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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...public was made easier by our political climate, which inhibits independent thinking. In his recent book, The Middle Mind: Why Americans Don’t Think for Themselves, social critic Curtis White argues that our contemporary culture encourages Americans to consume the soundbites they’re spoon-fed rather than seek out information and evaluate it critically. White’s diagnosis would explain why voters seem increasingly willing to buy into prepackaged, spin-dried versions of the truth while tuning out inconvenient facts. In today’s polarized political milieu, many Americans would rather march in lockstep...

Author: By Eoghan W. Stafford, | Title: The Policy of Truth | 12/7/2004 | See Source »

Most of these utensils, which gingerandscallion.com imports from Japan, come as part of a set: Ocean, Sea or Petit Marine ($20-$22). A stainless-steel turtle spoon ($5) is sold separately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Web Shopping Guide: For The Kids | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

Fork, Knife, Spoon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Web Shopping Guide: For The Kids | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...police entered the building, arresting the host and the woman who used a wooden spoon as a spanking implement, Santiago says guests became deathly afraid. “They were worried about losing their jobs. They were worried about their children,” she says...

Author: By Kevin J. Feeney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sadomasochism Comes Out of the Closet | 10/28/2004 | See Source »

Benefits aside, Kramer maintains Paddleboro should never have happened. “Two lives have been ruined, and fifty thousand dollars have been spent over a wooden spoon,” she says...

Author: By Kevin J. Feeney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sadomasochism Comes Out of the Closet | 10/28/2004 | See Source »

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