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Friday Comic: Good Dog, Bad Dog 0
- Entertainment
- May 19, 2023
Friday Comic: Good Dog, Bad Dog. Credit: OwenComics (store). Twitter: @owenbroadcast. Instagram: @owenbroadcast. ITO Save this article to favorites
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Not Your School’s Reading List 14: More Stories for Young Girls 0
- Literature
- May 18, 2023
At Intellectual Takeout, we strive to offer not only commentary on current events but also tangible advice for engaging with our increasingly chaotic world. That’s why we’re proud to present this ongoing series of literature recommendations. Previously, we’ve featured books for young girls, and we’re excited to publish a part two with 10 more selections.
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In Mao’s China, They Even Monitored Talking in Your Sleep 1
- Politics, History
- May 18, 2023
When the recently deceased Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot sang, “I heard you talking in your sleep… from your lips there came that secret I was not supposed to know,” he was talking about marital infidelity. Not long after Chairman Mao came to power in China, idealistic college students learned that political fidelity to Mao
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The King James Bible as a ‘Treasure House of English Prose’11
- Literature
- May 17, 2023
Since the individual writings of the Bible were first compiled, it has remained a major source of spiritual inspiration and nourishment for Christians all around the world. It would be a colossal understatement to suggest that the Bible has proven integral for countless people down the centuries. But it seems that the Bible has largely
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Want to Raise a Doctor or Lawyer? Don’t.0
- Politics, Education
- May 17, 2023
Doctors and lawyers have long been synonymous with “success” in America. Legal and medical dramas cycle on our televisions 24/7, highlighting the allure of power, status, and excitement. More fundamentally, many parents of children considering a college major appreciate the employment security, professional respect, and financial stability that come with these professions. So it might
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Families: Islands of Sanity in an Ocean of Crazy 1
- Family
- May 16, 2023
In her forthcoming witty—often snarky—book Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War, Peachy Keenan writes of her group of acquaintances, “Because I have fewer than eight children, I am something of a lightweight.” She then recounts the following incident: “A friend my age recently welcomed her twelfth baby. (That’s a one followed
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Friday Comic: Good Dog, Bad Dog 0