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• 100th Anniversary of Titanic's Sinking

  

  This weekend marks 1 century since the ship met its fate Read more

  The 12 April 2012 by   Koridonahue
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• The Titanic Guide To New York City

  

  image credit The Titanic's intended destination was New York. What still remains in the city with a connection to the ill-fated voyage? The Titanic was actuall... Read more

  The 12 April 2012 by   Gerard
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• How Not to Find Anthropological Universals

  

  The aptly named Christian Smith, professor of sociology at Notre Dame, has posted an article in First Things claiming that “man” (sorry women) is naturally... Read more

  The 11 April 2012 by   Cris
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• Demographics Of The Titanic Passengers

  

  image credit The demographics of the passengers and crew of the Titanic. Who perished, who survived, and who occupied which lifeboats. How gravely was the... Read more

  The 10 April 2012 by   Gerard
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• Money: A Story of Good and Evil

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. What good is money? My own thoughts about money are hopelessly contaminated by my economics education and my time as a... Read more

  The 08 April 2012 by   Realizingresonance
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• Sharia Heaven on Shifting Earth

  

  Over at Guernica, Sadakat Kadri has posted the lush prologue to his new book Heaven on Earth: A Journey Through Shari’a Law from the Deserts of Ancient Arabia t... Read more

  The 04 April 2012 by   Cris
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• A History of Washington's Famous Cherry Trees

  

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  The 28 March 2012 by   Kena
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• What Today's Republicans Need

  

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  The 26 March 2012 by   Kena
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• Cramming People Into A Thing: A Photo History

  

  Phone Booth Cramming was a late-1950s fad with a simple premise: cram a phone booth full of people and take a picture before the people on the bottom... Read more

  The 26 March 2012 by   Gerard
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• The 6 Most Extravagant Royal Gestures Of All Time

  

  image credit Being a member of royalty entitles you to a life of luxury and leisure; one where extravagance is as every day as eating. Raised in regal... Read more

  The 23 March 2012 by   Gerard
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