Culture

5 Facts about Billy Graham (1918–2018)0
- Culture
- February 22, 2018
The Rev. Billy Graham died February 21st, 2018 at the age of 99. Here are five facts you should know about the man who became the world’s most famous Protestant evangelist. 1. In 1934 at the age of 16, Graham was turned down for membership in a local youth group because he was “too worldly.”
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What Ivy League Professors Could Learn from George Washington 0
- Culture
- February 22, 2018
Back in 2005, The Washington Post reported on a Gallup poll asking Americans which U.S. president was the greatest. At the time, men like Reagan, Clinton, and Lincoln led the pack. America’s first president, however, had only five percent support for top slot, leading the WaPo to quip that George Washington would “find it necessary
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Young People Don’t Know How to Date Anymore. Here’s Why.0
- Culture
- February 21, 2018
In a time when dating apps are a dime a dozen and major sporting events dish out condoms by the thousands, it would be easy to think that sex and loving relationships are thriving. But recent data shows that such is not the case. Americans are having less sex and getting married at dramatically lower
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‘The Last Jedi’ and the Politicization of Storytelling 0
- Culture
- February 20, 2018
There’s been a disturbance in the franchise: Ambivalence, rather than anticipation, has characterized the online response to Disney’s announcement of the deluge of new Star Wars projects we are to be saturated with over the next several years. And while the trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story (scheduled for May) was expected to be
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Isn’t Father Loss Part of Nikolas Cruz’s Story?0
- Culture
- February 20, 2018
In the wake of last week’s mass shooting at a Florida high school America is once again embroiled in a debate about how this could have happened again and how to prevent such horrific behaviour and loss of life. Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old who went to his former high school on Valentine’s day armed with
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Parents Just Lost Custody of Teenage Daughter Who Wants to ‘Transition’ to a Boy: What You Need to Know 1
- Culture
- February 20, 2018
Parents in Ohio lost custody of their 17-year-old daughter Friday because a judge ruled that she should be allowed to receive therapy, including testosterone therapy, to identify as a boy. Without commenting on the specifics of this case just outside Cincinnati, Americans can expect to see more cases like it as government officials side with
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