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When Russian Poets Invented a New Language
Russian Futurists’ Invented Language and Its Influence on Experimental Literature
Aug 25
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Brock Covington
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'In Late Summer' by Magdalena Blažević
Poignant Story of Innocence and the Lasting Scars of War
Aug 21
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Brock Covington
7
You are Not Lost
Advice for Navigating Creative Doubts and Gaining Clarity
Aug 18
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Brock Covington
57
2
An Open Letter to My Son
My Hopes, Fears, and Reflections as I Become a First-Time Dad
Aug 8
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Brock Covington
15
2
'Telluria' by Vladimir Sorokin
A Surreal Lampoon of Humanity’s Grand Delusions & Desires
Aug 1
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Brock Covington
12
July 2025
Language Learning: The LEGO Analogy
What Building with LEGOs Can Teach Us About Language Learning
Jul 31
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Brock Covington
19
4
Goodbye Colorado
Reflections on Change: Places, People, and Life in Flux
Jul 13
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Brock Covington
13
2
'The Remembered Soldier' by Anjet Daanje
A psychological love story that probes the resilience of identity
Jul 2
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Brock Covington
6
June 2025
'The Hour of the Star' by Clarice Lispector
An Unsettling Examination of Identity, Despair, and the Terror of Awareness
Jun 27
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Brock Covington
15
3
The Prophecy of David Foster Wallace
Exploring Wallace’s prescient take on media, loneliness, and the age of overstimulation
Jun 21
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Brock Covington
1,674
89
'The Soviet Century' by Karl Schlögel
An Engrossing Depiction of Nostalgia, Artifacts, and Accounts from a Lost Soviet World
Jun 12
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Brock Covington
5
2
Reject Modernity, Embrace Tradition
How Contemporary Design Has Shaped a Spiritless Society
Jun 2
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Brock Covington
26
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