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As a husband, father, and human being, numerous aspects of the Cornell University rape case outrage me. But what consistently sticks is this: no one in the Chi Phi Snap group chat appears to have intervened. I can think of several possible reasons why. Some make more sense than others, and understanding those reasons may […]
Almost every time I visit Brooklyn, I stop by the same small wine shop and buy a bottle of wine. It has a great selection; it’s convenient to where I stay; the prices are reasonable; and the staff is knowledgeable. I’ve always been happy with the wines they recommend. Last week, after buying a bottle, […]
It’s just a plain, structured, medium-crown, black baseball cap. No logo, no team name, and kind of boring. And that’s the point. But let’s deconstruct this a little. It has to be black, the same way my knitted longshoreman’s cap is black. It also can’t be boxy, narrow, have a large visor, or be made […]
The Portuguese edition of Introduction to Convict Criminology (2024) comes as Brazil’s prison population is climbing again after a COVID-era dip. Published as Introdução à Criminologia dos Condenados by @editoradplacido, the book brings Convict Criminology to a growing Portuguese-speaking audience at a time when Brazil’s prison system faces enormous challenges. There is a relatively small […]
Search Amazon using the term street culture, and you’ll find countless books about gangs, graffiti, street art, policing, homelessness, drug markets, skateboarding, street fashion, or urban crime, but relatively few that explicitly examine street culture as an overarching concept. Why is that? Part of the reason is that researchers tend to study one aspect of […]
