Culture

Stop Worrying About Not Getting Enough Exercise and Being too Stressed – You May Live Longer 0
- Culture
- January 5, 2018
It’s January, so it’s likely that you have set yourself goals to be more physically active and less stressed in 2018. Paradoxically, better goals would be to stop worrying about how much exercise you’re getting and to stop worrying about being too stressed. A recent study of over 60,000 US adults examined the link between
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Way Too Many Books Are Being Published 0
- Culture
- January 4, 2018
In the past week, I’ve seen online a number of lists bearing some title to the effect of “Best Books I Read in 2017.” I somewhat enjoy looking at these lists, both for their recommendations, and for the windows they provide into their composers. But I must admit that I mostly find them stressful and
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Big Brother in the Classroom 0
- Culture
- January 3, 2018
Education is not a question of “rights” to be imposed by the state, but of the “freedom” of parents to choose the sort of education that they believe is best for their children… The late Joseph Sobran (1946-2010) was a journalist who thrived on controversy. He was the sort of writer who did not try
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Dueling: Time to bring it back?0
- Culture
- January 3, 2018
Let’s be honest, we live in an honor-less age; lies and gossip aren’t just the tools of politicians and celebrities. In your own life, you can probably point to any number of people around you — even church people! — whose main trade seems to be trashing others so that they can get ahead or just
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Why High School Kids Should Start Teaching Younger Students 0
- Culture
- January 3, 2018
When I was 17, I was suddenly given the opportunity to give music lessons to children at a K-8 school. Still in high school myself, the experience was a bit intimidating. But I persisted and was soon teaching like a pro. The main benefit of this entrepreneurial endeavor was the cash it provided me. But
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#MeTourism: The Hidden Costs of Selfie Tourism 2
- Culture
- January 2, 2018
Technology has changed the way we travel. Smartphones, travellers’ comments and photos, search engines and algorithms can all inspire and empower us to plan complex journeys all over the globe within minutes. Planning and booking tourism has always had an element of risk. One has to commit upfront – there is no sample to try
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