A healthy culture isn’t one that basks in ignorance and selfishness, that glorifies those who avoid taking a stand (calling such cowardliness “neutrality”), and fosters the gaping black-hole of absence of life as though lack of feeling were a metric of high social standards. People are making the choice to ignore hell, and that is …
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President Donald Trump just announced that he’ll deliver his decision Tuesday on whether to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal. According to Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), “If he kills it—as most expect he will do—he will put the U.S. on a path towards war with Iran. …
At a time when global warming and climate change are pressing issues, our inventions have a significant impact on the environment and the ecosystem. The construction industry is important to support the rapidly growing populations’ living aspirations, but certainly not at the cost of mother nature. It may be news to you, but the construction …
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The job of domestic help continues to remain one of the most thankless jobs in India. From cooking, cleaning and taking care of kids, everything runs smoothly because of their helping hand. But when it comes to dignity, there’s no mention of it and people more often than not tend to ignore this aspect. Twitter …
On Monday, Bart Allen Helmus, 39, from Kentucky and his Thai girlfriend Sirinapa Wisetrit, 30, were in court in the city of Pattaya accused of trafficking 1 kilogram (35 ounces) of methamphetamine and carrying a gun, Thai police said at a press conference on Thursday. In Thailand, trafficking serious drugs — such as heroin and …
‘Swadeshi’ FMCG brand Patanjali owned by yoga guru Baba Ramdev made an entered the market riding on the wave of ‘Swadeshi’ and nationalism. Patanjali was quick to dethrone the likes of Hindustan Unilever, P&G in the FMCG market. It had even reached a point where Ramdev openly challenged the MNCs and claimed that by 2025, …
Before becoming an Academy Award-winning glamazon, Brie Larson had some major struggles with self-confidence. In Porter‘s new cover story, the actress revealed that doubts about her appearance stopped her from pursuing lead roles in Hollywood. “I just didn’t feel confident in myself, I didn’t feel pretty enough,” Larson divulged. “I thought I’d be a supporting character my …
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Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez are taking the next step as partners—into the business world, that is. In an interview with ET at the Season 9 premiere of Shark Tank, the former baseball star—who is currently starring on the ABC show as a guest judge—couldn’t stop gushing about his Latina superstar girlfriend who was on …
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Do you remember watching the Sex and the City movie in theaters back in 2008? I’ll never forget how every single woman (and man) inside the room screamed like teenagers at the top of their lungs the second Carrie and the group appeared on screen as Fergie’s “Labels or Love” blasted. What a moment! A …
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In an “unprecedented” revelation that highlights the consequences of the seemingly endless war in Afghanistan, the United Nations announced Wednesday that U.S.-backed forces killed more Afghan civilians than the Taliban and other armed anti-government groups did in the first three months of this year. A new quarterly report (pdf) from the U.N. Assistance Mission in …