Word: sexualism
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...Show” devotees are eagerly awaiting this weekend’s “The 40 Year-Old Virgin,” there is sure to be some trepidation. With the risk of Steve Carell’s leading-man debut and the hit-or-miss perils of sexual comedy, “Virgin” could easily crash and burn. Fans of Steve have nothing to fear, however, since the comedy keeps striking hot in a relationship with the big screen you want to consummate again and again...
...title role. Andy lives in an apartment full of friends (in other words, collectible action figures) and works at Smart Tech, a Circuit City-style store. When his co-workers David (Paul Rudd), Cal (Seth Rogen), and Jay (Romany Malco) learn his about his embarrassingly uneventful sexual history, they set out on a mission to get Andy laid. Andy is reluctant but starts to think about conquering his sexual anxiety when he meets Trish (Catherine Keener...
...hostile work environments for nonbelievers or discriminate by religion when hiring or firing. In 2004 courts found that Hewlett-Packard was justified in firing an employee who posted antihomosexual passages from the Bible on his cubicle and that Cox Communications could fire an evangelical Christian worker who criticized the sexual orientation of a lesbian subordinate during a performance review. Large companies, mindful of lawsuits and public scrutiny, are more likely to establish policies for practicing religion in the workplace, says Wolfe of Boston College. Smaller companies are more "tempted" to let religion dictate company practices, such as the hiring...
...Elizabeth Loftus prefers to call it, planting false memories. Loftus is famous in psychological circles for her controversial work investigating claims of child and sexual abuse. She was able to show that people can be persuaded to remember terrible things that never happened. Could the same power of suggestion change a dieter's appetite...
...especially embarrassing since cyberbullying often has sexual overtones. "It's raging hormones, and 13 is the heart of it," says Aftab. "We tell adults they can't operate heavy machinery under the influence. These kids are under the influence of hormones 24/7...