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6 Brilliant Authors Who Died Penniless 0
- Culture
- August 3, 2017
The many authors we hail today as cultural and literary geniuses are often assumed to have been recognized as such during their lifetimes, living successful – at least financially successful – lives. However, that assumption is often not the case. The five authors below were not as popular during their lives as they are now
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Why Eating Healthy is so Damn Hard (and Arguably Pointless)0
- Entertainment
- August 3, 2017
About 15 years ago, when I was in graduate school, a roommate of mine watched in horror as I salted a slice of pizza. He was a medical student, and many intelligent educators and textbooks had instructed him on the dangers of table salt. “Do you know what that salt is doing to your body?”
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Millennial Dog Moms Now Refusing to Vaccinate 0
- Culture
- August 3, 2017
Every now and then, I come across an article that causes me to have a “Wait, is this satire?” moment. Those moments have always ended with a laugh and the realization that yes, said article is indeed a joke. Until today, that is. The article that caught my attention was produced by Slate and entitled
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The West Is Suffering from ‘Metaphysical Boredom’0
- Culture
- August 3, 2017
There are growing fears about the future of Western Civilization. It’s becoming clearer to the American and European public that most of its schools, churches, and media outlets do not care a lick for preserving the intellectual treasures and moral principles of their culture’s past, and are even inculcating a disdain for all things Western.
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Louis Armstrong Lived the American Dream—And Never Apologized For It 0
- Culture
- August 3, 2017
Jazz musician Louis Armstrong claimed he was born on the Fourth of July. Although subsequent research has shown that he was actually born on August 4, Armstrong is no less an American icon, a performer who reconciled people through the joy of his music. What is not so widely known is that this great entertainer
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Atomic Blonde Is a Serious Anti-Communist Historical Drama 0
- Culture
- August 2, 2017
You really have to hand it to the marketing team of Atomic Blonde, the smash hit thriller starring the mighty and immensely talented Charlize Theron. I can just imagine the way it must have gone. Production: “This film is a serious piece of political historiography. It’s about remembering. Many young workers today were born after the
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