Status Insanity: Why the iPhone Is the Perfect Status Symbol
It goes without saying that the iPhone is a status symbol. But it's a revolutionary status symbol. Unlike that Birkin bag, it's a status symbol with really cool whiz bang upgrade-able features
View ArticleToo Bad Ukraine Didn't Keep Its 2,000 Nuclear Weapons
The U.S. should tone down the rhetoric and concentrate on the core issues for worldwide peace and accept the Crimean reality. The solution will evolve slowly, if we let it.
View ArticleThe 10 Longest Non-Stop Flights from New York
The team at Hopper has put together this list of the 10 longest non-stop flights from New York City; the ones that take passengers further afield than anywhere else, from the bubbling bazaars of...
View ArticleGrowing Up With India's Light-Skinned Beauty Standards
Despite 22 years of living in this skin, skin that has gotten darker with each passing summer, I still find myself more beautiful in pictures where my skin looks fair.
View ArticleSecrets of Beings: The Avatars of Vishnu
Though known as a Supreme Hindu god, Vishnu is a universal deity who sends his avatars to all nations, cultures, and races. Vishnu has appeared in many avatars, the most famous of which are Krishna...
View ArticleNo, Hinduism Is Not Behind India's 'Rape Crisis'
We must understand the nub of the problem and do all that we can to alleviate it. But bashing Hinduism in order to do a slipshod hatchet job on the current Indian government? No, that's not helpful....
View ArticleSex Energy on the Brain
Kundalini: It's not a pasta. The Sanskrit root of the word means coiled or spiral. The image of a snake piled on itself or two snakes rising is used to depict this reservoir of energy at the base of...
View ArticleDesigner Challenges Stereotype That Dark-Skinned South Asian Women Can't Wear...
“Society, people’s opinion or Bollywood celebrities should not dictate what we wear.”
View ArticleDoes the US Have a Moral Obligation to Save the World From Evil Men?
While some will always protest America's involvement in foreign wars for various reasons, others believe that the country is morally obligated to liberate the oppressed and feed the hungry wherever...
View ArticleEkalavya: A Progressive Reading
Hindu scriptures, like all religious texts, can be interpreted to support whatever worldview one chooses. We reject any Hindu teachings which teach prejudice and the superiority of some over others,...
View ArticleFossil Fuel Emissions Set To Hit All-Time High In 2017 As Coal Burning Increases
This marks a major setback for those hoping climate change-causing pollution had peaked.
View ArticlePearson for Profit: You Do the Math
If enVisionMATH is adopted nationally, how much money does Pearson stand to make? And is this program even effective?
View ArticleThe Drug From Limitless Is Available for Purchase on Your College Campus
Although exaggerated for Hollywood, it's clear why students might be tempted to take a pill that might lend mental clarity and energized focus. I wondered, though ... how are people getting their...
View ArticleVedic Cosmology: Integrating God and Physics
The Vedic cosmology of ancient India is incredibly rich and has many points of tangency with modern cosmology, which may help in the construction of that common ground between science and religion...
View ArticleThe 10 Longest Non-Stop Flights from New York
The team at Hopper has put together this list of the 10 longest non-stop flights from New York City; the ones that take passengers further afield than anywhere else, from the bubbling bazaars of...
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