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Alla Anatsko

Alla Anatsko
MA candidate in Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism at New School for Social Research
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The Little Prince and the Allure of Sadness

Is it possible to decode the mystery of the world’s most haunting children’s book?

January 24, 2023 • by Alla Anatsko
What The Morgan gets right is showing us how The Little Prince took shape from day one...

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The Rat Race of Prestige and Boredom

W. David Marx on how status affects human behavior

November 9, 2022 • by Alla Anatsko and W. David Marx
The whole idea of cultural capital is knowing what objects to buy, how to arrange them, how to behave—all of these things go together. Just because you can purchase an object does not mean you can get into the group....

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The Rat Race of Prestige and Boredom
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