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The Rejuvenating Power of Shortoftheweek.com

The Rejuvenating Power of Shortoftheweek.com

By Chris Barton, Co-Editor It’s your 7th hour sitting in the same chair, staring at your computer screen. One case study ago, you sat down, dreading the night ahead. 4 cups of coffee ago, you finished the writeup (hopefully in some approximation of proper English),...
Hipótesis on Thought and Meaning

Hipótesis on Thought and Meaning

By Chris Barton, Co-editor What is the meaning of grey? I found myself wondering this – and other formulaic non sequiturs – last week, as I meandered through the mind-expanding landscape of Horacio Zabala’s Hipótesis (Hypotheses), a series of provocative...
Desperation Rises in America’s Prisons

Desperation Rises in America’s Prisons

By Chris Barton, Co-Editor There are things that I really wish I could stop writing about, and chief among them are prison uprisings. It is hard, both logistically and emotionally, to look behind the walls of the compounds where over two million Americans try to...
A Chance Conversation

A Chance Conversation

By Chris Barton, Co-Editor On Monday night, at around 9 PM, I met God. He stood approximately 6 feet tall, had a short peppery beard, and looked a bit like an older Mos Def. He had on a worn blue baseball cap, a wool sweater and a navy rain slicker, grey trousers, and...