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  • ‘To Have and to Hold’: Marrying Young and Making It Last

    ‘To Have and to Hold’: Marrying Young and Making It Last2

    Kate Z. works in childcare and as a part-time barista in my local coffee shop. She’s the oldest of 10 children, with seven brothers and two sisters. Home-educated during elementary school, Kate then entered Padre Pio Academy here in Front Royal, Virginia, a hybrid school which combines homeschooling with three days a week in the

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  • Why Is ‘The New York Times’ Upset by Bluey’s Wholesome Dad?

    Why Is ‘The New York Times’ Upset by Bluey’s Wholesome Dad?5

    Positive paternal portrayals in entertainment media are few and far between these days. Depictions of deadbeat dads are far more commonplace, whether seen in shows like Everybody Loves Raymond, South Park, Family Guy, or most notably, The Simpsons. Even in many cartoons pitched at the youngest of children, fathers are routinely represented as lazy, incompetent

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  • A Co-op by Any Other Name …

    A Co-op by Any Other Name …3

    I was standing at the sink washing dishes and absentmindedly listening to NPR. We were in the pandemic. Most of what I heard on the radio sounded rehearsed. The same words used repeatedly, until suddenly there was something different: “learning pods.” I turned up the radio and leaned in to listen. The radio ladies were

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