Gore Vidal’s The Best Man: Theater Review

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Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 3:36 pm
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Infidelity and homosexuality. Or: love outside wedlock and love that’s been made impossible inside wedlock. The two themes play out like a broken record in American politics.

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Craigslist: Seattle

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Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 9:37 am
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The trick to getting what you want in life is to be as passive aggressive as possible.

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Presidential Polls and the Need to Panic

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Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 2:44 pm
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Sunday, May 6, 2012: A day that will live in infamy for half the country, in fond remembrance for the other half. The Day Obama Lost.

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Hal Sirowitz: Being Human

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Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:37 am
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In our “Writers and Music” series, authors discuss the music that has either been included in their poems/novels or the influence music has had on their work overall.

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Debunking Myths #2: Locating the War on Women

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Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 10:05 am
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The phrase “War on Women,” referring to current GOP decisions on health care and women’s rights, is a frame carefully crafted by the Democratic Party.

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Obama Attacks Romney and Bain Capital

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Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 3:00 pm
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In his latest Construction column, Ian Cheney discussed several competing historical trends that might be used to help us predict the outcome of the upcoming election.

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Craigslist’s Chairs, Thimbles, and Fursuits

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Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 11:48 am
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One of my grandmothers collected chocolates, and the other collected birds. My mother collects small wooden apples and my cousin collects strange and beautiful pieces of jewelry.

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Election Trends

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Posted on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 12:38 pm
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If President Obama wins re-election this November, it will mark only the second time in United States history that the American people re-elect four out of five consecutive presidents.

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When the Family Visits

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Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012 at 7:28 pm
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The morning I left my family for college, I didn’t try to hide my terror. Tears rolled down my cheeks as we rolled out of the driveway. About 70 minutes into the 90 minute car ride to Charlotte International Airport, I demanded that my dad pull off to the nearest bathroom.

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What Marriage Means (According to Rush Limbaugh)

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Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012 at 7:02 pm
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At a campaign fundraiser for Mitt Romney, the presumed Republican presidential candidate seeks counsel from conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.

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Coupling Up: Previewing Round Two of the NBA Playoffs

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Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012 at 6:39 pm
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Well, it’s getting late, folks, and people are starting to pair off, and those that didn’t have a chance at getting laid left early for one reason or another.

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Santa Barbara Ruffians Take to Craigslist

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Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012 at 6:12 pm
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When I first meet people, I always think I have something on my nose. As a student, I’m terrified I’m doing something wrong, that I’ve missed the assignment completely, blanked on due dates, and simply turned in shoddy work.

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Floyd Mayweather vs. Michael Eric Dyson: A Professor Is Dealt KO

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Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 5:13 pm
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Boxing is a conversation, ringside commentator Jim Lampley once said—the most direct and honest dialog between two evenly matched opponents.

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Obama’s Gay Marriage Announcement: The Fallout

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Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 3:15 pm
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Unless you have been living in a spider hole in Iraq, you know that President Obama came out in favor of gay marriage yesterday.

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The Superfreak and Shakey

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Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 9:59 am
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Can you imagine Bob Dylan and Prince, playing in the same band, writing songs together and harmonizing? Bizarre, right? Such megalomaniacs could never co-exist.

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The Stance on Gay Marriage: Why Backpedalling is Not the Answer

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Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 12:13 pm
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Last night, voters in North Carolina passed, by an over 20-point margin, a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

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Mason & Dixon

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Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 2:37 pm
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Reading Thomas Pynchon is more than just an acquired taste. Some people are downright averse to doing it.

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Craigslist Can Help You Get Rid Of Things

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Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 10:54 am
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Do you ever wish you could magically make all those things that annoy you in the world just go away?

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Bizarro Politics: The Mommy Problem and the Repolarization of the Major Political Issues

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Posted on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 11:17 am
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Presidential politics have splash landed on Bizarro World. Democrats want to talk about foreign policy. Republicans want to talk about the economy. Ron Paul’s winning delegates.

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Mitt Romney Eats Cookies

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Posted on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 6:57 pm
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“Who insults a cookie?!” exclaims Thomas Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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