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A return to China and to Dunhuang
The Silk Road in history, memory, and our common future
Apr 17
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Karen Christensen
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On The Degrading Effects of Life Online
How social media makes us worse people
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May 9
“What ever happened to femininity?”
And other questions from the sauna
May 6
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Karen Christensen
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Why I resigned from Penn Press (or was I fired?)
Jun 4, 2021
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Karen Christensen
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Auld Lang Syne: a salute to old friends
Dec 31, 2023
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Karen Christensen
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MIT to build Great Barrington campus (April Fool's!)
Apr 1, 2024
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Karen Christensen
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MIT to build Great Barrington campus (April Fool's!)
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Hard truths about publishing
Sep 10, 2021
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Karen Christensen
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My hillbilly elegy
Feb 12, 2021
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Karen Christensen
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Is your coffee shop a third place?
Oct 26, 2022
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Karen Christensen
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What is the "town square"?
Real life town life or the tech bros's curious vision
Mar 11
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Karen Christensen
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Civic Life, a history - Part II
How the early media helped develop a democratic public life
Feb 19
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Karen Christensen
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It’s the phones: loneliness, conspiracy theories, less empathy, and - argh! - less sex
College students who can’t read, plummeting test scores, and - double argh! - less sex
Feb 19
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Karen Christensen
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It’s the phones: loneliness, conspiracy theories, less empathy, and - argh! - less sex
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Civic Life, a history in 2 parts
How the early media helped develop a democratic public life
Feb 16
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Karen Christensen
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The 7 Places (and Spaces)
A controversial list presented for discussion and debate
Dec 13, 2024
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Karen Christensen
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A return to China and to Dunhuang
The Silk Road in history, memory, and our common future
Apr 17
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Karen Christensen
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Simon Winchester talks about The Man Who Loved China
Recorded in 2009 in conjunction with publication of the Encyclopedia of China
Jan 30
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Celebrating Snakes at Lunar New Year
It's the Year of the Snake - Gong Xi Fa Cai! 祝你蛇年幸福安康!
Jan 28
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Karen Christensen
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2025: Our common future
Wishing you a sense of wonder and spirit of hope
Dec 31, 2024
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Karen Christensen
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The China Walz
On the ground experience in China is a first for a VP candidate*
Aug 20, 2024
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Karen Christensen
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Quietly vegan: Armenian Soup and more
There are a number of reasons to eat less meat - especially beef, and also dairy products - but it’s annoying to open a “green” cookbook and find that…
May 15, 2024
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Karen Christensen
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We need a new Earth Day
I did not get into my car last Saturday, Earth Day 2024 .
Apr 28, 2024
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Karen Christensen
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April Fool's note & new Home Ecology
My April Fool’s story has circulated far and wide, and will probably come back to haunt me.
Apr 9, 2024
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Karen Christensen
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April Fool's note & new Home Ecology
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Homesteading Part II: Greener Pastures
The best name I’ve seen for a back-to-the-land project is “Greener Pastures,” a Los Angeles consultancy I knew in the nineties.
Feb 28, 2024
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Karen Christensen
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Homesteading Part II: Greener Pastures
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Make a bag bouquet
It would be ideal to go entirely plastic-free, but as we move in that direction we can find practical ways to reduce and reuse the plastic that comes…
Feb 6, 2024
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Karen Christensen
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