It’s been a long, long time since Bob Dylan has had any credibility as a singer of protest songs. His one-time reputation as the figurehead of protest is long gone. (To be fair to Dylan, he may never have wanted the reputation of being considered as the voice of the 1960’s civil rights and anti-war [...]
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This is pretty bizarre: A shopping center in China has created a female-only parking lot. Included in its features are 3 additional feet for each space, and “a delicate pink and light purple color scheme.” Apparently, the manager of the shopping center said that the new parking lot would appeal to women’s “strong sense of colour [...]
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I just saw a few-week old news article stating that China, for the first time, will have female astronauts. It has selected 30 men and 15 women candidates for the second round of its space-training program. Of those, five men and two women will eventually be selected to become astronauts.
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