Of Improper Grammar-tology

Long misunderstood, African American Vernacular English (AAVE) would likely be championed by French philosopher Jacques Derrida, the father of deconstruction, who dared us to push back against prescriptivist systems and diktats.

Perfecting People

If wars can be fought by invincible machines, then is war still hell? If everyone could run fast as a speeding bullet, would we still need stories about Superman? Every day these questions become less rhetorical, as medicine unlocks progress we once thought fantastical.

Sports Without Commentary

Removed from the courts, fields, rinks and rings, analysts ‘in the booth’ tell us what athletes are thinking and feeling—instantly bronzing a master narrative for mass consumption. But who does this work benefit? What if people could absorb the gladiatorial without the gloss?