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Why French Parents Are Still the Boss of Their Kids 2
- Culture
- April 22, 2016
Several years ago, a friend of mine told me about a fascinating book called French Kids Eat Everything. I finally had a chance to pick it up recently, and so far, it’s an interesting read. In essence, the book describes how one North American family moved to France and soon discovered that picky eating and
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The Original Pinocchio Story was Cray Cray 0
- Entertainment
- April 22, 2016
Recently while hunting for children’s books with my 4-year-old daughter, I picked up a copy of Pinocchio for a dollar. That night for fun I began to thumb through the book. Now, I recall hearing at some point that Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio was not quite the charming, good-natured lad we all remember in Walt Disney’s happy
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Why Gwyneth Paltrow is Wrong About Nearly Everything 1
- Culture
- April 22, 2016
I admit I laughed hard when I stumbled on this joke by Warren Holstein a few months ago: Gwyneth Paltrow’s New Year’s Resolutions: 1) Win war on gluten. 2) Expand Goop brand. 3) Condescend less to rabble. 4) Delete all Coldplay. I laughed so hard because the joke skewers so accurately. And we actually
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Are Today’s Schools Killing Students’ Desire for Learning?0
- Culture
- April 22, 2016
We’ve heard all the stories. Homeschoolers consistently get higher ACT scores than public school students. Homeschoolers score above average on standardized tests. Homeschoolers have “higher quality friendships and better relationships with their parents and other adults.” With numbers like these, it’s no wonder that homeschooling saw an increase of over 60% in the last decade.
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Is Science Figuring Out How to REVERSE Death?0
- Science
- April 22, 2016
The Uniform Determination of Death Act (yes, there is such a thing) says there are two ways people in the U.S. can be declared dead. 1) The brain dies; or 2) one experiences an “irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions.” Thinkers as early as Galen (129 A.D. – 216 A.D.) understood the brain to be the
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Why Will and Kate Dress Their Kids in Traditional Clothing 0
- Culture
- April 21, 2016
In case you haven’t noticed, the occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday has provided all of us curious commoners with plenty of new pictures to gaze at and analyze. None more so than those which include Will and Kate’s cute kids, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Commenting on the picture of the Queen surround by
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