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Written by Jeanne Roberts
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Friday, 22 August 2008 |
Photo: CasaDeQueso, Creative Commons, Flickr
Beloit College, in Wisconsin, annually publishes a list for incoming students that identifies (and perhaps corrects) the sociological and political assumptions of 18 year-olds entering their first year of post-secondary education. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 August 2008 )
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Written by Jeanne Roberts
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Monday, 18 August 2008 |
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The humble dandelion was first brought to America by European settlers. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 24 August 2008 )
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Written by Mark Bershatsky
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Saturday, 16 August 2008 |
Some years ago, an old friend of mine and I were shooting the breeze, discussing some global issues and what might be coming, when he abruptly declared "Actually, we're wasting our time trying to speculate on what might happen, the outcome has already been determined."
Now I have always trusted this friend's judgment, but in this instance I quickly fired back an amused "And how do you know that?" To which he replied, "because professional wrestling is real and the rest of the world is rigged." |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 24 August 2008 )
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Written by Jeanne Roberts
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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Stonewashing a single pair of blue jeans takes 5 gallons of water and about a dollar's worth of electricity. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 24 August 2008 )
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Written by Eben Esterhuizen
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
 Photo: Dawn Endico, Creative Commons, Flickr
Apologies for the sensational headline. To put it more academically, following are seven issues that might significantly negatively affect the global political economy:
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 24 August 2008 )
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