Should we be allowed to choose when we die? This is not a new question. Oregon has faced it for years. The Death With Dignity Act, passed in 1997, allows terminally…
Locker Room Language
If you’ve been following the NFL Miami Dolphins controversy at all, you know that what happens in the locker room and usually stays there has now been splashed everywhere. And…
Advent Conspiracy
Every year you think, “I’m not going to get stressed out about Christmas and buying gifts,” but then the 20th of December hits, and suddenly it’s panic city. Your coworker got…
1986: Utopia?
I recently heard a story about a family in Canada who are living like it’s 1986. They have given up all forms of technology that were not invented before that…
Possible Cure for AIDS?
If you say, “That’s like finding a cure for AIDS,” it means that something’s next to impossible. Like cancer, HIV/AIDS is something no one wants to hear after a test. Though…
Women Get a New Disorder
There aren’t many certainties these days. Change happens overnight, and there’s little we can predict anymore. Like, will the government shut down again in a few months, or will politicians…
Selfies: empowering or just plain self-absorbed?
The word “selfie” is defined in the Urban Dictionary as “A picture taken of yourself that is planned to be uploaded to. . .[a] social networking website…usually accompanied by a…
Anxiety Culture
We’re an anxious lot. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 40 million Americans ages 18 or older have an anxiety disorder. Ask anyone you know what’s worrying…
Abercrombie & Fitch does it again
The clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch recently forked out $71,000 to settle a lawsuit over a hijab, according to The Guardian. Two respective judges determined that the retailer fired a…
Got coverage?
It’s here. Amid all the politics, the grandstanding, the bitter diatribes and the tantrums, the Affordable Care Act made its way into the world. Unfortunately, its parents were too busy…
The robots are coming
Robots are changing our world, and there’s nothing strange about that anymore. Movies like I, Robot are no longer far-fetched, otherworldly science-fiction depictions of robot-infested societies—they’re becoming more like realistic…