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UConn And UMass Created And Abandoned College Football’s Goofiest Rivalry Trophy
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Dan McQuade
December 3, 2024
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‘Elden Ring’ Makes Everyone A Poet And A Reader
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Patrick Redford
July 26, 2024
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It’s Time For God’s Ugliest Little Bugs To Be Represented In The Beautiful Tradition Of Haiku
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Sabrina Imbler
April 4, 2024
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Did Emily Dickinson Have A Boston Accent? An Investigation
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Kelsey McKinney
October 11, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Championship Inspires Confusing Poetry
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Laura Wagner
July 21, 2021
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A $459,000 House To Love And Let Go
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Kelsey McKinney
April 10, 2021
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LaMelo Ball’s Old Poem Is Good
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Giri Nathan
November 20, 2020