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Disruption

The truth of Oxford's lawns, uncovered.

May 1 • XFic and Sheri Hjelm

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April 2026

The Animated Patriarch

Lawns, Labor, and Authority from the 1950s to Modern Sitcoms

Apr 28 • XFic

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SENECA VILLAGE: OUR FIRST CENTRAL PARK

THE HISTORY AND LIVES OF SENECA VILLAGE BEFORE CENTRAL CAME TO BE

Apr 27 • XFic

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Friendship on the Brown Street Lawn

"Briefly, we were a part of something. We were two people on the lawn."

Apr 27 • XFic and Jess Shollenberger

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Food Forests: A Four Act Play

How the Philadelphia Orchard Project Cultivates Community

Apr 24 • XFic

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Purity, Pestilence, and Pesticides

Pesticides kill unwanted plants and insects, but are they hurting us too?

Apr 7 • XFic and Sarah Leonard

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March 2026

Home Turf: The Perfect Suburban Lawn

10,000 pounds of soil were dumped in her front yard... How would you respond?

Mar 18 • XFic

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Football, Grass, Politics — is there anything more American?

Bad Bunny’s celebration of Puerto Rican Life stands in the midst of America’s political climate. 1 month later, we're still not over it.

Mar 17 • XFic and Ana Laura

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February 2026

Letter from the Editors: The American Lawn Project

It's time to talk about grass!

Feb 18 • Claire Zhang, XFic, Jules Lingenfelter, Arthi Venkatakrishnan, and allison

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Coming soon...

The American Lawn Project. XFic. Spring 2026.

Feb 5 • XFic

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