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Andrew Forsthoefel
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Jul 17, 2021

An open letter to Bo Burnham

Dear Bo, I don’t quite know what to say to you, just like I didn’t know what to say to my two friends yesterday after watching your new Netflix special. We sat in silence for a while as the credits rolled. None of our words could take root in the…

Culture Change

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An open letter to Bo Burnham
An open letter to Bo Burnham
Culture Change

4 min read


Jun 19, 2021

An invitation to not know yourself

“Who am I?” is a difficult question to ask because you can’t ask a question if you think you already know the answer, and to not know the answer to this particular question is far too vulnerable for most of us here in American society to tolerate. We don’t trust…

Identity

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An invitation to not know yourself
An invitation to not know yourself
Identity

3 min read


Jun 11, 2021

Underneath the armor

If truth is the crux of human freedom, then so, too, is vulnerability, because the truth is: so long as we are human, we are vulnerable. Vulnerable means “capable of being wounded,” coming from the Latin vulnerāre, meaning “to wound.” As a human, there is never a moment when we…

Vulnerability

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Underneath the armor
Underneath the armor
Vulnerability

3 min read


Jun 4, 2021

The holy temple of our humanity

There are some miracles that can only occur between you and me when at least one of us is listening. Really and actually listening. These miracles don’t just happen. They have to be courted. Work must be done. Ablutions performed and sacrifices made. An initiate doesn’t just waltz into the…

Listening

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The holy temple of our humanity
The holy temple of our humanity
Listening

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May 27, 2021

We are the wonders of the world

Imagine you’ve never heard of the Grand Canyon before and you’re walking through the desert of Arizona, right toward it. Although you’re just a few miles away, you don’t realize you’re approaching one of creation’s most arresting masterpieces. You never dreamed anything like this could exist. You didn’t know it…

Culture Change

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We are the wonders of the world
We are the wonders of the world
Culture Change

3 min read


May 20, 2021

The intersection of masculinity and mass shootings

Every time an American man shoots up a church or a grocery store or a salon (the list goes sadly on), he puts an implicit demand on the rest of us to examine the society which produced him. …

Masculinity

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How is masculinity connected to mass shootings?
How is masculinity connected to mass shootings?
Masculinity

4 min read

Andrew Forsthoefel

Andrew Forsthoefel

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