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Cosmic Interconnectedness, Coincidence, and Kindergarten

by Doug Stowe
Posted on April 2, 2025 in THR Web Features
Image: THR illustration; images from Mutter- und Koselieder by Friedrich Froebel, 1844; public domain via Wikipedia.

Perhaps our interconnectedness would be more self-evident if only each of us were more vigilant and watchful for our deep connections with each other.

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The Symbolic Capitalist Paradox

by Nicholas Smyth
Posted on April 10, 2025 in THR Web Features
Image: THR illustration

In trying to get a little for myself, why must I push someone else down? 

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Faulkner and Plath Go to a Play

by Carl Rollyson
Posted on April 16, 2025 in THR Web Features
Image: THR illustration/Shutterstock.

The stage set becomes, in effect, a metaphor for the way individuality has been crushed in the modern world.

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Borrowed Crowns

by Andrew Hui
Posted on April 30, 2025 in THR Web Features
Image: THR illustration: Shutterstock/US Army photo/Etsy.

Monarchy and its symbols seem to retain an allure that is hard to resist—even if in jest.

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