Incest, Christianity and "Family values"

Pedophilia is easier to prosecute than incest, even though incest has been shown to be more damaging than pedophilia. Everyone is expected to hate someone who rapes other people's children; whereas fathers, uncles and brothers who commit incest are protected by the family and...

'The New Normal', 'Go On' lead a host of great new series

As TV fanatics try to cope with the inevitable loss of beloved sitcoms like The Office and 30 Rock and the likely cancellation of cult (read: unpopular) hits like Community and Parks and Recreation in the Spring, NBC and the viewing public at large are being forced to scout...

Dan Harmon Out as Community Show Runner

Dan Harmon Is Out as Show Runner of the NBC Show Community After much speculation, Dan Harmon is leaving his post at Community, according to reports. Harmon will be replaced by  Moses Port and David Guarascio. Port and Guarascio worked on Happy Endings, Just Shoot Me and...

Communitarianism and Creeping Totalitarianism

The business entities, from single proprietorships to giant corporations, are made accountable to the public through the mechanism of competition from other companies, as well as through scrutiny by media and law. The government entities are made accountable to the public...

"Traditional values" and creeping totalitarianism

Ron Paul states in one of his position papers:"A poor, dependent and divided population is much easier to rule than a nation of self-confident individuals who can make a living on their own and who share the traditions and values that this country was founded...

The West Side Y Hosts Fit for All 5K to Prevent Childhood Obesity

On Saturday, October 1, 2011, the sound of thousands of sneakers pounding the pavement will be heard along the Upper West Side as hundreds of runners gather together to take aim at the epidemic that threatens to shorten the lifespan of today’s kids – childhood obesity....

Monopolizing the Field of Vision: From AND Screens to OR Screens

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited"1. Screens that Include Reality vs. Screens that Exclude It Screens have been with us for centuries now: paintings are screens and so are windows. Yet, the very nature of screens has undergone a...

Caregivers come with a cost

Caregivers come with a costWhile community home based care is the preferred means of providing care for people living with HIV in many parts of Southern Africa, it comes with massive costs especially to caregivers in terms of time, effort and commitment, according to...