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From Black Friday to Cyber Monday, a four-day block of ritual spending now exists to accommodate the frivolous purchasing patterns of modern day...
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The latest ice bar fashion. The parkas were not only warm, but made to prevent loss of body heat. Photo Courtesy Flickr Creative Commons...
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There are not many movies or documentaries chronicling the period of the Early American Republic. Historically, this is the period between the Revolution and the end of the War of...
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A great read with your morning Java Photo Courtesy Flickr Creative Commons Daniela Perdomo of AlterNet is a good read with your first...
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Buju Banton, the Jamaican reggae singer whose music glorifies the brutal torture and murder of LGBT people, has been nominated for a...
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Amanda Knox (AP Photo) After a year long trial in Italy, an American college student and her former Italian boyfriend were found...
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Amanda Knox has been found guilty on all 26 counts in the murder and sexual assault of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher. (AP...
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To what extent does possessing a strong belief in God or a Higher Power and calling upon that belief, rather than just summoning faith in...
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Most third culture kids accept people for who they are, regardless of the color of their skin and even their religion. Although third...
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I have always been fascinated with Christmas Light displays. Most likely because we didn’t hang Christmas lights when I was a kid. As soon as I got a drivers license I would...
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