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on power and non-players
When constitutional scholars, political scientists, and normal citizens alike all study what motivates people to act, whether for good or bad, they…
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on tragedy and grace
Bud Powell didn’t know he was inventing a new genre of music.
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on rigidity and building a system (redux)
On July 9, 1776, thousands of Continental soldiers would march through lower Manhattan to hear perhaps the most highly-anticipated speech in the history…
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on boxing's mind game
It’s not as if other fighters hadn’t recovered.
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on Casablanca and the magic pencil
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Jul 22
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on having fun again
It’s been a rough few months for Drake. His latest album, For All The Dogs, got panned by critics left and right. His security guard was shot outside…
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on habits and mediocrity
It should come as no surprise that there’s a stigma around work and productivity. The forty-hour workweek (despite its opponents) persists. Material…
Jul 22
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on evolution, not revolution
There's an inherent tension between tradition and innovation that exists in nearly every facet of society - a delicate dance between our roots and the…
Jul 2
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June 2024
on external pressures and revolution
When Gabriel Favoino showed up to the Birdhouse Club in Chicago to interview Thelonious Monk, he didn’t expect to find the pianist holding court with a…
Jun 11
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May 2024
on winning through corruption
Football was pretty easy for Tom Brady. He rarely missed the NFL playoffs. He won his first NFL start against a future Hall-of-Fame quarterback. He had…
May 24
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on 'the color question' and paris
When Colonel J.L.A Linard composed a statement for French counsels in 1918, he hadn’t exactly expected support from the black community.
May 9
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on existentialism and making the jump
Perhaps the most fascinating school of philosophy, and one of immense popularity amongst young people, is that of existentialism: a school claiming…
May 6
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