Distraction Pieces
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The Times Bestseller (Non-Fiction) Join Scroobius Pip as he gets to the bottom of what matters most...
Poitier Revisited: Reconsidering a Black Icon in the Obama Age
Ian Gregory Strachan and Mia Mask
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Sidney Poitier remains one of the most recognizable black men in the world. Widely celebrated but at...
Rosyth Dockyard & Naval Base Through Time
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With the coming of the naval arms race with Germany, in 1903 the Admiralty decided to establish a...
Steeped in Heritage: The Racial Politics of South African Rooibos Tea
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South African rooibos tea is a commodity of contrasts. Renowned for its healing properties, the...
Contours of the Nation: Making Obesity and Imagining Canada, 1945-1970
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The obesity epidemic that is said to plague nations around the world, including Canada, is not...
Little Wildheart
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By turns quirky, startling, earthy, and hope-filled, Micheline Maylor's poems slip effortlessly...
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell
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You may know W. Kamau Bell from his new, Emmy-nominated hit show on CNN, United Shades of America....
Essays Politics Humour Social Issues
Religious Affects: Animality, Evolution, and Power
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In Religious Affects Donovan O. Schaefer challenges the notion that religion is inextricably linked...
Cafe Society: The Wrong Place for the Right People
Barney Josephson, Terry Trilling-Josephson and Dan Morgenstern
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Set against the drama of the Great Depression, the conflict of American race relations, and the...
The Psychology of Friendship
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In the late 20th and 21st centuries, the meteoric rise of countless social media platforms and...