As a good faith gesture of conciliation to the black community, police departments around the nation should create South African style reconciliation commissions and grant amnesty to members of their departments who confess to wrongdoing that has resulted in the death or conviction of an innocent black man.
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Obama Was Right: Learning a Trade May Be a Better Path for Many
Whether you agree with the President on other matters, on this one issue, he was speaking an inarguable truth: skilled trades are careers worth considering.
Read More »NAB 2015: Get in the Creative Cloud – Adobe has Candy
Adobe Systems previewed its new and enhanced Creative Cloud product line to the press. And it shared Candy, which lets you create a color palette from a photo on your phone and apply it to artwork in Photoshop or Illustrator.
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Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman’s durable Tony-winner shows it’s still got the stuff in the Woodlawn's glittering revival.
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Protect your luggage, protect your valuables, and protect your sanity by grabbing a VinniBag as soon as you can.
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The fact of the matter is the issues facing ecommerce retailers aren’t limitations – they are merely challenges.
Read More »Good Friday – Thinking About Crosses That We All Bear
In everyday life we are all called to carry our own crosses. Some may not be a literal 300 pounds, but these worries, fears, and troubles can seem overwhelming.
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Dying is going to happen whether you are here or on Mars. I don’t see myself as dying on Mars; I see myself as living on Mars.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ the Musical
Beauty and the Beast, the musical based on the 1991 animated film of the same name, is running at the Marina Bay Sands Theatre from 21 March to 3 May 2015. With a book by Linda Woolverton, music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, and with …
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What is the value of art to the souls of an audience? This fascinating show presents the dilemma of art vs. life's necessities. Which does our culture deem more valuable? Which do we deem more valuable?
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