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Shawn TurnerThe Brown Book that Bears No EndShawn Turner unravels a tale about a magical book that creates a new story for each reader and the way it impacts a community.
Robert CampanaroBeware the MalocchioRobert Campanaro analyzes the folklore surrounding the curse of the malocchio, an Italian myth.
Ariel FavisPhilippine Beasts: When Culture and Post-Colonial Identity IntertwineAriel Favis reflects on various Filipino myths from childhood and examines how they connect to ancestry, colonization, and spirituality.
Varia SinichkinaA Boy’s Word: Revisiting the Violence in 1980’s USSRVaria Sinichkina examines a new Russian TV series through the lens of personal experience with the “Kazan Phenomenon."
Weston TyborAccidental UtopiaWeston Tybor reflects upon the conditions of Nora Ephron’s romance films that allow for the creation of an inadvertent utopia.
Tape HernandezThe Denial of DeathTape Hernandez utilizes Ernest Becker’s novel “The Denial of Death” to review a Key Food coconut.
The PrattlerBladee, Worldbuilding, and the Dilemma of Changing DirectionDarla Warlick discusses musician Bladee’s complete shift from darker lyrics and synth-heavy beats to an overall lighter, more hopeful sound.