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Sigmund Freud Would’ve Loved AnimeCon
An invocation of the psychoanalyst’s “uncanny” to take a hard look at costume-wearing beyond Halloween
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Telescoping Melt
A much celebrated and reviled Nass tradition. To telescope, writers write a brief 300 word piece on a theme (this year, “melt”). Then, a 150 word piece. Then, 75 words. Then, 37 and a half. You’ll see.
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It’s in Your Body
“Regardless of race, Americanness is still in your body. I can’t spot the distinction as well as, say, the Dominican-born jewelry vendor who could tell that my immigrant father was American. But I’ve seen some differences.”
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A Note on Drugs & Discipline from an Overcautious Schoolgirl
Identity and substance use collide during a boarding school drug bust