Should term limits be lengthened to 12 years? Credit: David Paul Morris/Getty Images Should term limits be tweaked in California? One state ballot measure up for vote on June 5 is Proposition 28, which seeks to reduce the amount of time a person may serve in the state legislature from 14 years to 12 years. […]
Patt in the studio with veteran Leon Cooper (C) and film maker Steven Barber (R). Leon Cooper was a young Navy seaman who piloted a Higgins landing craft during the first Marine amphibious assault of the Pacific Theater in World War II on the island of Tarawa. In three days of fighting, nearly 6,000 soldiers […]
Barry Sonnenfeld .attends the “Men In Black 3” New York Premiere at Ziegfeld Theatre on May 23, 2012 in New York City. Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images Today, Earth will once again be reunited with Agents J, K, and aliens from all over the galaxy. In “Men in Black 3,” Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones […]
Sonora Chase (L) and Dasha Snyder (2ed L), and Matthew Krumlick (2ed R) and Sawyer Snowden (R) participate in a symbolic group commitment ceremony for same-sex couples to kick off National Gay Pride Month at The Abbey bar and restaurant on June 4, 2008 in West Hollywood, California. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images Brad Pitt and […]
Did these kids get off easy? Credit: Pool/Getty Images In a recent research paper from the University of California at Santa Barbara, evidence shows college students have it easier than ever. The paper, titled “Leisure College, USA” compared modern survey responses with information from past studies, notably a longitudinal study called Project Talent, which focused […]
Google’s music search feature is demonstrated at a press conference to announce the new feature, called OneBox, at Capitol Records headquarters in Los Angeles on October 28, 2009. Credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images Do you consider Internet search engines like Google to be publications that fall into the same category as newspapers and magazines or do […]
Fifty Shades of Grey “Fifty Shades of Grey” induces cringes and giggles, but still has the ladies talking about sexual domination. Why has this particular book exploded? Why are so many women passing it around and talking about it? What impact is the safety in numbers having? Guest: Rachel Kramer Bussel, author, editor, blogger and […]
A close-up view of the homepage of the microblogging website Twitter on June 1, 2011. Credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images It’s always difficult for book clubs to choose their next subject, but it’s especially difficult for Jeff Howe, who runs a book club with over 64,000 members…on Twitter. How does it work? What do they read? […]
New federal regulations require employers to provide no-cost prescription birth control as part of their health insurance plans. Credit: Tim Matsui/Getty Images The Obama administration is being sued by many prominent Catholic institutions who are challenging a federal mandate for employers to provide contraception to their employees. The archdiocese of New York and Washington D.C. […]
Using cameras a police officer squares off with protestors during a demonstration organized by National Nurses United in Daley Plaza where they were calling for a “Robin Hood” tax on stocks, bonds, derivatives and other financial instruments May 18, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images When Christopher Sharp used his cell phone camera […]
