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  • Yes, AP, There Is a Riot Cause

    Yes, AP, There Is a Riot Cause0

    Toward the end of August 2020, CNN became the butt of jokes when they showed a reporter standing in front of burning buildings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a direct result of rioting over the Jacob Blake incident. The kicker came from the title over the bottom of the burning images: “Fiery but mostly peaceful protests after

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  • Yes to the Dress, No From… the Bridesmaid?

    Yes to the Dress, No From… the Bridesmaid?0

    “Don’t be afraid to say no.” Such was the advice of my aunt after I shared my frustrations about the high cost of being a bridesmaid. As a recent college graduate, I’ve been asked to be in several weddings, and the price ain’t pretty. I was taken aback at her advice. Doesn’t Pinterest dictate that

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  • Yellowstone: The Hidden Propaganda in Television and Movies

    Yellowstone: The Hidden Propaganda in Television and Movies46

    At the end of a long day, many of us unwind by kicking back to an entertaining television show or movie. However, because much of this media today is overt propaganda, choosing a show or movie to watch has become quite the challenge. Anything that isn’t obnoxiously propagandistic has become a welcome alternative. But this

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  • Yearning for Good, Old-Fashioned Paganism

    Yearning for Good, Old-Fashioned Paganism0

    Although I confess that I’m a Christian, I pine sometimes for some good old fashioned paganism. Not the nonsense of the neo-pagans who have about as much in common with the real McCoy as a divorcee has with a virgin (to employ C. S. Lewis’ slap-in-the-face analogy), or, to move from the shockingly sublime to

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  • Year-Round Sports: Growing Old and Wearing Thin?

    Year-Round Sports: Growing Old and Wearing Thin?0

    Not long ago, I was walking through a parking lot hurriedly looking for my car so as to get away from the drizzling rain. Climbing in and catching my breath, I glanced up at the adjacent field in which a soccer game was taking place. It was ringed with dedicated parents huddled under umbrellas, probably

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  • Yanny or Laurel? It’s Your Brain Not Your Ears That Decides

    Yanny or Laurel? It’s Your Brain Not Your Ears That Decides0

    As a speech scientist, I never thought I’d see so much excitement on social media about one tiny little word. — Cloe Feldman (@CloeCouture) May 15, 2018 The clip, which went viral after being posted on Reddit, is polarizing listeners who hear a computer voice say either “Laurel” or “Yanny.” @AlexWelke tweeted, “This is the

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