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“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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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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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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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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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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More than 120,000 people have died worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic as of April 14, according to official statistics, and nearly two million have been infected worldwide. Yet a new white paper published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Yale University, and BMJ suggests the fatality risk of COVID-19 may not be as high as previously believed. Analyzing data
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