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Coronavirus and the Roar of America

Coronavirus and the Roar of America

April 2, 2020
by Alistair Johnston
Features

I read an article once, by a man whose name I cannot remember, which attributed the differences between occidental and oriental cultures to the incidence…

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A Tornado in Wisconsin

A Tornado in Wisconsin

May 24, 2019
by Alex Tzelnic
Tornad, USA Yarns, Yarns

The universe is constantly giving you signs, and if you pay attention, you just might see them. Sometimes, you might see them even if you’re…

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I Was Afraid to Have Sex on an American College Campus

I Was Afraid to Have Sex on an American College Campus

March 19, 2018
by Peta Petidis
Features

“I’m gonna fuck so many Fratties on exchange,” read the caption of my Instagram update. It was the night of my going away. I was…

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Why Your Holiday Fling Isn't Doomed to Fail

Why Your Holiday Fling Isn’t Doomed to Fail

August 13, 2017
by Ashley Ogasawara
Yarns

When you fall for someone while travelling, there are a hundred reasons why the relationship won’t work. One hundred and one, if you count the…

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Why You Should Visit the USA

Why You Should Visit the USA

July 21, 2017
by Gravy
Features

The United States has long been written off as a destination for tourists, not travellers, man. Even before Chipolata Fingers tweet stormed his way into…

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An American Airport at Dawn

An American Airport at Dawn

July 17, 2017
by Alistair Johnston
Yarns

5:45am, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta There’s a kind of politeness that’s so polite it’s impolite, you know? Like you can tell the person talking to…

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This Is Not the America I Know

This Is Not the America I Know

November 10, 2016
by Jessica Gorman
Current Affairs

As soon as Trump takes Florida as one of his key swing states, I become painfully sure that the race is over. My worst nightmare…

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Love Doesn't Trump Hate

Love Doesn’t Trump Hate

November 10, 2016
by Gravy
Current Affairs

This feels like betrayal on a global level, like the final nail has been put into the coffin of our species’ social and emotional evolution….

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Through the Lens: New York City

Through the Lens: New York City

September 16, 2016
by Nichole Davis
Through the Lens

The Big Apple. The City that Never Sleeps. New York fucking City. There’s the sunsets in Central Park, the hip-hoppers in Harlem, the hip-chic of Williamsburg…

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Gambling with Angel

Gambling with Angel

April 29, 2015
by The Hobos
Yarns

I watch the ignorance of his contenders, absorbed in his disguise. It is as if he has re-arranged his personality, shifting rows of dark pieces…

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The Luck of the Hobos

The Luck of the Hobos

February 23, 2015
by Gemma Clarke
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We were four: myself, Kelsi and two Canadian girls, and each of us had our thumbs stuck out in sweaty desperation. The Canadians looked exactly…

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How to Scam Wal-Mart For Free Camping Gear

How to Scam Wal-Mart For Free Camping Gear

January 29, 2015
by Billy Hatfield
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This is a tale of how five young boys took on the corporate giants, putting the no-questions-asked refund policy of Wal-Mart to the ultimate test….

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