Anupras Mohapatra

Cameron Lane-Flehinger

ALMANAC

UW-Madison has its own toilet paper ambassador

By Anupras Mohapatra | Nov. 11

IBS said that being a brand ambassador for toilet paper brand was a dream come true

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SCIENCE

I just think they’re neat: Capybaras

By Anupras Mohapatra | Nov. 11

Unless you’ve been living under a rock — in which case, welcome — you’ve probably seen some supremely chill animals that look like coconut dogs come along your feed. This nonchalant lil’ dude is a capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris. Neat!

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ARTS

Coldplay reach for the stars with 'Music of the Spheres'

By Anupras Mohapatra | Oct. 21

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has long been an admirer of outer space, and this fascination for space forms the thematic bedrock of the album.

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OPINION

The power of a passport

By Anupras Mohapatra | Sep. 23

The world today simply cannot have second and third class citizens. We must do better.

ALMANAC

Yellowed Pages

By Anupras Mohapatra | Aug. 20

In a box under the bed

ARTS

The sad decline of late-night television

By Anupras Mohapatra | Jun. 7

Late-night television has slid into something of an identity crisis, as all shows — like Stephen Colbert’s — feel the same and resort to safe, lazy jokes detached from the present day.

Jessie Levy

LIFE & STYLE

Why do we want what we want?

By Anupras Mohapatra | Apr. 29

Have you ever really thought about WHY you want what you want? Reflecting on why you've made the decisions you've made in the past can possibly save you from yourself!

ALMANAC

Prat

By Anupras Mohapatra | Mar. 4

A Brit walked into an American restaurant

Dennis Prager gives a speech at a convention

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OPINION

Diving into the rabbit hole

By Anupras Mohapatra | Mar. 4

Work must be done to ensure the rabbit holes are plugged before the holes gape wide and the ground underneath our feet caves entirely, leaving democracy to die in tatters and demagoguery to rise in its place.

Jeff Miller

SCIENCE

Preventing the next pandemic: Lessons from COVID-19

By Anupras Mohapatra | Mar. 4

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2018 looked back at the 1918 influenza pandemic and assessed global pandemic readiness at the time. It listed multiple factors that could pose a challenge, which now appear prophetic.