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• In 1968, Apollo 8 Realised The 2,000-Year-Old Dream Of A Roman Philosopher

  

  Earth seen from the Moon (NASA)Half a century of Christmases ago, the NASA space mission Apollo 8 became the first manned craft to leave low Earth orbit, atop... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2018 SOCIETY

• Air Pollution May Be Making Us Less Intelligent

  

  Long-term exposure to air pollution was linked to cognitive decline in elderly people. (Tao55/ Shutterstock)Not only is air pollution bad for our lungs and... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• PicsArt Unveils Most Uploaded, Edited & Socially Shared Celebrities of 2018...

  

  "Year in Review"PicsArt, the world's largest creative platform with more than 100 million monthly active users and influencers, today announced the release of... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• Screen Legend Shirley MacLaine to Receive Career Achievement Honor at AARP The...

  

  Shirley MacLaine (Image via Variety)Shirley MacLaine will receive AARP The Magazine's 2018 Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award, the publication... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• Exorcisms Have Been Part Of Christianity For Centuries

  

  A painting showing Saint Francis Borgia, a 16th century saint, performing an exorcism. (Francisco Goya)“The Exorcist,” a horror film released 45 years ago, is... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• The Importance Of Thoughtful Resistance In The Age Of Trump

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump is seen here arguing with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in the Oval Office of the Whit... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• UK MPs Call for Ban on Human Consumption of Dog Meat Following USA Ban

  

  The drawing of WDA of Sully, the loyal service dog of former US President George HW Bush, to celebrate the passing of legal ban of dog meat consumptionWorld... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• Scholastic Acquires Alyssa Milano's Activism-Themed Children's Book Series

  Scholastic willl publish actor and activist Alyssa Milano's debut children's book series "HOPE" (Photo Credit: Dirk Franke)Scholastic, the global children's... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• Why Every Writer Is The Tardis (And Every Reader Is A Companion)

  

  The Tardis (Image via LoupDargent.info)I am a writer. By the title of this article, you might immediately assume two other things about me:I am a fan of Doctor... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• Hollywood Icon Val Kilmer Joins BigSpeak's A-List Speakers

  

  Val Kilmer (Image via BigSpeak)He dazzled you as Iceman, he blew you away as Jim Morrison, and saved the world as Batman, and now Val Kilmer is taking on a new... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• FIRST MAN: DVD & Blu-Ray To Land In January 2019

  

  From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: First ManFollow the gripping and captivating true story of the first manned mission to the moon in FIRST MAN,... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• CAIR Opposes Nomination of U.N. Ambassador Nominee Heather Nauert

  

  Heather NauertThe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• We Asked Artificial Intelligence To Analyze A Graphic Novel – And Found Both...

  

  What can an algorithm find when it reads a book? (Vasilyev Alexandr/Shutterstock.com)With one spouse studying the evolution of artificial and natural... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• 3 Ways Facebook And Other Social Media Companies Could Clean Up Their Acts – If...

  

  Mark Zuckerberg - under fire, but not without options. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)Facebook is in crisis mode, but the company can take major steps to fix itself –... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• Chinese Mythical Creature Zouwu Appears In Hollywood Fantasy Film

  

  "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" - PosterThe following is a news report by China.org.cn on the Chinese mythical creature named Zouwu:Written by J.K. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• Why The Rise Of Populist Nationalist Leaders Rewrites Global Climate Talks

  

  International climate negotiators need to recognize the motivations that drive populist nationalist leaders. {AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)The election of Jair... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• Empowering the Damsel in Distress: 'New Age Fairy Tales' - A Book by Ariana Gupta

  

  'New Age Fairy Tales'In its new avatar, fairy tales which have been considered 'women's tales' with a moral lesson in the end on how women should behave to... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• The Transformative #MeToo Movement Named “Brand Of The Year” By SVA Masters In...

  

  #MeToo sign (Photo by GGAADD on Flickr via Creative Commons)Over the course of 2018, the #MeToo Movement catalyzed change to dismantle shame surrounding sexual... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• Yes, Mary Knew: Biography by Irene Baron Details God's Plan for Mary

  

  "MARY KNEW - A Biography of Mary from Ancient Scriptures" - Book Cover Ohio native, Irene Baron, is irritated whenever she hears the song, "Mary, Did You... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2018 SOCIETY,

• America's Dark History of Organized Anti-Semitism Re-emerges in Today's Far-Righ...

  

  A memorial outside Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue on Oct. 29, 2018, erected after a gunman killed 11 worshippers at the temple. (AP/Gene J. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2018 SOCIETY,