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Does the Internet make you smarter?
You bet! All that information is just a click away!
56%
No, the Internet targets the lowest common denominator.
11%
This poll makes me feel stoopid.
11%
I use the Internet! I am so smart, SMRT!
22%
Total votes: 9
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Posted: October 9, 2008
It's the end of another day on main street USA, and it sure is looking bad. I've lived and worked in Southern California since... Full story »
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Will It Be Soup?
by Wayne LengPosted: October 9, 2008
It's the end of another day on main street USA, and it sure is looking bad. I've lived and worked in Southern California since... Full story »
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2.
Posted: July 30, 2008
Self-injury is nothing new. From the hardcore 13th and 14th century Christian flagellators to Sid Vicious carving "Nancy" into... Full story »
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Self-Cutting: The Wound That Will Not Heal
by Scott CooperPosted: July 30, 2008
Self-injury is nothing new. From the hardcore 13th and 14th century Christian flagellators to Sid Vicious carving "Nancy" into... Full story »
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3.
Posted: January 24, 2008
No sooner had world stock markets started indicating that the crash was finally at hand than we saw Hillary Clinton calling for... Full story »
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Why Tax Rebates Won’t Work
by Josh SidmanPosted: January 24, 2008
No sooner had world stock markets started indicating that the crash was finally at hand than we saw Hillary Clinton calling for... Full story »
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4.
Posted: November 28, 2007
He did not leave a note. The family is in shock. They can’t understand why a healthy, fit man who had everything would commit... Full story »
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Why My Dad Killed Himself
by Zoe BluntPosted: November 28, 2007
He did not leave a note. The family is in shock. They can’t understand why a healthy, fit man who had everything would commit... Full story »
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5.
Posted: October 17, 2007
Recent headlines seem to indicate that stagflation is increasingly likely. A Reuters news story today entitled "Housing Starts Skid, Inflation Flares"... Full story »
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Stagflation: The Two-Headed Monster
by Josh SidmanPosted: October 17, 2007
Recent headlines seem to indicate that stagflation is increasingly likely. A Reuters news story today entitled "Housing Starts Skid, Inflation Flares"... Full story »
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6.
Posted: October 11, 2007
The phenomenon of a flooded engine is an apt metaphor for the current state of the American economy. The engine of our economy has been run in such an... Full story »
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American Economy: The Flooded Engine
by Josh SidmanPosted: October 11, 2007
The phenomenon of a flooded engine is an apt metaphor for the current state of the American economy. The engine of our economy has been run in such an... Full story »
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Posted: September 8, 2007
In hindsight, the suicides of Sid Vicious, Ian Curtis and Kurt Cobain were pretty easy to understand. Maybe not easy to take,... Full story »
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Owen Wilson: After The Laughter
by Scott CooperPosted: September 8, 2007
In hindsight, the suicides of Sid Vicious, Ian Curtis and Kurt Cobain were pretty easy to understand. Maybe not easy to take,... Full story »
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8.
Posted: January 19, 2007
As I drove across the state line from Oregon into Washington, I felt good. I'd hit a meeting that night, call some guys back... Full story »
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Momentary Relapse
by Scott CooperPosted: January 19, 2007
As I drove across the state line from Oregon into Washington, I felt good. I'd hit a meeting that night, call some guys back... Full story »
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Posted: December 27, 2006
When did you decide you wanted to be a writer? It was something that happened gradually. As a child, I'd make "books" by folding sheets... Full story »
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An Interview with Author Jay Mandal
by Ambrose MusiyiwaPosted: December 27, 2006
When did you decide you wanted to be a writer? It was something that happened gradually. As a child, I'd make "books" by folding sheets... Full story »
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10.
Posted: November 20, 2006
Christmas Eve, the West End of London. It's an eerie feeling to be wandering around Leicester Square when it's completely deserted.... Full story »
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The Last Busker In London
by Garry CrystalPosted: November 20, 2006
Christmas Eve, the West End of London. It's an eerie feeling to be wandering around Leicester Square when it's completely deserted.... Full story »
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11.
Posted: November 9, 2006
I remember one time when out of desperation after demanding that he not have to be able to wait a year to be able to work and... Full story »
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Depression Years
by Hannah GovorchinPosted: November 9, 2006
I remember one time when out of desperation after demanding that he not have to be able to wait a year to be able to work and... Full story »
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