When we think of the UK, many of us conjure up images of English gentlemen, cream tea and scones, Scottish bagpipes and haggis, and Irish music and Guinness (even though Ireland …
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“You’ve Decided to Major in What…?!?” — Why Your Kid’s Undergraduate Philosophy Major is Not a Death Sentence
Philosophy begins in wonder. — Plato For 19 years, you tried… you really tried… to be the model parent. You did it all: the diaper watch, the grueling PTA meetings, showing up …
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News trickled out of Hollywood last month that Tom Hiddleston, aka Loki from The Avengers, will be playing Hank Williams in an upcoming biopic about the country legend. It even looks …
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“What did the president know and when did he know it?” This was the famous question that propelled this Tennessee Republican Senator into history. Howard Baker, the former Senate Majority Leader, passed …
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A lot of us spend a lot of time abusing a special friend. It’s time we pay him proper homage. We are talking, of course, about your liver. First, some …
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We’re about to commit a major crime — we’re going to call your attention to only four noted Hollywood character actors. Yet since Hollywood’s beginnings shortly after the turn of the …
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You’ve set the stage. Prepared exhaustively. Written down every possible issue the other party can bring up. You’ve rehearsed and researched beyond what it takes to succeed. Now it’s showtime. …
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It started with GPS in mobile phones. Applications were developed that could track how far you ran or rode your bike, keep track of your route, and estimate the calories …
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“Why can’t we have music like that here in America?” — from a 1963 letter written by 15-year-old Beatles fan to a Washington, DC disc jockey The greatest irony in the history …
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“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” — Warren Buffett Suppose your stockbroker said to you something like this: “I’ve got an investment for you that’s going to go big …