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Tucker Lieberman has published essays in Zeek, Whosoever, Jewish Mosaic, White Crane Journal, American Atheist, and Fresh Yarn and in several anthologies including Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity (Seal Press, 2006). His flash fiction

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Relationships & Family > Love & Lust Coming to terms with the reality of love: 44 of 49
Love is paradoxical.The lover may feel blissful or wracked with pain. The beloved may feel gratified or stifled. The unloved may feel relief or loneliness. The would-be lover may feel hopeful or lost.Sometimes love is a spontaneous, uncontrollable feeling. At other times, love is a conscious, rational decision to make a sacri... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues How cell phones create new issues of public rudeness: 44 of 46
When cell phones are overused, they can negatively impact personal relationships. I am a 26-year-old whose peers began to use-in some cases, exclusively rely on-cell phones around the age of 20, while I myself belong to a rare breed who have refused to buy one. Cell phones dramatically changed the way friends plan to spend ti... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophy (Other) The possibility of society without absolute truth: 30 of 30
As with any philosophical question, we must carefully examine the wording and agree on the definition of the terms. What is "society" (that is, what level of human organization and successful behavior is required to merit the name "society"); what does it mean for society to "be" (to function a c... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Homeland Security Rolling in a national database for identifying US residents: The Real ID Law: 14 of 14
Most driver's licenses issued by U.S. states already require legal name, sex, date of birth, address, digital photograph, and ID card number. The federal Real ID Act, scheduled to be implemented by May 2008, additionally mandates that identity cards display the person's signature, contain data readable by commonly available t... More..
Sciences > Astronomy Better names for our planet: 7 of 7
"Oikos" meant "household" in ancient Greek.Modern English uses the prefix "eco-" (derived from "oikos") when referring to complex systems with high levels of activity, as in "economy" and "ecology".Economy and ecology describe two of the most important things about E... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: 2012: 6 of 6
The movie "2012" (released in 2009) delivers two-and-a-half hours worth of images of the Earth dissolving in a series of earthquakes and tidal waves while the heroes speed through the chaos in their invincible vehicles. If you want more from a movie, you are better off seeing something else. (Warning: This review contains spo... More..
Arts & Humanities > Helium Dos & Don'ts Plagiarizing vs. citing sources from Wikipedia: 5 of 5
Simple, uncontroversial facts do not need to be cited, even if you learned them from a book. On the other hand, little-known facts and original ideas resulting from someone's long hours of creative research should be credited to their source. That is the intellectually honest thing to do. It gives credit to the original autho... More..
Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Vegan cake recipes: 3 of 3
It's easy to "veganize" a cake recipe! In many cases, the eggs that cause the cake to rise can be replaced simply with baking soda and vinegar. Just be sure not to mix the baking soda and vinegar together until the last minute when the batter is ready to go into the oven.The following basic recipe makes a richly flavored yell... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Guide to electronic etiquette: 2 of 2
Being polite in online discussions is as straightforward as being polite in conversation. A good rule of thumb is not to write anything online that you wouldn't say to someone face-to-face. Don't threaten. Don't make sarcastic comments and then, only after the comment has been misconstrued, give the half-apology that you were... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Babies (Other) Nonreligious baby names: 2 of 2
If you don't wish your baby to have a name with religious connotations, you can always turn to the natural world for inspiration.Elegant floral and herbal names are almost endless and can work for boys or girls. Aside from common flower names like Daisy, Holly, Lily, and Violet, you might also consider: Amaranth, Artemisia, A... More..