Do We Really Want to Live Forever?
If you’ve spent any amount of time with me in the past couple of weeks, I’ve probably tried to get you to watch Altered Carbon—a new cyberpunk noir murder-mystery based on Richard K. Morgan’s novel of the same name that…
Poetry as Community
It is not so frequent an event that speakers are introduced as having created oceans. Oceans with “clear and clean water,” into which one can be submersed, “with no part left dry.” On Thursday, February 15th, poets Airea D. Matthews…
Throne of Glass: A Review
Like every Young Adult Fantasy novel these days, Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas has it all: a swashbuckling teen heroine who’s lived through more travesties in her eighteen years of existence than most people have in one lifetime;…
Why You Should Join Goucher Poll
You know about Goucher Poll, right? As a Goucher student you’ve probably received a couple dozen emails from them each semester and dismissed them as spam, but I think working for Goucher Poll is a very enriching opportunity for any…
It’s Time to Keep Our Schools Safe
On Wednesday, February 14th, 2018, a tragedy rocked the nation. In Parkland, Florida, suspect Nikolas Cruz entered the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School armed with a loaded AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. Cruz began shooting within the freshman building, eventually…
Readings in Baltimore (March 1st – March 16th)
UPCOMING READINGS IN THE AREA (through March 16) For more information: http://www.theivybookshop.com/event Thursday, March 1: Eric Puchner In Conversation With Nate Brown: Last Day On Earth BIRD IN HAND Tuesday, March 6: Giles Milton: Churchill’s Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The…
Have Faith: A Reflection
For Sebastian. Take care, pal, you’ll be missed. Life is fragile and fleeting. Most of us are aware of this, but I’m not sure if we really understand it. I had a bit of a wakeup call recently, when I…
Events in Baltimore (March 2nd-March 16th)
KEY: * 18+ ** 21+ March 2 “Take Me Out!” 2000’s Indie Dance Party!* at Ottobar Tomason (record release), Sea Lilies (record release), Flying Faders, Yanni II at The Windup Space Pressing Strings, Skribe* at Metro Gallery Lost in Society,…
Fiction: A Brief Moment
Time tells tales that somewhere in its waves lies hidden a city that discovered the secret to perfection. In this city, there is no death and no illness, as the flaws of the flesh have no hold here. There is…
Poetry as Community
It is not so frequent an event that speakers are introduced as having created oceans. Oceans with “clear and clean water,” into which one can be submersed, “with no part left dry.” On Thursday, February 15th, poets Airea D. Matthews…
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