After the first couple times Jeremy Lin led the previously woeful New York Knicks to victory, some people couldn't resist drawing comparisons between him and the NFL's 2011 cinderella, Tim Tebow.& ...
Read more »In 1960 when JFK was running for president, Catholics were still considered a minority group, with mainstream Christians not being quite sure what to make of them. They didn't have it ...
Read more »Amid the rancour of the Republican presidential nomination contest, one of the more widely publicized narratives centres around the wealth of the candidates. I found out yesterday that ...
Read more »Before beginning this blog, full disclosure demands that I identify myself as one of the 99%. Not in the sense that, if I were an American I'd be in the bottom 99% in terms of my income. ...
Read more »With all the sensational narratives surrounding the 2012 Republican primary race it's shocking that there's any time left for reporters to cover stories about the candidates' wives. But today ...
Read more »Around three years ago, I was contacted on facebook by an old high school acquaintance, who I remembered from my grade 10 Latin and art classes. We were by no means "friends" back in high ...
Read more »Yesterday the Huffington Post published a really interesting article on cheating in relationships. The article's author, Vicki Larson, interviewed sociologist, Eric Anderson, on his recently ...
Read more »One of the hot topics in 2011 was the supposed demise of men. As women have continued to shatter glass ceilings and seize upon the opportunities presented by improvements in gender equity, ...
Read more »By now it's a pretty common tactic among hip hop artists. Suppose you're an older hip hop artist, whose best days are behind you. But you've got an album coming out and you have a ...
Read more »Last year, when the City of Barcelona enacted a law banning the burqa and niqab from all government buildings, I wrote a blog condemning the lawmakers. Although I do see the niqab and ...
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"It's playing in the background during his appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, and I think one commentator mentions it briefly."
Colin"Do they talk about James Brown's 'Night Train'?"
max"Interesting. So do you agree with a dream profession? Or do you think that notion has spoiled us and things should revert back to just being happy with any work at all?"
Mike Radoslav
"According the the HBO documentary "Secrets of the Tribe", Kenneth Good did not choose Yarima for his bride. The Yanomami tribal leader gave Yarima to him. Good did not court Yarima."
Nick Connor