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FREEBAIRN: The Dark Side of the Classics

FREEBAIRN: The Dark Side of the Classics

Mandy Freebairn April 21, 2015

I love my Introduction to Philosophy class. There’s something great about reading texts from around 400 B.C. and having them still feel completely relevant. Most philosophical principles are timeless...

FREEBAIRN: The Irony of Coachella

FREEBAIRN: The Irony of Coachella

Mandy Freebairn April 14, 2015

Friday kicked off the first weekend of the popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival. Held in the Coachella Valley of Indio, California, the festival lasts two weekends and has hosted many a music...

FREEBAIRN: Marijuana Legalization Has Some Unexpected Supporters

FREEBAIRN: Marijuana Legalization Has Some Unexpected Supporters

Mandy Freebairn March 30, 2015

“Just got our cannabis seeds!” If there’s one text I never thought I’d receive from my mom, this was it. As you’ve probably heard by now, marijuana has been officially legalized in Washington,...

FREEBAIRN: Saying Goodbye to the Cinderella Story

FREEBAIRN: Saying Goodbye to the Cinderella Story

Mandy Freebairn March 26, 2015

By now, you’ve probably heard about Disney’s recent remake of the iconic “Cinderella” film. Originally popularized by Charles Perrault in the late 1600s, “Cinderella” is the quintessential...

FREEBAIRN: Jackie, Marilyn and Occupying the Space In Between Them

FREEBAIRN: Jackie, Marilyn and Occupying the Space In Between Them

Mandy Freebairn March 20, 2015

In Season 2 of AMC’s “Mad Men,” Paul Kinsey remarks that all women want to be “either a Jackie or a Marilyn.” At the time of the scandal surrounding former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, these...

FREEBAIRN: (Not) With the Band

FREEBAIRN: (Not) With the Band

Mandy Freebairn March 5, 2015

I haven’t thought about my days as a fangirl for a long time. This morning, however, while browsing Twitter, a picture caught my eye. It was a single chicken nugget, lying deserted on an asphalt road....

FREEBAIRN: Unsubscribing from Magazine Culture

FREEBAIRN: Unsubscribing from Magazine Culture

Mandy Freebairn February 27, 2015

The monolithic news and culture magazine, The New Yorker, celebrated its 90th anniversary on Feb. 16. Why do I know this? Because, incidentally, it was the first issue of the magazine I’ve ever read....

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