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Love Me Tender (2):
Boxing and the Curse of Love in "The Ballad of the Sad Café
Jan 1 • Allen Frantzen
Love Me Tender (1):
Carson McCullers and the Power of Antagonism (first of two parts)
Dec 26, 2025 • Allen Frantzen
Appetite for Risk
Thomas Mann, "The Black Swan," and "Death in Venice"
Nov 14, 2025 • Allen Frantzen
Buttoned Up:
Hooks and Hookers in Victorian London
Oct 30, 2025 • Allen Frantzen
From Cowboy to Doughboy
Masculine Ideals and the Western Fronts of Owen Wister
Sep 14, 2025 • Allen Frantzen
Saving Face
Empathy in the digital world, and how you can preserve it
Jul 26, 2025 • Allen Frantzen
The Modern Mr. Twain
Printing, polemic, and self-invention
Jun 29, 2025 • Allen Frantzen
Anchors Away
Journalism and stability in the digital age
Jun 4, 2025 • Allen Frantzen
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