Articles by Olivia Kan-Sperling
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Caught in Rhode Island
An investigation into how court fees and fines trap low-income Rhode Islanders in poverty
When Roberto Torres appeared in District Court on February 14, 2019, and plead no contest to a reckless driving charge, he …
Sick Days
Individualized healthcare and corporatized well-being
Of the many protest signs from last week written in that perfect classroom-style, magic-marker-on-cardstock lettering, more than one read: “I’d take …
The World Under Glass
Mars, money, and matter in Arizona
Once upon a time in the 1980s, a Texas oil magnate, an architect, a systems theorist, and a hippie-businessman-scientist re-made the …
Five Movies on Small Screens
Rear Window (1955) University Building Auditorium I saw this for class. We were supposed to think about the male gaze and …
Bleach
What does it mean when East Asians go blonde?
cw: racism, suicide A couple of weeks ago, Kim Kardashian bleached her hair blonde—again. The first time was back in March …