent during the COVID-19 crisis. Can he pull it off?
When It’s Hard to Take a Deep Breath
On asthma, meditation, and cutting yourself some slack during a global pandemic.
The Attacks on Tara Reade are Unbelievable Bullshit
No, you’re not “asking questions,” you’re using rape apologist arguments.
Jacuzzis in the Battlements: A Peek Into The Fantasy World of Grand Designs
We all want a dream home. Some of us might want it a little too much.
The Politics and “Pretentiousness” of Reading James Joyce
Is this modernist tome full of fart jokes and dense allusions worth all the irritating discourse around it? Brianna Rennix says yes.
Animals Are Pointless, And We Should Be Too
The value of life does not depend on “productivity.”
Notes on a Nightmare #7: The Plague
Solace and advice from Albert Camus.
Weekly Editorial Roundtable: Snacks Madness Edition
In which the tedium of quarantine reduces your editorial board to arguing about snack preferences but also leads to a discussion about what “consumer choice” really means.
The Five Hottest Guillotines of 2020, Ranked
Do you have revolutionary fever, or revolutionary FOMO? Order one of these top five guillotines now and be totally prepped for certain upcoming events we have been legally instructed not to reference directly.