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Van Vanderwall

Van Vanderwall

Opinion, satireJune 9, 2020<June 22, 2020

Remarks from the Author on “Josh Cohen”
Using irony with sincerity

“Joshua Cohen” is a satire, which is itself a form that relies on irony. (As an aside, the colloquial use of “ironic” to denote…

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Opinion, satireJune 9, 2020<June 9, 2020

The Debate Upon a Hill: Josh Cohen v. Ronald “Big Ronny” Schmuck

On May 32nd, amidst great upheaval, wars and rumors of wars,1 and a plague that had beset all nations on the face of the…

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bright green illustration of a doctor injecting a female patient with a vial full of "outrage"
OpinionJune 6, 2020<June 6, 2020

Virus of Nihilism
Losing hope will only cause more harm

There are two viral pandemics underway. The second of these to occur, and the more literal, is that of the coronavirus. At the time…

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Arts & CultureMay 2, 2020<May 3, 2020

Mysteries, Wonder Boys, and Other Phenomena             
Pulitzer Prize winning author and Star Trek: Picard showrunner Michael Chabon speaks with PSU Honors students 

Meet Michael Chabon, who came to campus on the 27th of January to speak at an Honors College Event. Before we continue, allow me,…

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Illustration of a green colored egg (or lime) similar to Humpty Dumpty wearing a suit, sunglasses, talking on a phone receiver quoted saying, "With whom I speaking?"
OpinionMay 2, 2020<May 2, 2020

Language, Thought, Freedom, and the Soul
A Defense of Precise Usage

The English language is changing, and not for the better. Current trends favor a slack usage that is a less effective means of communicating…

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Photograph of a human hand duct taped to a television remote control.
OpinionMay 1, 2020<May 4, 2020

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Pandemic
Rage, rage against the falsifying light

There is a global pandemic. This pandemic, a phenomenon not seen in a century, has, like a lantern, illuminated so much about our society….

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Illustrated drawing of a high pile of garbage, littered with fast food containers. A disgruntled millennial sticks their head out the middle of it.
OpinionApril 4, 2020<April 4, 2020

Views on the Decline of Civilization
In this response piece, Van Vanderwall critiques Adrian Wooldridge’s “The De-civilising Process”

In his article “The De-civilising Process,” Adrian Wooldridge, political editor for The Economist, deplores the “[c]ivilisational decline” and gives examples from his travels by…

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OpinionMarch 25, 2020<March 25, 2020

Under the Red Lights
An Investigation of the Vegan Strip Club Casa Diablo, Punctuated by a Digression on Aesthetics and Some Thoughts on Labor and Value

Vixens, not veal. Sizzle, not steak. We put the meat on the pole, not on the plate. –Johnny Diablo Žūklė A zaftig woman with…

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OpinionFebruary 22, 2020<February 26, 2020

Making People Homeless: Our Country’s Collective Shame
Fixing the homeless crisis is a responsibility we all share

Who is to blame in our country? Never can get to the one. Dealing in multiplication, And they still can’t feed everyone. Oh, no….

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Arts & Culture, Staff picks 2019February 22, 2020<March 5, 2020

On Joker

It’s rare that a movie that receives the attention of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security on its opening weekend but this was…

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