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Audrey Hepburn on Life under Nazi Occupation 0
- Culture
- May 4, 2016
On May 4th, 1945, future British actress and Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn celebrated her 16th birthday. Although a girl’s 16th birthday is often a special occasion, turning 16 was even more special for Hepburn, for the day also marked the liberation of the Nazi-occupied Netherlands—the Nazi-occupied Netherlands under which Hepburn had lived since 1939. The
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Would Hillary Clinton really be the first female president?0
- Education
- May 4, 2016
A cornerstone of Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been that she would be America’s first female president, and it has been a theme her supporters consistently have trumpeted. “When folks talk about a revolution,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow said earlier this year. “The revolution is electing the first woman president of the United States.” This makes political
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$36M Govt. Ad Campaign Encourages LGBT Community to … Quit Smoking 0
- Economics
- May 4, 2016
Via the Washington Free Beacon: The Food and Drug Administration is using young lesbians, drag queens, and transgender individuals in a $36 million advertising campaign to encourage the LGBT community to quit smoking. The government launched the “This Free Life” campaign Monday, which encourages young people to “find their own truth” and not smoke cigarettes.
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The Genetic Difference Between Early Risers and Late Sleepers 0
- Education
- May 3, 2016
It’s early in the morning, your alarm goes off at 6 a.m., just like it always does. Time to get up and start the day. You sit up, slide your legs over the edge of the bed, and rub your eyes groggily as you adjust to being cognitive again. A pretty average morning for those
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‘I’m Smarter than Everyone Else’ Disease 1
- Culture
- May 3, 2016
“It’s a sickness,” said a friend of mine who until recently was an elected official in our city. “It sets in after you’re elected the first time, or maybe even when you’re running for office.” That sickness is “thinking you’re smarter than everyone else.” My friend made this statement after reading in our local paper
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Prof’s CV of Failures Goes Viral (and Why That’s a Good Thing)0
- Culture
- May 3, 2016
Sometimes we feel good about other people’s failures. Too often, that’s the feeling the Germans called Schadenfreude—not something to be proud of. But sometimes the human instinct to relish in the failure of others can be used to instruct. That’s the implication of a Washington Post “Wonkblog” from last week entitled “Why it feels so
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Audrey Hepburn on Life under Nazi Occupation 0