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Sep 11, 2026
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Aug 28, 2026

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  1. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    Coping with the Chaos of Reality: Gallows Humor and Memes (opens the original)

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    Today marks a quarter century since the events of 9/11. I literally watched the buildings fall from the tallest dorm tower on my Long Island campus. There was an unforgettable visual dissonance: outside, the sky was bright blue and cloudless, punctuated by the billowing grey cloud flowing south from the skyline. On the crt tv mounted to the wall, darkness in downtown Manhattan. It is one of the few days of my life I remember in its entirety. I won’t delve into the details here, but that day shap

  2. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    Rewilding Media Literacy (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="679" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eQ0k!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35d20418-32ea-4031-949d-8940ad2ba356_5507x2567.j

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