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Zooey Deschanel Knows Nothing About Food Science 0
- January 3, 2018
Hollywood actors and actresses play many roles on-screen, but apparently some of them believe they are Jacks-of-all-trades in the real world as well. They believe they can be UN Ambassadors, immunologists, and also food scientists. But just as you shouldn’t go to Angelina Jolie for advice about international diplomacy or to Jenny McCarthy for information
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Your New Year’s Resolutions Fail Because You’re Not Listening 0
- Culture
- January 2, 2018
If you are like me, you’ve resolved to make changes in your life only to experience the frustration of sliding back into old habits. Knowing you need to make a change, you’ve set your goal. On Day 1, all goes well. By Day 2, the pull of old habits is strong. By dint of
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‘Man-Flu’: It’s real?0
- Culture
- January 2, 2018
It’s day six of the man-flu: my head pounds, body aches, and some foul demon is still sucking the marrow from my bones, so heavy are my limbs. Surprisingly, my wife who is “100-months pregnant” and may be going into labor at any moment has been mostly doting, urging rest so that I can pull the
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Why Schools Should Reconsider Abandoning This One Simple Subject 0
- Culture
- January 2, 2018
Over the weekend, I spent a good deal of time reading a fascinating book entitled “Lords of the Earth.” The book tells the true story of Stanley Albert Dale, an Australian who eventually went to the primitive mountain regions of Papau, Indonesia, to work with a number of stone age cannibal tribes known as the
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An Overlooked Cause of Rome’s Decline 0
- History
- January 2, 2018
There’s a general feeling out there that America is in decline. This feeling has been accompanied by numerous comparisons between modern America and what has become the famous prototype of all societal decline: Ancient Rome. When we hear about the causes of Rome’s decline, we’re usually treated to a list of human causes: moral vice,
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#MeTourism: The Hidden Costs of Selfie Tourism 2
- Culture
- January 2, 2018
Technology has changed the way we travel. Smartphones, travellers’ comments and photos, search engines and algorithms can all inspire and empower us to plan complex journeys all over the globe within minutes. Planning and booking tourism has always had an element of risk. One has to commit upfront – there is no sample to try
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