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Recent Posts

Here are some recent additions to the conversation on human experience, culture, and the arts.

Gendered Creativity: The Tragic Case of Camille Claudel
Maddie Verdon Maddie Verdon

Gendered Creativity: The Tragic Case of Camille Claudel

During a time period when male artists celebrated the mad genius archetype, female artists were condemned for exhibiting a similar personality. Although Camille Claudel was one of the most innovative sculptors of late nineteenth century France, she was doomed to a grim fate due to the mastery of her craft.

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Bhutan: Prioritizing Nation-Wide Happiness
Maddie Verdon Maddie Verdon

Bhutan: Prioritizing Nation-Wide Happiness

Bhutan is considered by many as a developmental success due to its initiative, Gross National Happiness. The Bhutanese government has made a goal of improving their citizens’ well-being and the results are substantial.

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Tunnel Vision vs. 1,000 Flowers
Maddie Verdon Maddie Verdon

Tunnel Vision vs. 1,000 Flowers

In this life, we are taught that we have only one passion or life’s purpose. As humans are complex by nature, this concept can be limiting and holds us back from living our most fulfilled lives.

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Joana Choumali: Interconnected
Maddie Verdon Maddie Verdon

Joana Choumali: Interconnected

As contemporary artists are beginning to show their artworks inspired by the global pandemic, Joana Choumali gives her interpretation with more than just a glimmer of hope.

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To Vilify or Not to Vilify: That is the Question
Maddie Verdon Maddie Verdon

To Vilify or Not to Vilify: That is the Question

As it is increasingly becoming easier to know people’s differing views from our own, it is easy for us to disregard or condemn those people simply because they don’t think the same way we do. We need to regard this issue in a new way so we do not cause more division.

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Laura Stevens: The (Fe)Male Gaze
Maddie Verdon Maddie Verdon

Laura Stevens: The (Fe)Male Gaze

The photographer Laura Stevens captures a refreshing, unbiased perspective of what male beauty can really be through images of the naked male form. These images are raw and authentic to the limitless nature of masculine beauty.

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Intimate Engagement: Helen Levitt and the Human Condition
Maddie Verdon Maddie Verdon

Intimate Engagement: Helen Levitt and the Human Condition

Street photography can be an essential indicator of what daily life was like during different periods of times and places. When Helen Levitt created street photographs, she depicted her subjects in such a way that takes on another level of consideration. Here is my interpretation.

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