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The Flying Pigeon
- May 14, 2013
- By Joshua Lorenzo Newett
- observations
- travel
- culture
The first time I heard the name was as an undergrad in Ben Stavis’s China: Politics and Revolution course. Professor Ben Stavis was first and foremost a tweed wearing Sinophile of ...
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Five Views from Ex-Pat American Joshua Lorenzo Newett
- May 11, 2013
- By David Allen Ibsen
- observations
- travel
- culture
FIVE THôT Columnist Joshua Lorenzo Newett is a novelist, entrepreneur, and English professor at The Korean Naval Academy in Jinhae, South Korea. His first novel, Along the Naktong, is a story ...
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Sophomoric Slovenliness and Other Cultural Shocks.
- May 08, 2013
- By Joshua Lorenzo Newett
- fashion
- culture
- men
- observations
My yearly pilgrimage back to the land of my forefathers always reminds me of the things I miss so dearly in East Asia; good cheese, clothes that fit, architectural diversity, multiculturalism, nonchalance ...
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Jason Collins and The Art and Science of Coming Out.
- May 02, 2013
- By Derek Gordon
- culture
- men
- observations
- women
When you’re someone Big (capital B) and have been hiding something essential about yourself from whomever it is that made you Big, deciding to reveal that essential something is no small ...
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How Egyptians are Helping Italy Face an Acute Shortage of Pizza Makers.
- May 02, 2013
- By David Allen Ibsen
- food
- business
- hirings and firings
- culture
What we do for a living is often seen as a reflection of social stature. Pride can often play a key role in deciding what job we accept, what title we’re ...
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It Wouldn't Be Easter Without a Hunky Jesus Contest.
- March 31, 2013
- By David Allen Ibsen
- gen y
- holidays
- culture
- men
For over 100 years, San Francisco’s Delores Park has given a strong heartbeat of the city. It began as a refuge for people left homeless by the 1906 earthquake. Today, a ...
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A Man Without a Country.
- March 27, 2013
- By Guest Author
- lifestyle
- travel
- ideas
- culture
- observations
It began as a tacit dissatisfaction that quickly blossomed into full scale disillusionment. I lived in a rapidly gentrifying and soulless neighborhood in Philadelphia that featured million dollar condos up on one ...
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Interactive History at the Tenement Museum.
- March 27, 2013
- By Laura Zander
- architecture
- research
- travel
- culture
- observations
Tired of traipsing around museums to peer at objects of art and getting scolded by guards for leaning in too closely? Weary of walking tours that neglect to give details of real ...
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Saving a Brand: Prune the (Republican) Tree.
- March 26, 2013
- By Derek Gordon
- brands
- social media
- marketing
- culture
- observations
What happens when a venerable brand recognizes that it is repelling, rather than attracting its target markets? And what should that brand do as it watches its market share erode year after ...
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Teaching others is an example of helping people change.
- March 26, 2013
- By J. Mike Smith
- lifestyle
- ideas
- culture
- observations
It’s been a bad calendar quarter for funerals (two too many) but a good 90 days for learning. The metaphorical coin that carries what you’d like to keep on one ...
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