By: Edward Miles As an aphorism to determine worldviews, ‘Is the glass half empty or half full?’, is possibly one of the most puerile definitions of pessimism and optimism that’s ever been uttered. So, what are the origins of pessimism and optimism, and why is modern culture so decadently…
"You've got to be taught/To hate and fear, /You've got to be taught /From year to year, /It's got to be drummed /In your dear little ear /You've got to be carefully taught." ~Oscar Hammerstein (“You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught,” from South Pacific) A teenager named Sarah Crank…
By: Thomas Dendrill After browsing WHOF.net (Wipeout Homophobia on Facebook) I was recently having a conversation with a friend about pansexuality, trying my best to explain to him what it meant. "It means you love everyone no matter their sex or gender," I said, to which he promptly retorted,…
"'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?' is a 1978 hit song for Rod Stewart. It was written by Stewart and Carmine Appice, and produced by Tom Dowd. Carmine Appice, who played drums on this song told Songfacts: "This was a story of a guy meeting a chick in a club.…
Shared by John Shore Lately I’ve heard from a considerable number of women who basically got burned in relationships by guys who turned out to be less Prince Charming than Burpy, the village idiot. So that got me thinking about what women might be able to do in order…
By: Daniel Naffer Call it an art project, or social commentary, or even a "photographical survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer individuals." In essence, the mission of Queer Humanization Project is, as they state on their website, to simply "humanize the LGBT community by showcasing their diversity…
You have noticed that Republicans dominate the news scene day after day, and have for at least the last two decades. It is no accident. It is a unified and scripted approach to gaining dominance, pushing minority beliefs through techniques of fear and angst through a friendly, corporate media.…
By: Gregory Friedericks I don't know how to classify The Apple. It's somewhere in between a musical and a modern-day remake of the Biblical story of Adam and Eve, all set to a disco beat. With an interesting array of costumes that spanned from colorful spandex, feathered boas, glittering…
By: Crystal Dento This is a story about three girls who want to make a difference and who not only want to help people become more aware of the consequences of the "bystander effect" but to also encourage teens and people to become more proactive, stand up and speak out…
“Are you ever going to get over this?” Ed asks me with annoyance. “Unghhh.” I say without looking at him, my tongue angrily probing the hole between two teeth. He knocked one out last summer. Accidentally, we were moving a couch. “What? Oh Jesus, you're not poking at that…