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Author Interview: Historian Maureen Ogle on the American Mystique of Meat

February 22, 2014
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“If, as a reader, you’re expecting the standard rap on meat, then, well, you’re in for an unexpected history.”

Book Review: Julian Assange Trades Hopes and Fears With Cyberpunks

October 25, 2013
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Any book in which the fourth sentence is “The world is not sliding, but galloping into a new transnational dystopia” runs the risk of overstating its case from the get-go.

Album Review: Blitzen Trapper Holds Steady with “VII”

September 28, 2013
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Overall, VII finds Blitzen Trapper maintaining its musical muscle even though its lyricist occasionally struggles.

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