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The Best Books of the Decade

Anis Shivani | Posted 12.10.2009 | Books

Read More: Snow, My Name Is Red, The Museum of Innocence, White Teeth, Aleksander Hemon, Orhan Pamuk, Civil Liberties, Dystopian Fiction, Modernization, Margaret Atwood, William Boyd, Multiculturalism, Philip Roth, Oryx and Crake, Netherland, Immigrants, Zadie Smith, Joseph O'Neill, Poetry, Fundamentalism, Terrorism, The Plot Against America, Iraq War, Post-9/11 America, Bush Administration, Racism, Islam, Books News
Anis Shivani

Orhan Pamuk's The Museum of Innocence will be interpreted by clueless reviewers as one about "obsession," just as they might view Nabokov's Lolita to be about "pedophilia."

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Thanksgiving: A Harvest Of Diversity

Donna Henes | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Traditions, Thanksgiving Dinner, Ceremonies, Rituals, Diversity, Thanksgiving Traditions, Culture, Thanksgiving, Multicultural, Donna Henes, Multiculturalism, Living News
Donna Henes

By incorporating what is truly meaningful to us, we take a tradition and make it our own. Thanksgiving is a perfect example. It is the great All-American adaptable ritual.

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Do Whateveryouwannukah? Why I Won't Be Fa-la-la-la-la-ing In To The Gap This Holiday Season (VIDEO)

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Falsani, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, Hannukah, War-on-Christmas, Christmas, Gap, Inclusiveness, Multiculturalism, Advertising, Living News
Cathleen Falsani

I'm all for inclusiveness and multiculturalism, as much as I am for inexpensive cotton T-shirts and reindeer-themed boxer shorts. But this year's Gap "holiday" ad campaign just rubs me the wrong way.

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Doulas Deliver Positive Birth Experiences for Immigrant Women

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Marc Kielburger, Immigration, Craig Kielburger, Refugees, Multiculturalism, Doula, Living News
Craig and Marc Kielburger

Doulas have been gaining popularity but are still a relatively uncommon. The word comes from ancient Greek, meaning "woman servant." But, in fact, they are much more.

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When Comedy Meets Workplace Diversity

Natalie Holder-Winfield | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Abercrombie & Fitch, Insensitivity, Business, Workplace, Comedy, Multiculturalism, Diversity, Ruben Navarrette, Workplace Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, George Lopez, N-Word, Comedy Central, Stand-Up Comedy, Dave Chappelle, Workplace Taboos, Entertainment News
Natalie Holder-Winfield

The same slurs, epithets, and offensive language that comics use to get laughs can create disrespect in the workplace, school and in other social settings.

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As A WASP And A Jew, What's A Girl To Do?

Emily Bracken | Posted 07.12.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Religion, Jews, Protestants, Wasps, White-Anglo-Saxon-Protestants, Jewish People, Religious Tolerance, Multiculturalism, Comedy News
Emily Bracken

Complex, contradictory and conflicted, I carry with me all the baggage of someone who's had to ponder the existential question: If I had been living in Berlin, in 1939, would I have turned myself into the Gestapo?

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Pomoboarding

Ross Robertson | Posted 06.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Environment, Brooklyn Food Conference, Sustainability, Food, Cultural Evolution, Multiculturalism, Postmodernism, Green Living, Living News
Ross Robertson

The girl at the Food Conference had all the nervous paranoia of a serial murderer, but none of the rap sheet. She was on the run from the PC police.

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Why Obama Is Reading "Netherland" (And Why You Should Too)

Ariel Gonzalez | Posted 06.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Sept. 11, Barack Obama, Cricket, Joseph O'Neill, New York City, Multiculturalism, Netherland, Media News
Ariel Gonzalez

After having finished Netherland, I can see why President Obama added it to his reading list. Aside from being extraordinarily well-written, it's...

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The Disloyal Opposition: Rush is Right -- Obama Must Fail

Randall Amster | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Limbaugh Obama Fail, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Limbaugh Obama Fails, Rush Obama Fail, Rush Limbaugh, Free Market Capitalism, Race, Bill O'Reilly, Liberalism, Founding Fathers, Multiculturalism, Barack Obama, Satire, Political Humor, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Humor and Satire, Anarchist, Politics News
Randall Amster

If the new President brings closure to current wars and staves off economic collapse, it quite possibly will once and for all bury the neocon legacy deep in the dustbin of history.

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Don't Forget Your Mother, Barack

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 02.19.2009 | World

Read More: Bahasa Indonesia, President Obama, Urdu, Spanish, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Javanese, Collateral Damage, Peace, Obama Kenya, Barack Obama, Mothers, Unity, Russian, Obama "Dreams of My Father", Indonesia, Obama Presidency, Africa, Dreams From My Father, Obama Dreams of My Father, Stanley Ann Dunham, Justice, Multiculturalism, International, Obama's Inauguration, Obama Inauguration, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

A native Kansan who learned several languages, including Russian, Urdu, Spanish, Javanese and Bahasa Indonesia, Barack Obama's mother existed outside of the box of traditionalism.

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A Spicy Thanksgiving

Mallika Chopra | Posted 12.27.2008 | Style

Read More: Food, Traditions, Thanksgiving Recipes, Multiculturalism, Happiness, Family, Thanksgiving, Style News
Mallika Chopra

A huge feast was planned for the day, including masala turkey, spicy Indian vegetable filling, and traditional Indian potatoes on the side. Dessert was apple pies and a traditional Indian dessert.

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Anita Lo: Multicultural "Mutt" and Multi-tasking Chef

Louise McCready | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Hamptons, Food, Anita Lo, Iron Chef, Sushi, Chef, Multiculturalism, Calorie Counts, New York, Annisa, Rickshaw, Living News
Louise McCready

With four successful restaurants and a midtown food truck in the works, Anita took a moment from her hectic day to sit down with me over lunch at her West Village restaurant, Bar Q.

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Beijing Diary

Deanna Lee | Posted 09.28.2008 | Media

Read More: China, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Multiculturalism, Chinese Culture, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese American, Asian Americans, Media News
Deanna Lee

These Olympic games opened so many eyes, including mine, to a new China keenly focused on a global and multicultural future. It's something for us all to aspire to.

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Nigga, Please

Hermene Hartman | Posted 09.21.2008 | Style

Read More: Dialogue, Relationships, Blacks, The N Word, Jesse Jackson, Racism, Race, Multiculturalism, Naacp, Style News
Hermene Hartman

If there is a black person living in America who has not uttered the word, they should stand tall and receive the NAACP Image Award.

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