Objectification is not a metaphor. It is a term you can use to describe treating or perceiving women like objects, but in advertising it involves representing women as objects, or vice versa. The beer and car industries are famous for
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Continuing miseducation on Bigfoot
Community and small local colleges typically provide non-credit continuing education courses for the locals at low cost. As I?ve written about previously, it?s often art or history classes, computer training, those sorts of things. But also frequently offered are ?classes? …
Will ISIS go nuclear?
Debate continues over the probability and likelihood of a nuclear ISIS. While reportedly improbable, Central Asia could be a starting point for the Islamic State?s nuclear ambitions.
ISIS in Central Asia
(Wikipedia)
In March, terrorists handed out hundreds of notices …
Sachs Covered Bridge in Gettysburg gets protection from ghost-seeking hordes
A historic covered bridge in Gettysburg has been the target of increased vandalism as unfounded rumors of it being haunted have proliferated on the Internet and TV in the past decade. Some local community groups have banded together to buy …
Will ISIS go nuclear?
Debate continues over the probability and likelihood of a nuclear ISIS. While reportedly improbable, Central Asia could be a starting point for the Islamic State?s nuclear ambitions.
ISIS in Central Asia
(Wikipedia)
In March, terrorists handed out hundreds of notices …
Eni to Supply LNG to Pakistan LNG
State-owned importer Pakistan LNG has awarded a contract to Italian Eni to supply a cargo per month during the next 15 years, for a total of 180 cargoes, corresponding to 11mn metric tons of LNG. A significant part of the …
The Rise of ?Kinder, Gentler? Climate-Change Deniers
Flickr/Topher McCulloch
Bret Stephens might seem reasonable compared to conspiracy theorists, but his stealth denial is far more damaging.
Bret Stephens, the neoconservative columnist recently poached from The Wall Street Journal by The New York Times,
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War Poem
Goldfish-shaped balloons tense
at coming fire, the sensor
reels and leaves stutter out the window
of the cell where the translator
peels oranges for the fallen leader.
The city dims. God
of infinite sets, god of the craters not
visible …
Bret Stephens Isn’t the Only Problem at the New York Times Op-Ed Page
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From Friedman to Bruni, the paper of record?s columnists are abysmal.
At this point the case against the New York Times?s decision to give Bret Stephens an op-ed column is well-known. His comments
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Funky Bulgaria: How the fascination of Funk came to this country
A Jazz festival in the small town of Bankya, located in the outskirts of Sofia, took place in 2003. Good bands performed. Then, later that evening, a sensation happened: A 9-piece group from Sofia hit the stage and …