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Why Do Some People Lose Their S**T Over Bad ‘Star Wars’ Reviews?0
- Culture
- January 8, 2016
93% of reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes have given the new Star Wars movie a positive review. Those few reviewers out there who gave a negative review? Holy Crap… They experienced impassioned wrath from commenters of all different backgrounds. Andrew O’Hehir received “a barrage of hatemail” over his negative review. Some critics were even told to
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Are Thank-You Notes Becoming a Thing of the Past?0
- Culture
- January 8, 2016
Several years ago, my grandmother received a note from one of my young cousins which made her cry. If I recall correctly, the tears were of delight rather than sadness, for the note graciously thanked her for a trifle which many would have normally overlooked. Unfortunately, receiving a handwritten thank-you note seems to be increasingly
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Democracy, Greed, and the Perils of Equality 0
- History
- January 8, 2016
If there are two things that one is likely to hear from college faculty today, they are that 1. Students are too careerist, and 2. We need a more democratic society. They worry about the growing utilitarian cast of education in general, as well as the remnants of hierarchy, authority, paternalism, and inequality in today’s
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Study: It’s Not Your Imagination, Modern Kindergarten is More Demanding 0
- Education
- January 8, 2016
It’s a question that’s been raised a number of times in recent months: are schools demanding more of young children these days? According to news out this morning, we no longer have to rack our brains to recall our own kindergarten experience for comparison’s sake. Research shows that today’s 5 year-olds are required to perform
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Do LGBT kids need school choice?0
- Culture
- January 8, 2016
To much national acclaim, a new school for LGBT kids is opening in Atlanta called “Pride School”. According to the school’s website, its mission is the following: “To provide LGBTQQIAA students, families and educators a safe, fun and rigorous learning environment free of homophobia and transphobia – a place that honors their identities so they
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There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Fact’0
- January 8, 2016
It’s commonplace today for people to loosely use the term “fact.” When invoked, it’s used as a predicate for something that simply is and therefore not open to question or debate. For instance, when President Obama said in his 2014 State of the Union Address that “The debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.”
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Why Do Some People Lose Their S**T Over Bad ‘Star Wars’ Reviews?0