Culture

Three Things a Man Should Never Do on a First Date 4
- Culture
- October 15, 2018
“There’s only one thing worse than being single, and that’s dating.” A good friend of mine uttered this cri de coeur more than a decade ago. She survived. She is now happily married with kids – as am I. But we both look back on our time in the dating scene as low-points in our
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Why the Soviets Would Have Sent Kanye West to a Mental Hospital 0
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- October 15, 2018
President Trump has had some pretty theatrical meetings during his tenure in the Oval Office, and his time with Kanye West was no exception. The event created loads of publicity and commentary from both the left and the right. One of these commenters was Cenk Uygur, the well-known host of The Young Turks online news
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The Backlash Against Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Has Chilling Echoes to the Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany 0
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- October 12, 2018
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will play folk hero John Henry in an upcoming Netflix movie. Until the recent backlash, I was unaware that Johnson is only half black; his mother is Samoan. Some think Johnson, who is among the highest-paid actors in the world, is not black enough to play a black man in the
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What Princess Eugenie’s Wedding Reveals About Good Marriages 0
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- October 12, 2018
In checking out the morning’s headlines, I discovered I had overlooked a very important event: Princess Eugenie’s wedding to Jack Brooksbank. I suppose I can’t really be blamed. Although a princess, Eugenie ranks ninth in succession to the British throne, a fact which naturally makes her wedding a little less visible than William’s or Harry’s.
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Witches: The New Woke Heroines 0
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- October 12, 2018
It’s not exactly news that witchcraft attracts some feminists who see in it (in part) a spiritual expression of rebellion against patriarchy — including, obviously, Biblical religion. What is interesting, though, is how this particular cultural moment is feeding its growth. You could laugh at the “self-care” rituals witches aggrieved over Brett Kavanaugh engage in, but I
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How California’s New Boardroom Gender Equity Law Demeans Women 0
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- October 12, 2018
As a working woman, I’m offended by California’s new law requiring corporate boards to consist of up to half female members by 2021. Proponents of the law praise it as “glass ceiling-shattering.” But having the ceiling dropped down on women through mandatory gender quotas is hardly the same feat as climbing to new heights on their own
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