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How Our Kids and Grandkids Inherit Our Stress
February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever noticed that when you are stressed, every little glitch and hiccup in your life is magnified? When my emotions are frayed, stress seems to build with every setback, real or perceived. Typically this mentality of stress can be traced back to something in particular happening in my current life stage, whether it [...]
Hello Kitty Goes into Space
February 11, 2013 By 7 Comments
“News like this stirs my heart, reminding me that there is wonder and beauty to be found in this world for those who dare to do something new and creative.”
The Battle of Sexes and Two Guys Strapped to a Childbirthing Pain Simulator
February 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Remember those schoolyard challenges in which each kid is determined to prove her mom/dad is better than any other mom/dad? There is no way to win such a subjective debate, but the game is played nonetheless. So it is with the Battle of the Sexes. Men and women volley shots, some good-natured, some with ill [...]
Mixed Signals: Nigella Lawson Refuses to Airbrush Her Curves for The Taste
January 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Did you hear about the latest celebrity photo airbrushing incident? The buzz surrounds English food writer Nigella Lawson, who is one of the hosts/judges on ABC’s new show The Taste. Promotional materials for the show include Lawson, who is wearing a form-fitting dress. And it shows the curve of her stomach. Rounded stomachs are frowned [...]
Mixed Signals: A Sexy Celebration of Roe v. Wade?
January 24, 2013 By 4 Comments
What happens when the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) asks actor Mehcad Brooks (USA Network’s Necessary Roughness, HBO’s True Blood) to send “Happy 40th anniversary” sentiments to Roe v. Wade? This video happens. For me, the creep-o-meter is off the charts. And I’m not alone, as outrage is building across the Internet. Interestingly enough, pushback isn’t [...]
The CaPC Lance Armstrong Roundup
January 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Last night, Lance Armstrong sent shockwaves around the world with his confession to Oprah. Maybe shockwaves is too strong of a word. Ripple? No—still too much. I’m going with flutter, because, really, we’ve all known for some time now that Armstrong was guilty of something. We just didn’t know exactly what. Here at CaPC, our [...]
The Doomsday Prepping Wagon Is Getting Crowded
January 10, 2013 By 10 Comments
It used to be that only paranoid outcasts spoke of doomsday. These folks would fear the falling sky would drop at their feet via nuclear meltdown or natural disaster or viral epidemic or economic collapse or zombie outbreak. But doomsday is no longer a fringe idea. USAToday reports that “a poll done for National Geographic [...]
Why Do We Love Lists? Umberto Eco Will Tell You Why
January 8, 2013 By 1 Comment
It’s 2012 list time here at CaPC. We’ve created lists of our favorite movies, games, music, graphic novels, and television shows from the past year. Why do we do this? Umberto Eco says it’s an act that’s part culture-making, part death-defying. His analysis was given in an interview with Der Spiegel which was then covered [...]
Why Are Drivers Aiming for Turtles Crossing the Highway?
January 2, 2013 By 1 Comment
News outlets are reporting the results of a recent research experiment by Clemson University student Nathan Weaver—and it reveals the not-so-sunny-side of human nature. Weaver was looking for ways to give turtles a safer passage across busy highways. He placed rubber turtles in the roadway and recorded how traffic responded. He found that 1 in [...]
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