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Has Society Forgotten How to Be Responsible?0
- Culture
- January 3, 2017
Every once in a while a story surfaces about a returned library book overdue by an obscene number of years. The incident is usually laughed over and the fine forgiven – much to the relief of all of us who secretly wonder what “overdue” items we might have hiding in our own houses. Over the
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Why Technology Advanced So Quickly the Past 200 Years 1
- Culture
- January 3, 2017
It’s generally believed that, compared with previous human history, technology has advanced exponentially since the Industrial Revolution 200 years ago. But why? That’s a question I’ve frequently wondered about, and one that Lewis Mumford sought to answer in his 1934 classic Technics & Civilization. His answer might be summed up in the phrase coined by
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Be the Master of the Thrift Store 0
- Culture
- January 3, 2017
Brand new Cole-Haan leather shoes, just my size: $5. Four matching framed prints of old Roman coins: $4. Ralph Lauren windowpane-checked three-button suit: $20. Waist-length mink coat: $32. Real pearl and rare stone necklace: $3.50. Hand-painted wine carafe imported from Israel: $2. Twinkie warmer circa 1983: $1.50. I’m talking thrift store here, as in Goodwill.
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If Women are Better Doctors, Aren’t Men Better Firefighters?0
- Culture
- January 3, 2017
Men and women are made differently and possess different skills and attributes. This is one of those statements that used to be uncontroversial and incontrovertible, but in the last few years become politically incorrect to utter. Female applicants to the New York City Fire Department are held to a different standard than men in the
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France Bans Parents from Spanking Their Children 0
- Culture
- January 3, 2017
With the New Year comes new resolutions, new ideas, and of course, new laws. France is no exception when it comes to that latter category. But one of the country’s most recent laws may be a bit too invasive for many French families. According to the Paris publication Glamour, the latest law bans parents from
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Viral Video: Author Explains What’s Wrong with Millennials 0
- Culture
- January 3, 2017
Personally, I’m not someone who likes to spend time criticizing millennials for their reputedly bad attitudes at work. It’s not that I think that individual millennials don’t bear any responsibility for the traits they’ve come to be associated with, such as entitlement, narcissism, laziness, etc. It’s just that I don’t think they bear sole responsibility
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