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“Pop” Quiz about Gender and Sense of Identity
File this one under “creepy…” There is a family in Sweden who is conducting a real-life experiment into gender and how one develops a sense of identity. Their child, who is now 2½, is named “Pop” and no one knows if Pop is a boy or a girl. How’s that, you ask? Well, of course [...]
Results of Mexican Elections
An update to the Mexican Elections post was promised, so here it is: Well, the PRI party crushed this time. Mexican voters, largely ticked about the recession and high crime, ushered the PRI into a majority of the Mexican Congress on Sunday’s July 5 vote. The PAN party – the party of President Felipe Calderon [...]
Mess in Honduras
Political week continues at DinnerTopics.com: Honduras is basically, to put it plainly, a big, fat mess right now. What happened? There was a coup on Sunday and the military forced the president, Manuel Zelaya, out of the country. They dumped him into exile in Costa Rica. World leaders, including President Obama and Venezuelan President Hugo [...]
Mexican Elections Forthcoming
With all of this talk of the recent election in Iran , did you know there was an important election coming up in Mexico as well? On July 5, Mexico will hold elections for 500 congressional seats, six governors, and 565 mayors. With so many seats up for grabs, here’s an overview of the major players [...]
Manatees – Like a Swimming Elephant
What weighs over a ton, is the closest living relative to an elephant, and may be as smart as dolphins? The much lesser known manatee. Mostly found in Florida or other warm water habitats such as the Antilles, manatees can live for up to 60 years in the wild, and, surprisingly, they continue to grow [...]
What is Happening With the British House of Commons?
“There’s something rotten in the [House of Parliament]. . .” – William Shakespeare: Hamlet Act I, Scene 4. There currently is a scandal going down in the British House of Commons. It was discovered that Members of Parliament (“MPs”) had been misusing public funds (appropriated to them for living expenses in their “second homes” they [...]
Who is Perez Hilton?
Perez Hilton is this guy whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira. Strange, isn’t it, because what I am remembering from high school Spanish class is that this last name sounds suspiciously like the Spanish word for laundromat — “lavandaria”? So, does he work in the laundry field? No, he just dishes news: gossip, more [...]
Sarkozy Says French Muslims Must Say “Au Revoir” to Burqas
In a speech on Monday, June 22, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says that burqas will not be welcome in France anymore. The burqa, the full-length, face-covering garment that strict Muslim women wear, is a “symbol of subservience,” said Sarkozy, and “not welcome on the territory of the French government.” This is significant because it is [...]
