No More 'Negro' For Census Bureau Forms And Surveys
The Census Bureau announced Monday that it would drop the word "Negro" from its forms, after some described it as offensive. According to the Associated Press, the term will be replaced next year by...
View ArticleCan U.S. Embassies Be Safe Without Being Unsightly?
There's been a tug of war between aesthetically pleasing and safe when it comes to American embassies around the world.Many embassies have been slammed as bunkers, bland cubes and lifeless compounds....
View ArticleAmerican Tribe Fights To Halt Artifact Auction In Paris
An auction of sacred Native American artifacts scheduled for Friday in Paris is stirring up controversy on both sides of the AtlanticSeventy Hopi "visages and headdresses"— some more than 100 years old...
View ArticleEasy Rawlins Is Alive, Or Is He?
I've been following Easy Rawlins since reading Devil in a Blue Dress in the '90s. That's a lot of time to give to a character. And as I read Little Green, I realized that I hadn't been following Easy,...
View ArticleIf This Cute Cheerios Ad Causes Drama, What Won't?
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View ArticleAwkwardly Awaiting The Zimmerman Trial's Outcome
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View ArticleWhy Didn't The Store Just Let Oprah Buy The $38,000 Handbag?
On the list of things to be outraged about at the moment, I'll admit this isn't at the top: The Swiss tourism office apologized to Oprah on Friday because she wasn't allowed to buy a $38,000 designer...
View ArticleHow About A Coke? Warhol Painting Up For Grabs
On Tuesday, artist Andy Warhol's oversized and iconic Coca-Cola (3) will hit the auction block at Christie's, and to borrow an old slogan from the company, It's The Real Thing.Warhol painted the...
View ArticleHow 'Sassy' Came To Mean Something Both Sweet And Sour
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View ArticlePeople Be Triflin', From 'Bills, Bills, Bills' To The Bible
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