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  • Why You Should Date Your Best Friend

    Why You Should Date Your Best Friend0

    Being someone’s BFF is a big deal – you don’t hand over the other half of your “Best Friends” necklace to just anyone. Having a romantic partner who is also your best friend potentially sounds perfect. With your BFF as your romantic partner, you get the best of both worlds, someone with whom you can

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  • Why Lord of the Rings is NOT an Allegory (And Why it Very Much is)

    Why Lord of the Rings is NOT an Allegory (And Why it Very Much is)9

    Is The Lord of the Rings an allegory? It’s a question that continues to divide lovers of Tolkien’s magnum opus. Yes, say some. No, say others. In the face of such an impasse it might be helpful to ask Tolkien himself. Surely he must know. Surely, as the author, he has more authority to answer

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  • Why Aren’t More Schools Teaching Students How to Balance a Checkbook?

    Why Aren’t More Schools Teaching Students How to Balance a Checkbook?0

    Last fall, the “Adulting School” in Portland, Maine opened its doors for the first time. Its mission? To teach young people the practical life skills they never learned growing up, including handling financial matters and cooking a decent meal. That such skills are a necessity for a life of responsible adulthood is undeniable. The question

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  • Why Are Grooms Having to Hire A Best Man?

    Why Are Grooms Having to Hire A Best Man?0

    We’ve probably all seen a wedding at some point where the bride has multiple friends and sisters to stand beside her. They’re a pretty sight, dressed in their finery, carefully holding their flowers, and beaming as their friend walks down the aisle. And then you look over at the groom’s side. There, too, the men

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  • Labor Employee Wins $21K Settlement Over ‘Insensitive’ Email From Boss

    Labor Employee Wins $21K Settlement Over ‘Insensitive’ Email From Boss0

    Are you unreasonable if you do not become traumatized by a single insensitive workplace email or remark? No, according to the courts. But yes, according to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: It ruled that a single, non-threatening email was “religious harassment” that would poison the work environment for a “reasonable person.” As a result, it

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  • Husbands Are Not the Enemy

    Husbands Are Not the Enemy0

    In the wake of a cascade of articles from the New York Times celebrating January’s Women’s March as a stirring symbol of feminist empowerment—as demonstrated by pussy hats, profane placards, unhinged celebrity poetry, and the rejection of pro-life women—that same paper hit a new low in the blatant bashing of American manhood. The Times’ Nicholas

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  • Gloria Steinem Embarrasses NYT By Rehashing Decade-Old Column

    Gloria Steinem Embarrasses NYT By Rehashing Decade-Old Column0

    On Thursday the New York Times published an op-ed written by Gloria Steinem. In the editorial, the feminist icon wrote about a “recent” experience on a flight to Seattle in which a rude young man announced he didn’t watch “chick flicks.”   The episode served as the launching point for Steinem’s point that our culture

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  • Why People Should Stop Trying to ‘Win’ Arguments

    Why People Should Stop Trying to ‘Win’ Arguments0

    • March 2, 2017

    Here are four characteristics I consistently see in those who are masterful when they participate in an argument: 1) They listen. Before the other person finishes speaking, a lot of arguers are already busy focusing on their counteroffensive. It’s not uncommon for them to silence their foes with a mid-sentence interruption. You can see it

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  • Trolling: The Reason People Do It

    Trolling: The Reason People Do It0

    “Fail at life. Go bomb yourself.” Comments like this one, found on a CNN article about how women perceive themselves, are prevalent today across the internet, whether it’s Facebook, Reddit or a news website. Such behavior can range from profanity and name-calling to personal attacks, sexual harassment or hate speech. A recent Pew Internet Survey

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