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Giving thanks in 2020

November 23, 2020 by Nathan Bransford

In many ways this feels like a strange year to be giving thanks. 2020 hasn’t been a great year for nearly anyone. Many of us will be spending the holidays alone, only able to connect with our loved ones virtually. And particularly in a year marked by mass movements to address racial injustice, the problematic […]

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6 writing tips from Hamilton

April 17, 2017 by Nathan Bransford

Hey so I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but there’s the musical called Hamilton and it’s pretty good. I finally had the chance to see this rather incredible blockbuster show a few months back, and it’s one of those rare pieces of art that manages to live up to whatever crazy expectations have been established […]

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The Mother of Exiles

January 29, 2017 by Nathan Bransford

Unless you are Native American, if you live in the United States you are either descended from immigrants or are an immigrant yourself. And unless you are, say, purely descended from the inhabitants of the Mayflower, at one time or another you or your ancestors were probably unfairly maligned, feared, discriminated against, or even openly […]

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The end of truth

November 16, 2016 by Nathan Bransford

If you’ve been too distracted by the presidential election to follow the latest cutting-edge theories in physics, you may be surprised to learn that the latest in physics sounds… well… actually quite a lot like the presidential election. (And no, I’m not referring to whatever physics account for Donald Trump’s hair.) In The Atlantic, science writer […]

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Are “brows” disappearing?

February 24, 2015 by Nathan Bransford

I make no secret of my love for the TV spectacle otherwise known as “The Bachelor.” We have had some incredible journeys together. And yes, I’m in it for the right reasons. What I love about “The Bachelor” is that it manages to transcend its utterly insane premise (man/woman searches for love by dating 25 […]

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When the Internet attacks

February 18, 2015 by Nathan Bransford

New York Times magazine has a fascinating article about people whose lives have been destroyed by ill-considered moments on the Internet and the virtual lynch mobs that descended upon them (something I’ve posted about in the past). I find this phenomenon pretty terrifying, especially as someone who has blogged for eight years, written over a […]

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