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trickster starring Harpo Marx and Diogenes \/\/ a meditation on religious tolerance \/\/ and reflection on the father, son, and holy ghost, post an almost-electrocution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Root Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629106188449,"sku":"RQ-MAG-V3I4-LIONS-AND-LAMBS-SP2022","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0031\/9540\/4333\/files\/RQ3-4_Lions-Lambs-Cover.webp?v=1782840283"},{"product_id":"rq-vol3-issue3-fearful-symmetry","title":"RQ Vol. 3 \/\/ Issue 3 \/\/ FEARFUL SYMMETRY \/\/ WINTER 2022","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12\" data-layout-label=\"Post Body\" data-type=\"item\" data-updated-on=\"1642446132732\" 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style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommendation\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ Storefront Art Projects \/\/\/ \u003cbr\u003eArtists are activating closed storefronts to spark more neighborhood investment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConstellations \u003c\/strong\u003e\/\/\/ Guiding Lights \/\/\/ \u003cbr\u003ePittsburgh and pierogies. A longstanding tradition gets its due. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eART \u0026amp; IDEAS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt \u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘Our Precarious Food System  \/\/\/ \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eA new exhibit at Pittsburgh’s Contemporary Craft adds to the conversation about food insecurity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt \u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘Flipping the Mattress ’  \/\/\/ \u003cbr\u003eThe dream of the Mattress Factory lives on with new leadership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfile\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘The Ballad of Kuf and Christine’ \/\/\/\u003cbr\u003eAn origin story of the unlikely pairing of a Philadelphia hip hop artist and a classical harpist, both tuned in to how to create community through art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssay and Show Preview\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ \u003cem\u003eQuiet-Boy\u003c\/em\u003e \/\/\/ \u003cbr\u003ePhiladelphia artist Elizabeth Bergeland previews her upcoming exhibit \u003cem\u003eQuiet-Boy\u003c\/em\u003e and explores how painting men changed her perception of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoetry\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘Light and Dark, by the Same Hand’ \/\/\/ \u003cbr\u003ePoems by William Blake and Morri Creech. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfile\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘Break the Nose of Every Beautiful Thing’ \/\/\/ \u003cbr\u003eArtist Sabrina Small has been quietly exploring the darker corners of her—and our—psyches and streets. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArt\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘A Time of Fire’  \/\/\/ \u003cbr\u003eA preview of an upcoming permanent exhibition at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center honoring the playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eSWITCHBACKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArticle \u0026amp; Book Excerpt\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘\u003cem\u003eGood Morning, Beautiful Business’ \u003c\/em\u003e \/\/\/ \u003cbr\u003ePittsburgh native and Philadelphia icon Judy Wicks has been at the forefront of the sustainability movement. We look at her newest effort, and revisit her first enterprise.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Cover: “\u003cem\u003eLioness” by Sabrina Small, 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eInk, marker and acrylic on paper, 17″ x 13″ in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Root Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629106221217,"sku":"RQ-MAG-V3I3-FEARFUL-SYMMETRY-W2022","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0031\/9540\/4333\/files\/0001_3.webp?v=1782840283"},{"product_id":"rq-vol3-issue2-truth-consequences","title":"RQ Vol. 3 \/\/ Issue 2 \/\/ TRUTH \u0026 CONSEQUENCES \/\/ FALL 2021","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12\" data-layout-label=\"Post Body\" data-type=\"item\" data-updated-on=\"1635159175017\" id=\"item-61768c5b5f3b4c74841cbac3\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"row sqs-row\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"col sqs-col-12 span-12\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\" id=\"block-d060b0ad0e6dd7ef7f02\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eTRUTH \u0026amp; CONSEQUENCES\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Salvo \u003c\/strong\u003e\/\/\/ ‘Citizen Sensemaking’ \/\/\/ Heather Shayne Blakeslee \/\/\/\u003cbr\u003eThe Ghost of Tom Paine \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSTREETVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eDestination\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ Special Places \/\/\/ As service industry jobs go unfilled, Doris Zheku asks if it might be that they aren’t worth having.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendation\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ The Good Goods \/\/\/ Let’s just admit the truth: Fungi are strange, beautiful, and more important than we think. An intriguing documentary shines a light on these mysterious creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConstellations \u003c\/strong\u003e\/\/\/ Guiding Lights \/\/\/ There’s no way around it: Pets are family. One boutique pet store in Philadelphia gives insight into a multi-billion-dollar industry that grew stronger in the pandemic, but not without its woes.  By Diana Lu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eART \u0026amp; IDEAS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalysis \u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘We Can’t Handle the Truth’  \/\/\/ Our environmental crisis is partially due to the inability of masses of humans to understand the consequences of our consumer culture. What will it take to wake us up? Paired with an artist spotlight on painter Sam Nejati. By Jerry Silberman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt \u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘The Timeless Eternal’  \/\/\/ Philadelphia’s 20\/20 Photo Festival is back live this year. We look at Yasuomi Hashimura’s \u003cem\u003eFuture Déjà Vu\u003c\/em\u003e exhibit at Unique Photo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Excerpt \u0026amp; Interview\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ \u003cem\u003eA Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century\u003c\/em\u003e \/\/\/ \u003cbr\u003eEvolutionary biologists and podcasters Heather Heying \u0026amp; Bret Weinstein share insight into how our deep biological past may help us navigate the uncertain future.  By Heather Shayne Blakeslee \u0026amp; Walter Foley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoetry\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘My Iron Friend’ \/\/\/ Death walks with us in poems by Jorge Luis Borges and Christian Wiman. Essay by Poetry Editor Joshua Mehigan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalysis\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘Marching Orders”’ \/\/\/ Librarian Sarah Hartman-Caverly urges us to not become unwitting combatants in the current “infodemic,” or in other disordered information spaces. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSWITCHBACKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eEssay\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘Motherhood Is an Evolving Truth’ \/\/\/ Contributing Editor Ginger Rudolph shares her story about the darker side of motherhood in a harrowing tale of birth during the pandemic—and the difficult aftermath. Paired with spotlights on mother artists Kirstin Brug and Cheyenne Gil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eOn the Cover: “\u003cem\u003eRefuge of Memory” by Sam Nejati, 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eAcrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 in (154.4 x 121.21 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Root Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629106253985,"sku":"RQ-MAG-V3I2-TRUTH-AND-CONSEQUENCES-F2021","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0031\/9540\/4333\/files\/RQ3-2_TruthandConsequences-Cover.webp?v=1782840283"},{"product_id":"rq-vol3-issue1-the-wilds","title":"RQ Vol. 3 \/\/ Issue 1 \/\/ THE WILDS \/\/ SUMMER 2021","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12\" data-layout-label=\"Post Body\" data-type=\"item\" data-updated-on=\"1625257091222\" id=\"item-60df725228e1626139967f16\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"row sqs-row\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"col sqs-col-12 span-12\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\" id=\"block-7f2195ffaf80ee6ac83f\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eTHE WILDS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOPENING SALVO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Girls Gone Wild” \/\/ Editor’s Notes \/\/ by Heather Shayne Blakeslee\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSTREETVIEW\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendation\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ The Good Goods \/\/\/ “A New View – Camden” is a site-specific art installation that reclaims land from dumpers and uses recycled materials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDestinations\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ Special Places \/\/\/ Reconnecting with the wilds of Tinicum, and a reminder that it was almost lost to development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConstellations \u003c\/strong\u003e\/\/\/ Guiding Lights \/\/\/ Sea moss emerges from the murky depths of the ocean to feed and nourish, and has fueled commerce for centuries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eART \u0026amp; IDEAS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExploration \u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘Carrying a Torch in the Wilds”  \/\/\/ In its only U.S. appearance, \u003cem\u003eSoutine \/ de Kooning\u003c\/em\u003e showcases paintings of these two modern icons in dialogue with one another across decades, focusing on abstract portraiture, landscape, and portraiture-as-landscape. A third artist should be entered into that conversation: breakout painter and Philadelphian Jonathan Lyndon Chase. Exploration by Contributing Editor Jared Michael Lowe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoetry\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘This Strange Order’ \/\/\/ Poetry Editor Joshua Mehigan explores two versions of nature, and our own nature, in poems by William Cowper and Mary Meriam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreative Nonfiction \u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/\u003cem\u003e ‘Rites of Passage’ \/\/\/ \u003c\/em\u003eJacquelyn Jordan reflects on her former daily routine in a Philadelphia Public School, and what or who exactly the chain-link fences and padlocks are protecting students from. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssay\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘Human Frailty Comes to Roost”’ \/\/\/ What happens when you’ve decided to give an animal a dignified end, and don’t succeed? Reflections on homesteading and the animals that feed us, by Sarah Hartman-Caverly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnection\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ “Spider in His Peaceable Kingdom” \/\/\/ A rower on the Schuylkill River encounters a fellow traveler who lives in an encampment on the river. A conversation—and a painting—results.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSWITCHBACKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eEssay\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/ ‘People Mountains Majesty: Nature in the Age of Instagram’ \/\/\/ Writer L. Lu has traveled around the world, but now questions the imperative to catalog our experiences in social media posts, and what environmental  impact these trips have on wild spaces. Is it better to be in the moment, and cultivate community at home? 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When do we flee? When do we reach out to a former foe? In the context of the 2020 election in America, with its heterogeneous, polarized populace, we explore our theme FIGHT\/FLIGHT\/TEND \u0026amp; BEFRIEND.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eARTWORK \u003c\/strong\u003eAndrew McIntosh, Janos Korodi, Christopher Spencer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOPENING SALVO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Eyes on the Sky, and on the Prize” \/\/ Citizen or new immigrant, all of us are responsible for fighting the creeping authoritarianism in America. \/\/ Editor’s Notes by Heather Shayne Blakeslee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSTREETVIEW\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDestination\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/ “Unity 2020” \/\/ A bold new plan to save the Republic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConstellations\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/ “Meet Me At the Car” \/\/ A tribute to the Switzerland of the Philadelphia Northeast: The Dining Car \u0026amp; Market\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eART \u0026amp; IDEAS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Can America Muster Its Braver Angels?” \/\/ An interview with John Wood, Jr. of Braver Angels, an organization that hopes to depolarize America\u003cbr\u003e“Officer of the Peace” \/\/ A Black cop in Brooklyn makes a plea for peace\u003cbr\u003e”Liberty in a Folding Chair” \/\/ Our Close Read by Joshua Mehigan of \"The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus” and “After a Greek Proverb” by A.E. 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How we move through adversity of all kinds, and how we frame our experiences, make big differences in whether we’re able to thrive. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Root Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629106417825,"sku":"RQ-MAG-V2I1-RESILIENCE-S2020","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0031\/9540\/4333\/files\/RQ2-1_CoverONLINE.webp?v=1782840286"},{"product_id":"rq-vol1-issue4-buds","title":"RQ Vol. 1 \/\/ Issue Four \/\/ BUDS \/\/ SPRING 2020","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12\" data-layout-label=\"Post Body\" data-type=\"item\" data-updated-on=\"1587673233569\" id=\"item-5ea1f8296796601f95148825\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"row sqs-row\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"col sqs-col-12 span-12\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\" id=\"block-696479f9d11722e28788\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring, interrupted. 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