I wonder if the levels of obesity have anything to do with how much meat is eaten in these counties. Chowing down on burger and ribs is bound to up the pounds, but I'm sure in those other big meating countries people aren't so fat. ...
Alexander Belenky: Oliver Stone creates a caricature in his new film, W. But Stone's bio-pic excuses far too much of the real George ...
Alexander Belenky: Sarah Palin's stonewalling of the media naturally frustrates journalists but may set her up for an October ...
Reality shows like Cribs and Million Dollar Listing take ordinary Americans inside the homes of the super-rich so we can ogle their conspicuous consumption. Primetime dramas like Gossip Girl, 90210 and Entourage depict a world in which money is no ...
In 1984, following a successful campaign by the organisation Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Madd), the legal drinking age in the US was raised from 18 to 21. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act accomplished this change indirectly by restricting ...
Don't think of an elephant. As linguist George Lakoff illustrated in his manifesto on framing political discourse, you probably just thought of a pachyderm with a trunk and floppy ears, right? Words trigger certain associations, and when it comes to ...
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