Original vs. Copy and the Question of Context

By Sam VakninAuthor of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" Consider these conundrums: 1. A brilliant geek invents a 3D printer which replicates flawlessly the Mona Lisa. Leonardo’s masterpiece and the copy spewed out by the machine are indistinguishable even...

Legal Birth Certificate vs Actual and Original Birth Certificate.

Legal Birth Certificate vs Actual and Original Birth Certificate. Reading between the lines, the tight rope dance of what was said and how it was said against why it was said that way. Plausible legal...

Josephine Baker Reborn

Opening tomorrow at the Alexander Kasser Theatre in Montclair is "Looking for Josephine." The Jazz performance is based on an African-American  artist who fled the U.S. for Europe during the decades of Jim...

50 original trees and bushes are on the extinct list

The world's original apple tree may become extinct, this is the apple tree according to Biblical stories was said to have grew in the Garden of Eden. As well as that apple tree, another 50 trees and bushes are on...

Lingerie and the Cookie Cutter, a French Prize for Menu for Hope

As the holidays approach, Victoria Secret bags are even more ubiquitous. I don't think that you will find anything like this Lingerie Cookie Cutter Set (picture below) in their accessories department, one of the prizes offered by Clotilde of Chocolate & Zucchini for Menu...

Obama and American Indians

Obama won about three fourths of the American Indian vote.  He should improve the lives on the reservations and appoint a very good leader of  the Department of Indian Affairs " American presidents have...

The Death of Astroland: Iconic Rocket Could Be Sold for Scrap

Anyone who's been to Coney Island and doesn't know the Astroland Rockethasn't really been to Coney Island. Back in the 60s, when Astroland was a "futuristic" amusement park, it was a ride. Then it ended...

Microsoft's Black Friday and the Success of Xbox 360

"Microsoft announced today that on Black Friday its Xbox 360 game console outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 at a 3 to 1 ratio. That record weekend of sales puts the 360 over 25 million systems sold worldwide, surpassing the sales of the original Xbox"Say what you will, but...

Is it time for the Catalan media to go back to school?

"I’ve been reading with interest what’s been happening this week in Cataluña regarding the…ahem language spoken by the Catalan media. The Periódico de Cataluña gave us an insight this week into the right and wrong way of pronouncing certain Catalan expressions which...

Ashutosh Kaushik wins Bigg Boss

Ashutosh Kaushik, the ‘dhaba’ owner from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh  , was named winner of Bigg Boss Season two on Saturday at a star-studded finale. He takes home prize money of Rs 1 crore."Ashutosh...

Closed Doors Leave Disabled Students Behind

Entrance to educational services with handicap accessible door lacking of push-buttons and indicating handicap symbol hinders handicap student access to building and. The Blue handicap symbol near the door of the...

Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time

"Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time Video Gaming is a multi-billion dollar industry where over two (2) billion video game titles have been sold. Below, we examine the top twenty five best selling video games of all...

Tokyo Fashion Overview

"Introduction For much of the last 50 years, since the modern fashion industry developed, cities like New York, Paris, London, and Milan have all been centers of new trends, fashions, and brands that have...

India’s tour of Pakistan schedule declared

"India will go ahead with their tour of Pakistan early next year despite last weekend’s bomb blast at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. India will arrive on January 4, and will play three Tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20 international, as planned in the original official...

The Long-Term Costs of the War in Iraq

I found this article written in May of 2007. I thought it might be interesting to revisit when we talk about the war, and it's impact on our economy. Money that could have been spent on things like developement of alternative fuels,both in government and private sectors ...

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