The Royal School for Scandal
To be sure, the flapdoodle about the ducal interview with Oprah is a welcome tabloid-ish antidote to Covid dreariness. But it is far from an unprecedented controversy. This family lineRead More
Misappropriations:
Deconstructing social constructs We humans love to classify things. Classifications are a necessary part of organizing our perceptions: sometimes they are subjective, sometimes objective. Yet even scientific classifications involve someRead More
The ICK Factor
“Ick” is used to express our strong abhorrence of some object or person or event. The expression or reaction is typically spontaneous and visceral, rather than considered. It comes fromRead More
Gender Fluidity
In my lifetime, talk about sex has gone from taboo to culture war. In part that progression has been the result of social events and the significant evolution of culturalRead More
… and while we’re talking about chickens …
Bill 21:Nobody Here but Us Chickens Québec’s Bill 21 prohibits the wearing of religious symbols for those in positions of authority, including teachers, lawyers, police officers, judges and politicians. GovernmentRead More
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