By Maureen Lee Lenker August 30, 2022 at 03:00 PM EDT
Summer 2022 brought a veritable smorgasbord of scintillating romance choices, from unique historicals to engrossing contemporary rom-coms. [check your library first!]
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Do you believe in “love at first sight?” In Spanish, flechazo is a feeling of intense chemistry with someone during a first meeting. (My mom called it “being in heat.”) Here are some words (that you might not know) that describe love or romance in languages other than English.
Read More Love at First Sight?Crooks are always looking for new ways to separate you from your hard-earned money. Look at these 7 spam and scams that come in your texts. What is ATM skimming, and how do you protect yourself? Be careful out there.
Read More Watch Out for ScamsWant to be a lawyer or just learn to think like one? 20 Worst Law Schools in the United States (Updated 2023). Here are some good to excellent law schools in Texas:
Read More US Law SchoolsAccording to Bing: Ronna Romney McDaniel has notable family connections within the prominent Romney family. Let’s explore her familial ties: So now I understand why she is being replaced!
Read More Who is Ronna McDaniel?SYSTEMIC RACISM AND THE GENDER PAY GAP is a report from the American Association of University Women that examines how systemic racism—including decades of discriminatory employment practices, intentionally inadequate legal protections, and persistent racial stereotypes—has contributed to a pay gap that remains far wider for women of color than for white women.
Read More Gender Pay GapIf your local library or school board is trying to ban books and you want to protest, the American Library Association is working with Unite Against Book Bans. They offer a toolkit on how to fight back. P.S. Did you know that our public libraries are the most trusted institution in America?
Read More Libraries Keep the Book AliveThe Israeli-Palestinian issue goes back nearly a century when Britain, during World War I, pledged to establish a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine under the Balfour Declaration. British troops took control of the territory from the Ottoman Empire at the end of October 1917. Large-scale Jewish migration to Palestine began, accelerated by Jewish…
Read More Israeli-Palestinian ConflictWe all know the media is biased. It may be impossible to have completely unbiased news coverage. Who and what we choose to cover is biased. Our adjectives and adverbs are biased. Want to see how biased your news sources are? Go to the interactive Media Bias Chart (it’s much larger and easier to see!).
Read More Media Biasby The CREDO Team Smartphone apps can collect a whole lot of data about you: Your name and email address, location history, personal contacts, photos and videos, purchases, health and fitness data, financial information, browsing and search history, your IP address, and other sensitive data. Stop third-party apps from collecting data (more).
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