Society

And how we can fight against it — I recently learned a new word: pudendum. It’s derived from the Latin verb pudere, to be ashamed. Roman writers in the 1st century used it to describe the external genitals of men, women and animals. But later on, the term mostly persisted in describing female genitalia. Of course. Although in…

Does anyone? — “Your intern is here.” The administrative assistant hangs up the phone and gives me directions to the classroom. She says something like, “Enjoy your first day teaching.” Halfway down the hall, I’m briefly mistaken for a student who’s supposed to be in class. It doesn’t matter how I dress. It…

不要为‘克做。- 在印度，我们中的许多人根深蒂固，我们根本没有钱。这就是为什么我们讨价还价并在各地寻找最便宜的可用选项的原因。但是，即使您的钱很少，您喜欢旅行怎么办？那就是我父亲和他的朋友的故事。我的…

Why the Royal Family is the symbol of our collective spiritual crisis. — If there’s one show I think everyone should watch, it’s The Crown. Season 5 was underwhelming, but everything leading up to it was not only a masterclass in writing and direction, but a potent symbol of where we’re at, societally-speaking, and what’s been changing under the surface. If you’re anything…

The Queen gave him the stark choice of all or nothing — Prince Harry announced his wish to step back from royal duties in January 2020. He hoped to “carve out a progressive new role” within the British royal family, spending some of his time in North America and some in the United Kingdom. However, at a family meeting on Jan. 13…

How nerds alone can take themselves to opposite extremes — One of the laziest criticisms of atheists is that they’re just like religious folks. Supposedly, atheists, too, have a “religion” in secularism. Atheists have “faith” in reason and in science, technology, and the human potential for progress. If there are religious terrorists, such as the Islamists who carried out the…

He lied about his age, and I believed him — It was a hot summer day when my best friend and I decided to watch a popular movie about vampires on the big screen. We went to the discount movie theater that showed second-run films for a dollar a ticket. …