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“You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the play and the opera. And grace before I open a book. And grace before sketching, painting, swimming, …
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Promiscuity, the Perennial Chart Topper
Lots of people bemoan the morally-bankrupt lyrics that fill today’s popular music. Whether it’s Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” Lady Gaga singing about a “disco stick,” or just about anything from …
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Two Greek orators in the fourth century BC supposedly prompted a cry heard among crowds: “When Isocrates speaks, people say, ‘How well he speaks!’ When Demosthenes speaks, they say, ‘Let’s …
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God’s Work?
In 2013, TIME Magazine listed Justin Timberlake as one of its 100 Most Influential People in the World. It’s true; JT is an international superstar known for his music, acting …
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Everybody knows the famous comedic routine of Jeff Foxworthy in which he helps people identify themselves as Rednecks, but there are also tests to help people identify themselves as Yankees, …
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Telemachus Enters the Ring
The gladiatorial fights of the Roman Empire have been immortalized in our culture as tremendous battles between individual combatants, whole troops, and even wild animals. Images of weapon-wielding warriors fill …
