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Everything You Need to Know About Chicken-Killing Performance Art

ARTINFO | Posted 05.16.2013 | Arts
ARTINFO

UPDATE: Gordon Ferguson has now been reinstated to his position at Alberta College of Art + Design, following the petition described below. Read more ...

Do Women Prefer Entrepreneurship Over Board Positions?

Deborah Sweeney | Posted 05.01.2013 | Women
Deborah Sweeney

Instead of having to deal with a room full of people that are put off every time you voice your opinion, or face being stuck in a rut because no one wants to risk changing anything, many women are simply forgoing the traditional corporate ascent and striking out on their own.

Freud Would Build an App for That: Bringing Modern Tech to an Analog Practice

Melissa Thompson | Posted 04.03.2013 | Healthy Living
Melissa Thompson

Freud knew we could not fully understand the biology of the brain, and consequently, his approach was more art than science. Now, science is getting closer to creating the holistic puzzle to help scientist solve pervasive challenges for brain health.

Easter: The Official 'Get Outta My Seat!' Day

Alisha L. Gordon, M.Ed. | Posted 04.01.2013 | Black Voices
Alisha L. Gordon, M.Ed.

What an oxymoron it is, of all weekends, to push people away from Christ because we don't want to be inconvenienced with the crowds, new faces, and long wait times at our favorite Buckhead restaurant!

Drowning in a Sea of Opinionated Information

Jane Carlin and Barb Macke | Posted 05.14.2013 | College
Jane Carlin and Barb Macke

We must work hard to ensure that our students don't let opinions drive them to the 'facts' that appeal to them the most. There is a dangerous sea of opinionated information out there and they are already partly submerged.

Identity Politics Is Counter-Productive

The Brown Daily Herald | Posted 04.10.2013 | College
The Brown Daily Herald

In perennially sensitive debates about topics like race, sex, feminism or sexual assault, one participant, usually of a certain privileged status, brings up an opinion that goes against the grain, qualifies the question or challenges the conventional wisdom.

On Learning Entitlement or the Seminar That Changed Me

Gina Athena Ulysse | Posted 01.28.2013 | Media
Gina Athena Ulysse

The goal of the seminar was to impart those under-represented in the media with skills that encouraged them to become contributors and in the process move the dial to diversify public debate.

Seriously Annoying Words, Like 'Fiscal Cliff' and Whatever

Tony Phillips | Posted 03.04.2013 | Weird News
Tony Phillips

The thing about annoying speech is that it comes in more than the adolescent variety. It's easy enough to pick on the youth, because for one thing, they're idiots. But idiocy knows no age.

Must-Do This Weekend: Go and See The Central Park Five

Lisa Bernier | Posted 01.24.2013 | New York
Lisa Bernier

No New Yorker should ever forget the 1989 Central Park jogger case, not for the media attention it received, but for the gross miscarriage of justice it represents.

Mitt Romney... Oh My God

Michael Morgenstern | Posted 01.12.2013 | Politics
Michael Morgenstern

I find that now that the election is over, it's the first time I want to talk about it. I realize now that while I thought I was avoiding politics because it was a theater, there was also another reason.

The Nasty Bias in Business Journalism

Liz Ryan | Posted 12.15.2012 | Business
Liz Ryan

I wrote a story for TIME.com about breastfeeding at work, and I talked about the fact that in the last Catalyst.org report on family-friendly benefits...

Romney Supporter and YouTube Sensation Trisha Paytas Elaborates on Her Political Beliefs in Exclusive Interview

Shira Lazar | Posted 12.11.2012 | Technology
Shira Lazar

LA YouTuber Trisha Paytas has become something of an Internet sensation after she gave her official endorsement to presidential candidate Mitt Romney in a video this past week.

Observations Concerning Distinguishing Facts, Opinions, Lies, and Distortions

Brad Reid | Posted 12.10.2012 | Politics
Brad Reid

Mixing-up fact, opinion, lies, and distortions may seem to be a short-term path to business or political success, but in the long term the informational system will collapse.

Go Get Offended: It'll Be Good for Us All

Sanyin Siang | Posted 11.26.2012 | Media
Sanyin Siang

We now live in a world that empowers us to insulate ourselves from any ideas or opinions that might possibly offend us. We admire those of similar minds and are uncomfortable around those who disagree with us.

Luxury Travel Misses The Point

Robert Schrader | Posted 11.18.2012 | Travel
Robert Schrader

If you are unable to detach yourself from your wealth, your comfort and your entitlement for even a few days, then please just stay at home.

An Open Letter to the U.S. Government About Student Loan Debt

Amy Hansen | Posted 05.28.2012 | College
Amy Hansen

Immediately, I launched into panic mode. I racked my brain for options. Drop out of graduate school? Respond to the typo-ridden post looking for journalists in Latvia?

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Peter Mehlman | Posted 04.08.2012 | Comedy
Peter Mehlman

Blank is the story of Eugene Brusca, a man who had absolutely no opinions on anything, yet became an overnight sensation as a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Shaken Heads and Heads In the Sand

Kristina Groves | Posted 03.11.2012 | Sports
Kristina Groves

The NHL can keep their heads in the sand as long as they like -- who am I to tell them what to do? Meanwhile, their stars, their raison d'etre, are losing their futures, and in some cases, their lives.

Trial by Journalistic "Opinion"

Joel Cohen | Posted 02.24.2012 | Crime
Joel Cohen

We don't weep for Sandusky. As do all "commentators," we have the right to "personally" convict him based on our own idiosyncratic views of the case. But why has the public convicted him at this early stage?

Why Wall Street Occupies Washington

Richie Siegel | Posted 12.09.2011 | Politics
Richie Siegel

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Our Ambassadors to the Future

Amy Bernays | Posted 10.24.2011 | Arts
Amy Bernays

It is the role of artists to show us beauty in our own age. Artists make our world of cities and offices, our morning traffic jams and nightlife; our familiar grind; and show us how to see it as beautiful and worthy.

How Congress Can Regain Our Trust

Richie Siegel | Posted 10.24.2011 | Politics
Richie Siegel

Here are seven bold steps the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should take immediately to save billions and salvage what little remains of our faith in Congress.

What if the FDA labeled politicians?

Richie Siegel | Posted 10.06.2011 | Politics
Richie Siegel

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Art And The Egyptian Uprising

The Guardian | Sara Elkamel | Posted 09.20.2011 | Arts

Art may not have started the Egyptian revolution, but it played a large part once the spark was lit. Visual artists documented the people's uprising, ...

Why the Blagojevich Verdict Matters

Paul Dailing | Posted 08.28.2011 | Chicago
Paul Dailing

Monday was a good day, even if there are still power plays, shady deals and more money shuffling through Springfield and Chicago each day than through a Vegas casino. A man who thought he was too powerful to be caught was caught.