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Boys in Skirts: Genius Protest or Irrational Tantrum?0
- Culture
- June 22, 2017
Early this morning, BBC correspondent Simon Hall tweeted the following pictures of a handful of male students at Isca Academy in Exeter. Boys at Isca Academy in Exeter wear skirts to school in protest at not being allowed to wear shorts in hot weather. pic.twitter.com/XHrffnSQEN — Simon Hall (@SimonHallNews) June 22, 2017 According to The
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Black Coffee, Psychopaths, and Pseudoscience 0
- Culture
- June 22, 2017
A “news story” currently trending online suggests that psychopaths take their coffee black. Or taking your coffee black is a sign of psychopathic tendencies. Or something. I take offense to this–not because I drink black coffee, but because it’s so tiring. For starters, this study is old. It was pounded to death in 2015, and
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Why the latest wave of terrorism will get worse before it gets better 0
- International
- June 22, 2017
The latest attacks in London and Manchester – like last year’s attacks in Orlando, Florida and St. Cloud, Minnesota – epitomize what I call the newest form of terrorism. The newest terrorists aim to kill as many people as possible, as frequently as possible, as horrifically as possible, intimately, suicidally, with the most accessible weapons,
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Why Your Kids Should Avoid Summer Reading Programs 0
- Education
- June 22, 2017
Libraries are ideal examples of local, self-directed learning hubs that support all members of a community in learning naturally, without coercion. Late-nineteenth century steel magnate, Andrew Carnegie, who created many of the first public libraries, stated: “A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never
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13 Surprising Facts About J.R.R. Tolkien 0
- Literature
- June 21, 2017
Known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) led a rich personal and spiritual life. Well-educated and well-traveled, it comes as no surprise that his prose rose to such fame. Below are 13 facts about Tolkien which are not quite as famous. 1. Though commonly thought of
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How NYT Readers Responded to Karen Handel’s Win Over Jon Ossoff in Georgia Special Election 0
- Culture
- June 21, 2017
Republican Karen Handel won the closely watched and hotly contested special congressional election in Georgia’s 6th District on Tuesday. Georgia’s former secretary of state defeated Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old documentary filmmaker and former congressional staffer, 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent, per Real Clear Politics. I saw news of Handel’s victory—which was not a huge surprise—on
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