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U2 And Black Eyed Peas 360 Tour Finale In Vancouver

Last night I went to the final stop on U2's 360 concert tour with the Black Eyed Peas at Vancouver's BC Place and the concert definitely lived up to the hype. Our seats faced directly onto the open bowl area...

Don't Knock it till you try it!

There are some things that I am not completely on board with yet but I don’t judge, I try to understand.  Don’t knock it till ya try it, right?  I think trying new things is the best way to understand them.  Sometimes that takes us out of our comfort...

Sex,Sex, why so taboo?

Why are Americans overly sensitive when it comes to sex?If I am not mistaken this is a country, who believes in the motto "sex sells".If sex sells, why are we not more opened to talk about with our children,sisters, moms and dads? Every 60 seconds, a commercial, move trailer,...

Beijing paper in hot water for 1989 crackdown photo -report

The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massacre  still haunts Chinese authorities. The incident in which Several hundred civilians were shot dead by the Chinese army...

Socks and Sandals: High end or dead end?

Ask any person on the street about what they think of socks and sandals and you would usually get a combination of a bug-eyed grimace and a chortle. But it seems like it's not such a black and white verdict...

Do celebrity breakdowns normalize mental illness?

Celebrities' often very public struggles with mental illness are making crazy the new black, according to a feature in today's Globe and Mail.On the one hand I think it's great if the exposure diminishes the...

Safe sex advice, Bollywood-style

In an effort to help educate the young people of India about safe-sex practices, a Bollywood style condom video has been made by the Nrityanjali academy. It is quickly becoming a hit on YouTube among western...

Sex A Taboo To A Muslim Girl

"There is no way that Selin Tamtekin could be described as even remotely low-life. Immaculate, groomed to perfection, she walks towards me on perfectly unscuffed heels, without a gleaming hair out of place or a single microfibre of dust on her pristine white shirt. At 33 she...

ROMA FACE COERCIVE STERILIZATION

The White world has learned nothing from the Nazis, have they?  An already despised and marginalised people, the Roma are now the subjects of yet another genocide programme aimed at "cleaning up"...

Lesbian and Bisexual Women In Islam

"Same-sex sexual activity is a taboo subject for many Muslims. Some go so far as to deny that gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals exist in Muslim societies today or even that sexual activity between men or between women has existed in Islamic history. Rather, they claim that...

Sexual Revolution Gaining Grounds In China

"Only 60 years ago, arranged marriage was still the norm in many parts of China, but today Chinese teenagers have more sexual freedom than ever. The topic of sex education was once taboo, and still off-limits in some areas, but changing cultural mores have presented a new...

Sex and Death in Zero-Gravity: NASA Confronts Mission Ethics

Yeah, yeah, put "sex" in the headline. But NASA is genuinely confronting the issue of sexual tension amongst astronauts on long-term missions (where Mars would be a short haul-flight), as well as how to deal with...

Faith-at-work movement going mainstream

We've probably all noticed this trend happening little by little.  The Christmas party becomes the holiday party...people praying before meals in the office cafeteria.  If you haven't seen this in your office yet, it looks like it you may soon. "First companies...

Anal-sex is increasingly popular in the hetero world.

Every couple of years, another once-scandalous sex taboo starts making its way toward the commonplace. A decade ago, blow jobs were what people whispered about; then three-ways became the naughty bedroom act. Now, it’s anal sex—but according to the Centers for Disease...

Arab Clergy Tackle an AIDS Taboo

"With infection growth rates second only to Eastern Europe, the pandemic poses a mortal threat in the Arab world. But an effective response seems years away. Arab countries have some of the world's fastest growing rates of HIV infection, but their governments and religious...

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