Culture

COVID Ushers in a Boom in Egg Freezing and Mr. Wrongs 0
- Culture
- October 13, 2020
The coronavirus has reportedly driven a surge of interest in egg freezing, with the difficulty of dating during the pandemic prompting women to “consider their options.” Some clinics have seen inquiries jumping by 50 percent over the summer. The owner of the London Women’s Clinic, Dr Kamal Ahuja, explained: “Uncertainty creates anxiety — and also,
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Joe Biden’s Polish Joke 0
- Culture
- October 13, 2020
Earlier this year, Joe Biden gave a lengthy interview to The New York Times, a venue as friendly toward Biden as Sean Hannity is to Donald Trump. In the course of this interview, Biden offered the following observation: Well, look what’s happened. Look what started to seep in, beginning and probably even with candidates during our administration. We stopped showing
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How California Is Turning Into a State Governed by Identity Politics 0
- Culture
- October 12, 2020
If you thought racial identity politics were just a fleeting flirtation of the radical left, California’s new laws suggest otherwise. On Sept. 30, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into state law a bill setting up a nine-member board to study the amount of reparations that should be owed to black people for slavery and Jim
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Young Woman Who Transitioned to Male Prosecutes UK Health System 0
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- October 12, 2020
Keira Bell, now 21, started “transitioning to male” at just 17. She now regrets the whole process and last week brought a landmark legal challenge at the UK’s Royal Courts of Justice against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. In an interview she says they affirmed her “trans” desire, with no exploration of why she
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The American Royals Venture Into Political Grandstanding 0
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- October 9, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, are constantly in the public eye. Since quitting their jobs as working members of the royal family earlier this year, they have barely stopped to catch their breaths. They are spending lots of money – buying an estate in Santa Barbara, California, for $14.65 million. They are also earning
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Country Mouse, City Mouse: A Fable for Our Time 1
- Culture
- October 8, 2020
You’ve probably heard the old fable of the country mouse and the city mouse. The city mouse visits his cousin in the country and pokes fun at his rustic life and plain diet. “Come back to the city with me,” he says, “and you can live like a king.” The country mouse takes off with
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