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The Calling of the Many and the Surrender of the Few
The Paradox of the Garment In the twenty-second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, a king prepares a wedding feast for his son and sends his servants across the countryside to gather…
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Language as Border and the Rupture of French Meritocracy
The Broken Gate: Schoolyards and the Smoke of Autumn The courtyard gates of the Lycée Henri-Wallon in Aubervilliers were never built to withstand fire. Erected during an era when the state viewed…
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The Industry of Righteous Spectacle
The Architecture of Cold Selection The images arrive without the dirt of the street. In the documentary NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, warfare is presented not through the trembling…
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Tom Yonashiro is a writer with a background in philosophy, religion, technology, and cybersecurity marketing. He writes to translate life’s complexities into meaning.