A few months after I first moved to Portland, I read a headline article in the Portland Tribune that discussed the high prevalence of sex offenders living in Portland. The…
Selective memory: A look at the less publicized, but important lives lost in 2013
The end of every year features the media compiling lists of famous people who died, and whom certain journalists and critics have deemed worthy of being memorialized. I read through…
Humon explores Scandinavia and the World through comic relief
Comics are an unconventional but excellent way to learn about the world, and the internet is helping to push along the explosion of new and talented comics. A work of…
Was that racist? A look at the secret agenda of Microaggressions
Imagine one day that something has happened to your nose. It’s not clear to you what exactly is wrong with your nose. When you look in the mirror, you can’t…
Questioning the use of the “quenelle”
For French soccer player Thierry Henry, the most surprising observation he had about watching sports in the United States wasn’t the amount of activity at most games, but the lack…
Weighing the benefits of massive open online courses (MOOCs)
The arrival of a new year brings all sorts of changes, along with a few old bad habits. The most prominent of these are New Year’s resolutions. Most people make…
A Crooked Shooter
News sometimes tells us things we already know. A recent example of this phenomenon occurred when Phil Robertson—star and patriarch of the Robertson family made famous by the A&E reality…
Remembering Nelson Mandela
I learned of Nelson Mandela’s passing just after I had awoken from a nap while I was studying for finals. In the middle of neglecting to follow any developments around…