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+0000at://did:plc:cuttgn2eech6iy2kpiunrf2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkctjehjus2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenmintz.bsky.social/post/3mk35osyidk2kWhat It Means to Be Cultured Today: Not Just What Operas to See and Books to Read, but Chocolates Worth Buying and Cheeses to Know. https://stevenmintz.substack.com/p/what-it-means-to-be-cultured-today22 Apr 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:cuttgn2eech6iy2kpiunrf2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk35osyidk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenmintz.bsky.social/post/3mjw5tpzhyc2eThe End of an Experimental College: Hampshire College and the Limits of Reinvention in American Higher Education. https://stevenmintz.substack.com/p/the-end-of-an-experimental-college20 Apr 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:cuttgn2eech6iy2kpiunrf2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw5tpzhyc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenmintz.bsky.social/post/3mjrbesh2gk2zOpera, the Art Form That Refuses to Die: And the Question of Whether It Can Still Live. 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