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Aardvarks and Axioms: The Mathematics of Time in “Arthur”

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ZACH BUSCH I. Introduction In the 1996 Arthur episode “Buster Makes the Grade,” Arthur’s best friend Buster faces the daunting possibility of getting held back in school — if he…
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Chapter 1: I Should Have Known Better

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JOE MADSEN Cal was too awake to sleep but too hungover to move. He kept his eyes shut, hoping to doze off again. But then he heard his phone buzz,…
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Lethe Garden Apartments: A Short Story — Part II

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ANTHONY REALE You can read Part 1 of the story here. Miriam woke with a start. Everything ached, from a splitting headache to what felt like stress fractures throughout her…
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With Respect to Time

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ALEXANDRA REALE Otis Redding was twenty-five years old when his third album Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul was released. It’s an album that showcases Redding’s formidable skills as a songwriter…
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Modern Time(s)

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MICHAEL DONNAY In the final scene of A Christmas Carol, after Ebenezer Scrooge has survived the hauntings of all three ghosts, the newly-reformed miser rushes to work in an attempt…
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The Past is Present

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ARIANA TURNER        The Beginning of the Universe You begin at the beginning:an uncertain upbringingand a certain departure; youjourneyed from East to Westwith only a dog-eared map; youmade a list of…
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The Present Moment

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In this issue, we discuss and examine the passage of time as a concept that has both a performative as well as a natural role in our lives. We’re interested…
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