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"Where does a password end and an identity begin? A person might be more than his chosen ten-character combination, but does a bank know that? Or an email provider? What's an 'identity theft' in the digital age if not the unauthorized use of a password? In untangling the histori…

"Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. This book probes and pokes the world's most popular sport. When is the "beautiful game" at its most beautiful? How does football function as a lens for many to view their …

"Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. This book probes and pokes the world's most popular sport. When is the "beautiful game" at its most beautiful? How does football function as a lens for many to view their …

A discussion of the game citizens of the US call soccer, starting with meditations on contactless "3-touch" soccer played in New Orleans parks during the pandemic lockdown "Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things…

"Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. This book probes and pokes the world's most popular sport. When is the "beautiful game" at its most beautiful? How does football function as a lens for many to view their …

Why Write This Book? -- Megyn Kelly, Justin Trudeau, or [fill in another public figure's name] -- What is Blackface? -- Why Does Blackface Exist? Because of Uppity Negros, of Course! -- What is the Legacy of Blackface? The Impact on White Actors -- What is the Legacy of Blackfac…

Why are there so many examples of public figures, entertainers, and normal, everyday people in blackface? And why aren't there as many examples of people of color in whiteface? This book explains what blackface is, why it occurred, and what its legacies are in the 21st century. …

"Why are there so many examples of public figures, entertainers, and normal, everyday people in blackface? And why aren’t there as many examples of people of color in whiteface? This book explains what blackface is, why it occurred, and what its legacies are in the 21st century.…

"We tend to have romanticized and sentimental ideas about birds. But what is it about birds that so captivates us? And what does this captivation, in its various forms, say about us humans?"--