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Jesse Raub is a freelance writer and kitchen product tester based in Madison, WI. His writing has appeared in Serious Eats, Bon Appétit, Vulture, Polygon, Bright Wall/Dark Room, and other publications ...

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For humanities departments to continue to matter, they must challenge the modern world rather than accommodate it.