There are many ways to make hashbrowns. I wrote about one way in April of 2021. That article was about making cubed hashbrowns. I mentioned there that you wanted to boil the potatoes before frying them. The key to good hashbrowns is pre-cooking the potatoes; sometimes that means par-cooking them in a deep fryer like… Read more »
We’re all born dumb, literally lacking the facility of language and any semblance of deftness or acuity when expressing complex thoughts and feelings. Much later, after socialization teaches us to translate our wails and tantrums into words and essays, we might rest on our laurels and come to an age-old conclusion: maybe all our learning… Read more »
Dear Barb: My fifteen-year-old son is going to be a father again! Three months ago his 15 year old girlfriend (at the time) gave birth to a baby girl. I am a grandmother at 35, not what I planned for my life, or my sons’ life. In fact, I am almost finished my degree at… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
Why Critical Thought Means Thinking Past Our Instincts Geese were once said to spontaneously germinate along riverbanks; their nests were nestled amidst thick reeds and when the goslings emerged in trails of swimming fuzzy cuteness people assumed they’d hatched out of somewhere tiny. One goose species in particular, the Barnacle Goose, was thought to honk… Read more »
This feels appropriate for this time of year, and because of the YouTube video that seems to be blowing up! I love that video, and the music video that was done about it. I honestly can say I made this recipe before the video even aired back in early August. Tariq isn’t wrong about corn… Read more »
Artist: The Subways Album: Uncertain Joys Single: Black Wax UK indie-punks, The Subways, have released their latest single, “Black Wax.” This is the fourth single the band has released from their upcoming album, Uncertain Joys. “Black Wax is available to stream anywhere you get your music, and Uncertain Joys will be available January 13th, 2023…. Read more »
Dear Barb: I am 22 years old and have been married for two years. I met my husband when I was fifteen and we dated five years before marrying. He was the most wonderful boyfriend. We got along great, and I always knew I would marry him and have a family. But now I am… Read more »
Atop a noble steed I gallop toward my fate. Wait, really? Topic sentences, like essay themes, can seem a bit pedestrian unless they’re backed up by some substance. If we just write freely without notes we’ll end up having learned very little and saying even less. Our AU education allows us to extend the… Read more »
Philosophy (PHIL) 367 (Existentialism and Phenomenology) is a three-credit Arts or Humanities course with no pre-requisite, however, previous credit in Philosophy is recommended. PHIL 367 is not available for challenge. Throughout this course, students will find themselves presented with a background in two major schools of modern European philosophical thought. The course is divided into… Read more »