“Education is under siege,” states Dr. Henry Giroux, author of “Stealing Innocence: Corporate Culture’s War on Children.” “It’s under siege by the marketers.
A woman almost won the nomination for president recently, women are heads of universities, CEOs of corporations and astronauts. The overwhelming majority of Americans are perfectly comfortable with this development in sexual equality.
Q: Dear Rachel, I’ve been spending time with an incredible woman who works at my chiropractor’s office. We’re both huge Los Angeles Lakers fans and I initially asked her out on a date to go to a game.
School starts next week, and as a middle school teacher, I feel almost the same pressure to put together a back to school look as I did when I was a student.
As I write this, Los Angeles is surrounded by wildfires, there’s a Category 4 hurricane headed our way, mudslides may follow the hurricane, and we’re overdue for a major earthquake.
Last month Kentucky Fried Chicken unveiled the latest addition to its menu: the Double Down. The instant classic includes slices of pepper jack and Swiss cheeses, the Colonel’s secret sauce and bacon wrapped not in bread, but between two slices of boneless KFC original recipe fried chicken.
Q: This question comes out of numerous recent discussions I have had. Why is it that we sometimes say the meanest things and hurt those we care about? Why do they do it to us? – Signed, Sorry A: Dear Sorry, This is a great question and I want to remind you that your personal information will be kept
For the past two years, my roommate and I have shared a two-bedroom apartment on a nice, quiet block in Mid-City. A few weeks ago, he told me he’d be moving out.
I have written a couple of columns for the SMDP detailing my own health and lifestyle habits. Even with the indulgence of my weekly Cuban cigar and a professional adulation for single malt scotch, my QALY (Quality-Adjusted Life Year) is pretty damn spectacular for an ardent martial artist in his six
The mysterious lives of lobsters have intrigued humans since their first description by Pliny in A.D. 100 — and for many good reasons. With lobster names like: Hunchback locust, regal slipper, marbled mitten, velvet fan, musical furry, unicorn, buffalo blunt-horn, African spear, Arabian whip and rou
For most of us, Labor Day means the end of the summer, time to pack up the barbecue and the pool toys, put the tiki lamps in storage and break out the fall decorations.
Editor’s Note: The Quackers are three awesome ducks — Rusty, Richard and Sydney — from the canals of Venice who are on a mission to educate the community about the dangers of global warming and the importance of practicing sustainability, all while surfing the most gnarly waves possible.
