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...cleaver last October after she changed her Facebook relationship status to “single.” Psychotic tendencies aside, this tragic case demonstrates the reality-making power of labels and begs the questions: What makes the online construction of a relationship status any less ephemeral or more valid than the online construction of a new, and inauthentic, persona? Since when did a relationship have to be publicly confirmed and classified in order for it to mean something? And what motivates our desire to define our relationship for everyone else—isn’t it enough...
...Border Agency recently unveiled a new youth mobility scheme that applies to individuals between the ages of 18 and 31 who would like to “experience life in the United Kingdom.” In order to apply for a visa, individuals must have a valid national passport from a country taking part in the youth mobility scheme. But because the U.S. has not yet signed the agreement, several internships sponsored by the Institute of Politics and the Center for European Studies are now only available to students with passports from the European Union, Australia, Canada, Japan...
...dialogue that can be had between an artist and a historian of science,” she says. “I don’t think [the two fields] should be conflicting. The angles of view that an artist can bring to bear are equally as valid as those that a scientist can bear.” However, Purcell admits that despite her frequent collaborations with natural historians, she has encountered difficulties in attempting to reconcile her approach with scientists’ when depicting biological collections.“Egg and Nest,” Purcell?...
Cross-Country Discount. Going head-to-head with Virgin America, which just started new service to Boston, JetBlue is offering $105 one-way tickets between Los Angeles and Boston or New York's JFK. There are some restrictions: fares are valid only for travel on Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday between June 17 and July 24, excluding June...
...argument Egnal makes is both powerful and valid. It’s important to consider slavery from an economic, rather than a primarily ethical, standpoint. Northerners demanded that the expansion of slavery end, driven by both their moral objection to the institution and their desire to cultivate the northern industry in the West, and Lincoln only adopted the cause of immediate emancipation in 1862 due to military necessity. While it is difficult to say for sure that Egnal’s argument for the preeminence of economic factors in the outbreak of war is wholly correct, it is clear that...