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Impermanence

December 23, 2019January 26, 2020 Bianca Romano 0 Comments Christmas

“Walls sweat out as rain seeps in / Flashes of pain and mischief”

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Fireplace

December 22, 2019January 26, 2020 Apratim Mitra 0 Comments Christmas

“I watch the red that dot your skin, / Like spots of rain on dusty brims,”

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The Perch

December 20, 2019January 26, 2020 Andrew B. Matheson 0 Comments Christmas

“It is cold but not too cold / Winter has come but withdrawn its bite”

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Subtle Combustion

December 16, 2019January 26, 2020 Jaclyn Holmes 0 Comments Christmas

“Oh here you are / Growing from nothing”

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Revisting St. Nicholas

December 11, 2019January 26, 2020 Jenny Lee Hurst 0 Comments Christmas

“‘Twas the night before Christmas, as I laid in my bed / Although it was quiet outside, many thoughts stirred my head;”

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How ‘Silent Night’ Went from Humble Hymn to Holiday Staple

December 25, 2018June 1, 2020 Sarah Eyerly 0 Comments Christmas, Conflict

Translated into over 300 languages, it originates in a small Austrian village, having been written for a poverty-stricken and traumatized congregation.

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Christmas Truce: Raising Our White Flags with ‘Joyeux Noël’

December 24, 2018June 1, 2020 Erin Moore 0 Comments Christmas, Conflict

The Christmas Truce of 1914 was the final happy memory some soldiers would have. Today, in our polarized culture, ‘Joyeux Noël’ reminds us to soften our social and political barriers.

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A Pragmatic Approach to Ideas

An online publication focused on human flourishing, we believe that art, culture, technology, and ideas matter as much as they empower individuals and communities to live well.

 

“Pragmatism, on the other hand, asks its usual question. ‘Grant an idea or belief to be true,’ it says, ‘what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone’s actual life? How will the truth be realized? What experiences will be different from those which would obtain if the belief were false? What, in short, is the truth’s cash-value in experiential terms?'” — William James

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