Culture

Tara Westover and the Contradictions Which Allowed Her to Write a NYT Bestseller 1
- Culture
- March 26, 2019
Human beings love a good rags-to-riches story. As proof of this, consider the enduring popularity of the fairy tale ‘Cinderella.’ In recent years, Americans have put their own unique twist on this genre: the memoirs of people who achieved success after escaping the white working class. Famous examples include The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
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NEWS: Charges Against Jussie Smollett Dropped 0
- Culture
- March 26, 2019
The Chicago Police Department is reportedly furious after the state dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett, who allegedly staged a fake hate crime against his person. “Empire” actor Smollett, 36, was arrested and charged in February for allegedly filing a false police report, which claimed he was attacked, splattered with a chemical substance, and put into a noose-like rope. The
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#NationalSpinachDay: Why Our Constant Fabrication of Holidays Expresses a Sacred Yearning 0
- Culture
- March 26, 2019
For those who frequent Twitter with any regularity, hardly a day goes by that’s not denoted as National-Something-or-Other-Day. For example, March 26th happens to be “National Spinach Day,” which I conveniently – albeit unknowingly – celebrated at lunchtime. Then there’s “National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day” on October 21st, which some of my co-workers probably wish
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Post-Russiagate: Who Has the Most Egg on Their Face?0
- Culture
- March 25, 2019
The Muller probe has ended and with it the narrative that President Trump colluded with the Russian government to win the 2016 election. The reputations of media pundits and whole news organizations are now in shambles and exposed for all to see, like grotesque deep sea creatures beached on the sand after the tide goes out. It’s
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San Antonio Violates Chick-Fil-A’s First Amendment Rights 0
- Culture
- March 25, 2019
Government officials are not supposed to impose political or religious litmus tests on businesses. They cannot punish them, or even selectively withhold benefits from them, because they made donations to organizations that engaged in political, religious, or charitable activity. But that’s what San Antonio is doing. It is violating the First Amendment rights of Chick-fil-A.
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How to Raise ‘Em Tough in a World of Chaos 1
- Culture
- March 25, 2019
A woman I knew in college who later became an important figure in Planned Parenthood often stated her aversion to bearing children. “Who would bring a child into today’s world?” she’d say. “Look at the mess we’re in.” That was 47 years ago. Today when I tell some people I am a father and grandfather,
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