Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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An Act of Faith
So this week I had initially planned to talk about the prom for adult nerds that I helped throw. It was going to be me waxing poetic about belonging and having a safe space, letting people reclaim milestones, etc. It would have been great. However, this week also marked the beginning of the Jewish High…
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Required Reading: Volume Eleven
This post is part of our “Required Reading” series, in which we share some of our favorite tales and tomes of New York and the South — classic and contemporary, fiction and nonfiction, short form and long. These are the stories that open our eyes to other walks of life, that shape who we are,…
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Early Autumn 2017: Ring Them Bells
We’re moving into early autumn here in Brooklyn. The sky is still sunny, but there’s a crispness in the air that marks the inevitability of sweater weather (our favorite kind). But even as we thrill to the first hints of fall, we find ourselves reflecting fondly on the summer coming to a close. And at…
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What We Did On Our Summer Vacation
We’re back, y’all! And boy did we miss you. Don’t get us wrong — vacation is great (and necessary) — but we’re thrilled to be back in our cozy little internet home with you fine folks. And our time off did us good: While we were taking a month off from writing, we were hard…
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Year 3 Favorites, and a Vacation Announcement!
Hello, lovelies! The time has come: Though we struggle to believe it, we are about to celebrate another full year — our third — here at Zelda and Scout. It’s been a roller coaster ride, full of political turmoil and personal growth, hot sauce and kitchen dance parties. And we couldn’t have done it without…
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All The Fixin’s: Shrimp Creole
This week’s recipe was cooked under trying circumstances, dear readers. For starters, the day was sweltering. Zelda’s normally lovely flat was invaded by flies too big to be discussed here without shuddering. Her air conditioning struggled to battle the monstrous heat. It was, to be frank, not pretty, and we were all on edge. But…
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Fairy Parties and Polar Bear: Why I’ll Always be a Camp Person
It’s the middle of the night, probably around 1 a.m. I’m 12 years old, asleep on a mattress that my now-27-year old body would not be able to comprehend sleeping on — like, ever. Suddenly, I am awoken by the shouts of college-age counselors decked out in fairy wings and tutus, throwing glitter and announcing…
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Zelda’s 8 Favorite New (to her) Podcasts
We here are at Zelda and Scout are big fans of the pod, as a medium. We spend a good chunk of our lives in transit, you see — on trains, on buses, walking to and fro — and so our lives are rife with opportunities to delve into the wonderful world of on-demand radio…
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Midsummer 2017 Playlist: Patriotism or Something Like It
It’s the Fourth of July! And in celebration of the birthday of our (sometimes) great nation, we’ve got a playlist full of patriotic show tunes for you to enjoy. While the majority of these songs celebrate the red, white, and blue, we tried not to limit ourselves to songs celebrating (or not) the United States.…
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Pride
June has been crazy busy around here, Much of it has been consumed with my move from one end of Brooklyn to another, plus there’s been a number of concerts, live podcasts, end of school/fiscal year celebrations, etc. And because of the stress and excitement of all those things, I kind of let it slide…
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