Long Island Area Society & Culture Examiners
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Habari Gani folks. Without going into too much detail, let me first say that today is Kwanzaa's Ujamaa day. Ujamaa means cooperative economics. In...
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According to the CIA World Factbook, only about two percent of the Japanese population is Christian, so their participation in Christmas festivities is generally secular. Japanese...
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The music industry has definitely wowed us again and again with countless acts and various different styles and trends. From swing to...
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Jews traditionally use the Hebrew word tsedakah which means righteousness (and implies an obligation) rather than the English word charity...
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Many in the media are crying foul because the romantic story line between Bradley Cooper ("The Hangover") and Eric Dane...
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Why do all the zippers I've ever seen have the letters YKK on the pull tabs? -- J.P. That's the trademark of Yoshida Kogyo...
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The Democratics and Republicans advocated similar policies during the latter part of the nineteenth century. The Democrats had to overcome the stigma of secession and Civil War to...
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Three nights before a college football game between the University of Texas and Syracuse University in 1993, retired computer marketing...
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It takes a lot for the state to say you’re a lousy parent if you’re rich, but it does happen. Just ask Courtney Love. Charlie...
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James Owen Sullivan (a.k.a. The Rev) drummer for Avenged Sevenfold dead of natural causes at his home in Orange County, CA. Avenged...
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