September 27, 2011
John Galt may stop the motor of the world by going on strike against the irrational, unproductive masses, but Dagny Taggart really revs my feminist engine. Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged has been criticized and dissected since it was published in 1957, but it has managed to stand the test of time and, to this day, remains ...
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August 10, 2011
She may be the most important woman in your life, the person who puts your needs above her own, but it turns out that she’s only one selfless woman in a planet jam-packed with altruistic ladies. Female chimpanzees, our furry, banana-loving ancestors, are considerate and even self-sacrificing, according to scientists from the Yerkes National Primate ...
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