Musings on education, literature, politics, media, and cultural trends by Laura Nathan. View Laura's profile.
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While I was at a coffee shop last week, I overheard the guy at the next table say, “I would vote for a potted ficus before I’d vote for Bush.” I couldn't help but laugh. The idea of a plant running the country humored m… |
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By Laura Nathan
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Saturday, 03 April 2004 |
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After September 11, the CIA and the State Department were eager to hire Arabic-speaking people. It seemed as if suddenly, the U.S. had discovered there were people in the world who didn’t speak English and that the only… |
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By Laura Nathan
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Friday, 02 April 2004 |
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Apparently, Janet Jackson still has CBS running scared. It seems that after her Superbowl incident, the network didn’t want to take any risks with Jackson, who appeared on … |
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By Laura Nathan
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Monday, 29 March 2004 |
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Many opponents of gay marriage argue that if gays are allowed to marry, then that will create sexual chaos and justify polygamy, pedaphilia, and petaphilia. Yes, petaphilia (though you may be more familiar with the term… |
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By Laura Nathan
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Friday, 26 March 2004 |
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If you haven’t heard, Kobe Bryant’s accuser has spent the last day (and will spend Thursday as well) testifying about her sexual history in a Colorado courtroom. The purpose, we’re told, is to allow a judge to determine… |
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By Laura Nathan
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Wednesday, 24 March 2004 |
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PULSE writer Harry Mok isn't the only one annoyed with Abercrombie's t-shirts these days. Bob Wise, the Democratic governor of West Virginia, has s… |
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By Laura Nathan
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Tuesday, 23 March 2004 |
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The brutal 1955 murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy who was killed for allegedly whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, catalyzed the civi… |
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By Laura Nathan
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Monday, 22 March 2004 |
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When Kerri Dunn, a visiting professor of social psychology at Claremont McKenna College, participated in a campus forum regarding hate crimes, she gave students and other school officials more than they bargained for.… |
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By Laura Nathan
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Saturday, 20 March 2004 |
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Think President Bush couldn't provide inspiration if his life depended on it? Think again.President Bush has people singing, it seems. In a scathing new single aimed at GW, Stephan Smith sings, “You Ain't A… |
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By Laura Nathan
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Thursday, 18 March 2004 |
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