June 2017

How the iPhone Was Born: Inside Stories of Missteps and Triumphs

By: | June 28, 2017

  On the iPhone’s 10th birthday, former Apple executives Scott Forstall, Tony Fadell and Greg Christie recount the arduous process of turning Steve Jobs’s vision into one of the best-selling products ever made. By Jon Wiener, The Nation

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The 10 Lenses: Are you a Culturalcentrist?

By: | June 27, 2017

Culturalcentrists seek to maintain or improve the well-being of their cultural identity group by focusing on their history, traditions, and community. Culturalcentrists come from every culture and identity group and are not limited to minority groups or people of color. They argue that institutions that are separated from the mainstream are an essential ingredient to […]

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Do Poor People Eat More Junk Food Than Wealthier Americans?

By: | June 27, 2017

Billionaire Warren Buffett says he drinks five Cokes a day. Eating fast food is frequently blamed for damaging our health. As nutrition experts point out, it is not the healthiest type of meal since it is typically high in fat and salt. More widely, it’s seen as a key factor in the growing obesity epidemic […]

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Can Yoga be Christian?

By: | June 27, 2017

Invocations of Jesus, images of the cross and biblical scripture are unlikely to be what we envision when we think of yoga. Yoga is typically seen as either a Hindu practice or, more recently and popularly, “spiritual but not religious” or, even more commonly, a form of wellness or fitness. As the author of “Selling […]

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China Now Has More Movie Screens Than US

By: | June 27, 2017

The growth of China’s movie business has been rapid. IHS forecasts that China’s box office revenue will top the U.S. market by 2019.This change will have a big impact on the film industry. Already, Hollywood film studios are catering for the Chinese market by changing characters and adding or deleting scenes. China’s box office may […]

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The Generational Divide in News Consumption

By: | June 27, 2017

Some people like to stay on top of the news cycle throughout the day by checking Twitter, Facebook and their favorite news websites. Others prefer to be served a selection of the day’s important happenings by the evening news on TV. Whether you prefer one or the other may come down to your age and […]

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Does Hookup Culture Differ on Catholic Campuses?

By: | June 21, 2017

Daniel is “free-spirited and open-minded” about hooking up. As one of the 70 percent of students who do so each year on U.S. college campuses, he embraces hookups and their culture of students having sexual encounters without expectations of any feelings, much less relationships. Hooking up, according to Daniel, is all about “fun,” “gratification,” “curiosity,” […]

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The 10 Lenses: Are You a Victim/Caretaker/Champion?

By: | June 20, 2017

People who see through the Victim/Caretaker/Champion Lens see their liberation as a crucial goal. Victim Caretaker/Champions believe that they are still suffering from the generational impact of oppression. Therefore, they continue to deserve justice and compensation from society as a whole and the dominant culture. Victim/Caretaker/Champions see oppression as not only historical but also contemporary, […]

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How Moral Relativism Lowers Social Capital

By: | June 20, 2017

Moral relativism is the belief that there is no one truth or correct worldview and, even if there were superior or inferior systems and beliefs, it would be wrong to impose or establish them as a norm for all. It rests on the conviction that morality and truth depend on context, historical time period and […]

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Is There Structural Racism on the Internet?

By: | June 20, 2017

The racial inequalities afflicting Americans and our society today are in many ways a result of the result of spatial segregation. White people and nonwhite people tend to live in different neighborhoods, go to different schools and have dramatically different economic opportunities based on their race. That physical manifestation of structural racism has been true […]

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