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Shoplifting as Self Reflection: Rachel Shteir Traces the Roots of this “Sticky-Fingered Habit”

March 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

In The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting(The Penguin Press, 2011) Rachel Shteir traces the phenomenon of shoplifting to its roots in London, before bringing […]

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A Walk Down Memory Lanes

February 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

Review: Moonwalking with Einstein: the Art and Science of Remembering Everything. 2011, Penguin. By Joshua Foer Sitting in a dark auditorium, Joshua Foer watches images […]

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Whose City Is It, Anyway?

February 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

Review: The Beach Beneath the Streets. Contesting New York City’s Public Spaces, Benjamin Heim Shepard and Gregory Smithsimon. 2011, SUNY Press. Scheduled for a June […]

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Generation O: The Paradox of Post-Racial America

January 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

The election of the first African-American president may have ushered in a new era of hope in the U.S.’ black communities. According to a New […]

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Breakthrough Books: How to Read the Oprah Phenomenon

December 22, 2014 // 0 Comments

The last episode of The Oprah Winfrey Showaired on Wednesday, the 25th of May, with Winfrey’s farewell address, “I thank you for being as much […]

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O Sister, What Art Thou: Kathryn Lofton on the Religion of Oprah

June 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Neo-Gothic towers of Yale University glint in the light refracted by raindrops as religious studies professor Kathryn Lofton walks across the quiet, soggy campus […]

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