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Now showing — Theory and Practice · 5 works

  • It's 1993 and Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town thrumming with politics and partying. He studies queer theory, has a dyke best friend, makes zines, and is a flâneur with a rich dating life. But Paul's also got a secret: he's a shapeshifter. Oscillating wildly from Riot Grrrl to leath...

    After-hoursMemoryMigration
  • Hybrid Theory Music · 2000s

    Hybrid Theory is a 2000 album associated with Linkin Park and Warner Music Group. It keeps the music field anchored in recognizable listening lines rather than anonymous album slots.

    After-hoursLonging
  • Welcome to the N.H.K. Anime · 2000s

    Twenty-two-year-old college dropout Tatsuhiro Satou has been a hikikomori for almost four years now. In his isolation, he has come to believe in many obscure conspiracy theories, but there is one in particular which he holds unshakable faith in: the theory that the evil conspirator behind his shut-in NEET (Not in Em...

    Urban isolationFolkloreIdentity
  • The Theory of Moral Sentiments is a 1759 book by Adam Smith, linked to Scotland and Scottish English. It keeps the reading field grounded in identifiable authorship and place.

    MemoryMigrationFolklore
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    RitualMemoryMigration
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  • Hybrid Theory Music
  • Musick in Theory and Practice Music
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  • Welcome to the N.H.K. Anime
  • Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl Books