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Single-Minded: What Comes After the Happy Ending?
The single woman is a lot like an only child. Sometimes she can be a selfish brat. Being “the head blankety-blank in charge” of herself, she rarely has to compromise, to share, or even question. And that life ain’t half bad, nor is it a half life. It’s a good one. One many women exercise…
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Worst Spill Ever? Worst. Spill. Ever.
Despite reports that the “top kill” has stopped the Deepwater Horizon geyser, BP still takes first place in destroying an ecosystem! New oil flow estimates by scientists studying the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico would make leak the worst in the nation’s history, far bigger than 11 million gallons that spilled in the Exxon…
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Pause: Aide Says Obama Will Extend Freeze on Deepwater Drilling
According to an aide, President Obama will continue to suspend deepwater drilling projects for at least six months. Planned exploration off the coast of Alaska in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas also will be delayed pending the panel’s review, according to a White House aide. Lease sales in the Western Gulf and off the coast…
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Amid Unrest, UN Says 3,200 Flee Ghana for Togo
The block is currently hot in northern Ghana. According to the United Nations, the ethnic strife that has erupted has forced 3,200 into Togo in an attempt to flee the violence Francis Kpatinde, regional spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said the Togolese government reacted quickly, supplying the refugees with tents, food and…
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Today in Cultural Sensitivity: The Epic FAIL of 'Sex and the City 2'
While no one is expecting the ‘Sex and the City’ sequel to enlighten culturally or otherwise, Wajahat Ali of Salon explains just how much the film missed the mark in using Abu Dhabi as its backdrop. Below is an excerpt: Michael Patrick King’s exquisitely tone-deaf movie is cinematic Viagra for Western cultural imperialists who still…
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Beat Era Photo Exhibit Skips a Beat
The National Gallery of Art unveiled Beat Memories earlier this month, a photo exhibit showcasing beat poet Allen Ginsberg’s less-known work as a photographer, on display until September. The narrative created by Beat Memories is benignly incomplete. For sure, the gallery curators were limited by the photos they were given. However, the fact that none…
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Party Lines Blur in the Florida Senate Race
The national struggle for the soul of the Republican Party has now moved to Florida’s Senate race. And the battleground reveals with great clarity the mounting conflict between party loyalty, ideology and ambition. This April, Florida’s Republican governor, Charlie Crist, found himself unexpectedly trailing former Republican House Speaker Marco Rubio for his party’s nomination as…
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Today in Postracialism: Interracial Marriage Rising, Sort Of
Interracial marriage is increasing, but it’s not exactly “adopt a brown baby” trendy. Melting pot or racial divide? The growth of interracial marriages is slowing among U.S.-born Hispanics and Asians. Still, blacks are substantially more likely than before to marry whites. The number of interracial marriages in the U.S. has risen 20 percent since 2000…
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Did You Know We Were Flying Sorties in Somalia?
According to The Australian, the number of secret sorties being flown in the Middle East and Africa is on the rise. The move is to “penetrate, disrupt, defeat or destroy” al-Qa’ida and other groups in Iran, Saudi Arabia and Somalia, according to a secret directive signed in September by the top US commander in the…