While coastal dialects are being lost, new American dialects are developing all the time as American English evolves.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Katherine Ellison says that pregnancy and motherhood change women's brains for the better, making them smarter, calmer and more competent.
When you think about the accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement and the last 50 years, it's tempting to think we've become a post-racial society. But University of Pennsylvania professor John Jackson Jr. believes we're seeing a new type of racial divide, characterized by distrust and paranoia.
Mark Kurlansky talks with Jim Fleming about the long and dramatic history of salt.
Kim Evans talks about her essay, "Charlie Kaufman, Screenwriter." The essay is from the book, "The Philosophy of Charlie Kaufman."
What is normal? "Normal" is a social construct, not a medical one and society should learn to embrace diversity.
Some people went to war, some went to Canada, and others did alternative service. Coleman went to prison for refusing to fight. His memoir, “Spoke” tells the story of how he decided.
Matt Taibbi, conributing editor to Rolling Stone magazine, talks with Anne Strainchamps about political audacity, voter memory and the scandalous behavior of some defense contractors in Iraq.
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