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Shaun Randol is the Founder and Editor in Chief of The Mantle. He is also an Associate Fellow at the World Policy Institute in New York City, and a member of the National Book Critics Circle.
Articles
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
During the three month occupation of Zuccotti Park by Occupy Wall Street protesters last year, cameras were everywhere. News agencies, police, and demonstrators trained their cameras (high end and...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Though media and public interest in the organization has waned recently, WikiLeaks continues to publish a torrent of diplomatic and other sensitive material. In this essay, Shaun Randol argues...
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Monday, April 4, 2011
Syria is home to some 1.5 million Iraqi refugees who have fled the violence of their home country. Artists are amongst those living in substandard conditions, but such settings do not deter them...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
On December 3, 2010, Shaun Randol moderated a discussion on development technology in Africa. Three distinguished panelists discussed the role technology plays in raising...
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Monday, November 8, 2010
Video and pictures from our event on October 22, 2010. The Mantle and Project Africa screened the film, The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo, followed...
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Monday, October 18, 2010
In 1971, Xiaoda Xiao was arrested in China and labeled a "counterrevolutionary." He spent five years in prison, and then two more in a labor camp. The Cave Man is a novel...
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Alberto Ruy-Sánchez's The Secret Gardens of Mogador explores the depths of sensuality found in the nurture of nature. In a modern take on the role of Scheherazade, the narrator of...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Sebastian Junger's gripping reportage from the frontlines of Afghanistan is adrenaline-fused war reporting at its best. Shaun Randol reviews the harrowing account of a platoon...
Shaun's Blog
Quick & Dirty
The blog of The Mantle's founder, Shaun Randol, is a mixed bag. You'll find quick book reviews, pithy thoughts on arts and culture, musings on international affairs, interviews, and all sorts of miscellaneous contemplations. In short, there's no rhyme or reason or theme.
Most Recent Blog Entries
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Friday, March 9, 2012
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Monday, January 9, 2012
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Friday, December 23, 2011
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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Monday, November 14, 2011
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Friday, November 11, 2011
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
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Friday, October 28, 2011
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Friday, October 28, 2011
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