Kirstin Fawcett

Nov 8, 2024 | mentalfloss.com | Kirstin Fawcett

Turkeys and pies are allowable carry-ons, but you’ll have to check alcohol, sauces, and condiments before you board a plane.

Oct 29, 2024 | sjc.edu | Kirstin Fawcett

October 29, 2024 | By Kirstin Fawcett (AGI26) “How do you tell a great book?” a Brooklyn College professor asked a room full of students reading the Iliad in the late 1940s. “Your hair stands on end and the back of your neck tingles.” Among these students was a young Eva Brann—and the instructor’s words, uttered with a “quiet undramatic intensity,” changed Brann’s life. “I fell in love with Homer, with my teacher, with those classics all at once,” she later recalled.

Aug 14, 2024 | mentalfloss.com | Kirstin Fawcett

What did goats ever do to deserve this? From Marie Antoinette to the cow that reportedly caused the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, history is filled with figures who were single-handedly—yet often undeservedly—held responsible for epic societal failures or misdeeds. In other words, they became scapegoats. But what did goats (who are actually pretty awesome creatures) do to deserve association with this blameworthy bunch?

Dec 5, 2023 | sjc.edu | Kirstin Fawcett

October 20, 2023 | By Kirstin Fawcett Should inventors bear responsibility for the way their creations shape society? It’s the type of question Zusha Elinson (SF03) might have debated in seminar, and one at the heart of American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15. Co-written by Elinson, a longtime Wall Street Journal reporter, and his colleague Cameron McWhirter, the book traces the assault rifle’s improbable evolution from garage hobby project to mass-shooting staple.

Nov 17, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Kirstin Fawcett

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