Walker Larson

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Walker Larson
Walker Larson holds a BA in writing and an MA in English literature. Prior to becoming a writer, he taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin. He is the author of two novels, Hologram and Song of Spheres. When not working on his acreage or spending time with family and friends, he blogs about literature and education on his Substack, The Hazelnut.

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What Johnny Cash’s ‘Hurt’ Teaches Us About Aging and Fame 5
- Entertainment, Featured
- August 8, 2024
In the 1980s, Johnny Cash, the former king of country, was increasingly marginalized and forgotten. After a series of failed albums, Columbia, his label of 25 years, dropped him. But his career was not quite over. Producer Rick Rubin saw Cash perform alongside Bob Dylan at Madison Square Garden in 1992 and recognized that “the
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Does Drinking Dairy Make You Racist? A Milky Mirage of Politicized Academia 3
- Culture, Featured, MomThink, Science
- August 5, 2024
The Daily Mail recently reported that academics at the History of Science Museum in Oxford are going to study the “political nature” of milk. They claim that milk is a “Northern European obsession” that has been forced on other cultures, and the belief that milk is an important part of your diet is a “white
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A Children’s Book We Can All Learn From: ‘Farmhouse’ by Sophie Blackall 1
- Literature, MomThink
- August 2, 2024
The old farmhouse that my wife grew up in has been in her family since the Civil War. It’s seeped in memories and nostalgia as generations of large families have been raised there, making it the witness of the countless joys, sorrows, failures, and achievements that go along with growing up. When we visit there,
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Questions Swirl Surrounding Biden’s Dropout 2
- Culture, Featured, Politics
- July 24, 2024
It’s been a wild ten days. Trump was almost killed, we experienced a major cyber outage, the head of the secret service resigned, and Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race. The way this last incident unfolded has left many furrowing their brows in confusion. Let’s examine the timeline of events. On Wednesday, July
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