Culture

Why Joanna Gaines’ New Book Has Soared to the Top of the Bestseller List 0
- Culture
- May 4, 2018
I’ve never watched a full episode of “Fixer-Upper,” but I do know the program is the product of husband and wife team, Chip and Joanna Gaines. The Gaines’ recently ended their popular show, partially due to desires to focus more on their family, partially because they wanted to focus on other business ventures. One of
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Boy Scouts Nix the Word ‘Boy,’ Showing They No Longer Believe in Masculinity 0
- Culture
- May 4, 2018
It seems the Boy Scouts of America would prefer not to exist. On Wednesday, the Boy Scouts announced that their signature program known simply as the “Boy Scouts”—which serves ages 10 to 17—will no longer bear the word “boy.” Beginning in February, it will be known as Scouts BSA. This change comes only months after
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True Generosity Involves More than Just Giving 0
- Culture
- May 4, 2018
Who is the most generous person in the world today? Ask folks in the West, and the most popular answer would probably be Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft. For good reason, too. According to Business Insider’s 2015 ranking of the 20 most generous people in the world, Gates comes in first, with $27 billion
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G.K. Chesterton on the Fundamental Difference Between the ‘Average Man’ and the ‘Average Woman’0
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- May 4, 2018
G.K. Chesterton’s thoughts on the differences between the sexes did not begin and end with the issue of the vote. Far from it. As he saw it, the differences were much more profound and much more mysterious than that. Were these differences rooted in biology or in something else? Was it a matter of nature
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Most Americans Can’t Answer These Four Civics Questions… Here’s One Reason Why 0
- Culture
- May 3, 2018
Pew Research recently ran a report on political engagement in America. What caught my eye was the short, seven-question civics test embedded below. As Pew explains, four of the questions in particular, including those about the Electoral College, presidential term limits, and Senate procedures, reveal a lot about American knowledge of government. Perhaps it’s no
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Screenshot of 2004 Conversation Proves Mark Zuckerberg Never Cared About Your Privacy 0
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- May 3, 2018
I recently golfed with a friend who works at a large corporation. When the topic of work came up, we swapped stories about our mutual loathing of Facebook. I complained about its algorithm changes, which make it much more difficult to reach our audience. She complained about the mass amounts of personal data her company
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