Bless me, Scholars, for I have sinned. But let me explain. I totally get that Hallmark, as a corporate media entity, represents the values of elitist America. During the holiday season especially, Hallmark celebrates a very White Christmas: it is the story of fantastic white people who, despite their peculiar adversities in life, have somehow […]
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Related companion pieces: Hard Living Park Living Colorado Springs sure has evolved since its founding in 1872 when the first stake was pounded into the ground near the intersection of Pikes Peak and Cascade Avenues. Those who pioneered the city were said to often stop near the center of town to marvel at Pikes Peak
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Humanity faces two options: expand our presence beyond the boundaries of Earth to become a spacefaring species or wait until an inevitable cataclysmic event wipes us out of existence. SpaceX, a private rocket and spacecraft company founded by Elon Musk, looks out to the cosmos to circumnavigate such a doomsday event. The company is currently
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Longevity issues get treated like an invisible phenomenon. Some changes happen so gradually, it takes human society decades or centuries to notice. Most intellectual revolutions, from the scientific to the industrial, only appear revolutionary in hindsight. At the time, people see only incremental progress, and they give little thought to the world-shaking significance of the few
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Cyberbullying means using social media to intentionally cause harm to others who cannot easily defend themselves against aggressive online acts. It often causes serious long-lasting effects like depression, anxiety, and suicidal tendencies. These issues can follow the victims through the remainder of their lives. Of course, bullying in general does terrible damage. Cyberbullying is no
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Elves and faerie-folk might seem to us here in the States like something you would see in a quirky gift shop, but in Iceland, belief in the supernatural is no laughing matter. In one 1998 survey, over half of Icelanders said they believed in elves. Moreover, according to a 2007 study by Terry Gunnell, associate
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