Fighting it out
American Pie?
I imagine our skirmishes are proof that empathy grows alongside the outbursts. We absorb each other’s feelings and project them outward again.
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Venturing into vulnerability
American Pie?
We ought to venture inside, to see what vulnerability we can discover within ourselves without the performative exhibitionism encouraged by our world.
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Reflections on technological tools for pandemic control, their risks
Far from defending the abolition of these technological tools, foster public debate in order to promote their improvement and adequacy.
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Fever dreaming of America
American Pie?
From rising hate speech to the travel ban to the attacks on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, our country is staggeringly anti-immigrant.
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COVID consumption: A cold pill to swallow
American Pie?
Our consumer culture is exceedingly pervasive and the proof is in the pudding — or rather, the 20 different selections of pudding.
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International hosts for international events: Euro 2020
Even if you don’t care about sports or athletics, you’ve probably heard about the massive and necessary cancellations and postponements of sporting events around the globe in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Maybe your family is at loose ends with nothing to watch because most, if not all, U.S. professional
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Researchers examine financial, academic impacts of online instruction in STEM programs
In a study published April 8, researchers found that compared to in-person instruction, online education platforms could be used to increase enrollment in STEM programs at a lower cost.
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Town Hall Theatre delivers charming, unique production of ‘The Cherry Orchard’
The play’s most striking aspect is undoubtedly Liliana Duque Piñeiro’s stage design.
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In a world of speech
Across the world, the suppression and censorship of free speech are virulent and spreading. More importantly, it is genuinely disabling many progressive movements.
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Lessons in language and culture from my grandmother
I have no recollection of when I started speaking Russian; it just happened. But I moved to California when I was 3 years old and lost the Russian language in the pursuit of learning English. So while I can’t remember learning the first time, I do remember the second time around.
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