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monty-heying's picture
Much attention has been drawn to the missing name of Curley's wife in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Some say it is the author's sexist manner of showing her as an item of property, Curley's arm candy. Others suggest it is merely a way of emphasizing her connection with her husband, adding drama...
suellen-ocean's picture
What's the best four letter word for this recession? The "F" word or the "S" word? The "S" word, s-l-o-w, agonizingly so, uggh, dragging on and on, one day we are up the next day we are down. But that "F" word is applicable as well. Fast, which implies how fast one hundred dollars slips through our...