Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. » Research of Culture http://www.miller-mccune.com Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. no Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. » Research of Culture http://www.miller-mccune.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://www.miller-mccune.com/category/blogs/research-of-culture/ Santa Barbara, CA The Picture for Men: Superhero or Slackerhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/the-picture-for-men-superhero-or-slacker-20982/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/the-picture-for-men-superhero-or-slacker-20982/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:59:03 +0000 Sameer Pandya http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=20982 Recent scholarship and popular journalism both suggest an unappealing future for American boys: You're screwed.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/outsourcing-an-american-education-16027/feed/ 1 (Eastern) Religion Is the Last Refugehttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/eastern-religion-is-the-last-refuge-9469/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/eastern-religion-is-the-last-refuge-9469/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:54:57 +0000 Sameer Pandya http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=9469 Tiger’s Wood’s apology kabuki included the now de rigueur appeal to religious values — but not to the Christian ones Americans usually hear.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/eastern-religion-is-the-last-refuge-9469/feed/ 0 Jung and Polanskihttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/jung-and-polanski-3439/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/jung-and-polanski-3439/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:20:00 +0000 Tom Jacobs http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/10/02/jung-and-polanski/ Guest blogger Tom Jacobs says psychology provides some suggestions as to why so many artists transgress ethical boundaries.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/jung-and-polanski-3439/feed/ 0 The Lives of Saints (and Sinners)http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/the-lives-of-saints-and-sinners-3567/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/the-lives-of-saints-and-sinners-3567/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:49:00 +0000 Sameer Pandya http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/07/24/the-lives-of-saints-and-sinners/ While the passing of Frank McCourt shone a light on memoirs, more literary biographies have been doing land-office business of late.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/the-lives-of-saints-and-sinners-3567/feed/ 0 In Memoirs We Trusthttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/in-memoirs-we-trust-3578/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/in-memoirs-we-trust-3578/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:10:00 +0000 Sameer Pandya http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/07/20/in-memoirs-we-trust/ Whether it's from Irish-American high school teachers or vice presidents reporting from underground bunkers, Americans have a taste for others' personal experiences.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/in-memoirs-we-trust-3578/feed/ 0 New Conversations on Racehttp://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/new-conversations-on-race-3604/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/new-conversations-on-race-3604/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:42:00 +0000 Sameer Pandya http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/07/02/new-conversations-on-race/ From a new book by William Julius Wilson to the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, the primacy of race in the American dialogue hasn't weakened, but the subject matter has.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/falling-hard-for-bad-movies-3609/feed/ 0 Microlending Enters a New Phasehttp://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/microlending-enters-a-new-phase-3634/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/microlending-enters-a-new-phase-3634/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:10:00 +0000 Sameer Pandya http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/16/microlending-enters-a-new-phase/ Long associated with less-developed economies, various efforts to hook smaller bits of First World money to First World needs are afoot.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/microlending-enters-a-new-phase-3634/feed/ 0 The Benefits of a Good Cry? It Dependshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/the-benefits-of-a-good-cry-it-depends-3654/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/the-benefits-of-a-good-cry-it-depends-3654/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:25:00 +0000 Sameer Pandya http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/08/the-benefits-of-a-good-cry-it-depends/ Having a good cry, whether after just winning the French Open or losing the Australian Open, surely brings something positive — or are you just a crybaby?

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/the-benefits-of-a-good-cry-it-depends-3654/feed/ 0 A Keats Revival?http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/a-keats-revival-3683/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/a-keats-revival-3683/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 20:00:00 +0000 Sameer Pandya http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/05/23/a-keats-revival/ What is the nature of coincidence?

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/a-keats-revival-3683/feed/ 1 Déjà Vu: Memories From an Alternate Reality?http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/deja-vu-memories-alternate-reality-3708/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/deja-vu-memories-alternate-reality-3708/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 06:45:00 +0000 Sameer Pandya http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/05/18/dj-vu-memories-from-an-alternate-reality/ Maybe you could swear you've read these words before, but the study of déjà vu has attracted some mainstream scientists who find that familiarity breeds recollections.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/deja-vu-memories-alternate-reality-3708/feed/ 0 No Money, No Marriagehttp://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/no-money-no-marriage-3722/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/no-money-no-marriage-3722/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 16:52:00 +0000 Sameer Pandya http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/05/12/no-money-no-marriage/ Many men want to have achieved something before marrying, and the corresponding lack of wealth seems to be a factor in who gets hitched.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/no-money-no-marriage-3722/feed/ 0 Iran’s Sexual Revolutionhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/irans-sexual-revolution-3725/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/irans-sexual-revolution-3725/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 17:16:00 +0000 Sameer Pandya http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/05/11/irans-sexual-revolution/ President Obama ran on a platform of change. And when Iranians go to the polls in early June, rivals of current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are also hoping that a promise of change might convince the country not to vote for the incumbent.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/irans-sexual-revolution-3725/feed/ 0 The Anxiety of Test Takinghttp://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/the-anxiety-of-test-taking-3777/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/research-of-culture/the-anxiety-of-test-taking-3777/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:02:00 +0000 Sameer Pandya http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/04/24/the-anxiety-of-test-taking/ The Institute for Research on Education Policy and Practice at Stanford University just released a study on the effects of the California High School Exit Exam on graduation rates. About half of 50 U.S. states require students to take a similar test at the end of high school in order to graduate.

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