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I've ended up having a lot of fun on Helium. I've written nearly 1,000 articles in the last year, and was one of the winners in their "Fundamentals of Journalism" contest. One November I even became Helium's top-earning writer, and earned over $1,000 during

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Politics, News & Issues > Family Law Should abortion for underage children require parental consent?: 1 of 19

Requiring "parental consent" is one of those arguments that sounds reasonable but isn't. Ask supporters of this restriction if they'll also provide teenagers with contraceptives, and most will say no. Underneath it all, they're not even trying to prevent teen pregnancies or abortions - they're just trying to dictate how othe...
Celebrations & Holidays > Gift Advice Is giving really better than receiving?: 1 of 16

This is really just an attempt to shame "receivers" by implying that they're somehow greedy. What's their real crime? Not buying enough garbage to "give" to others! Because most of this emphasis on "giving" comes from the stores selling that garbage... They're advertising and decorating to increase the pressure to GIVE, GIVE...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Setting a timetable for troop withdrawal from Iraq is a terrible mistake: 4 of 43

"Stop disagreeing with President Bush" is what these people are really saying. They object to a timetable only because it recognizes a dangerous truth. There's no real reason to be in Iraq, except to avoid the embarrassment of admitting it was all a huge mistake. None of this political hot air against "timetables" is really ...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Across the Universe: 1 of 10

It was dazzling and even "ebullient," with a fun, giddy energy. And because it's a musical, the surprises never let up. "Across the Universe" weaves 34 different Beatle songs into a story about young people who become friends, start to love, make music, and, yes, face the crises of the 1960s. But it's done through songs and ...
Computers & Technology > Website Reviews Website reviews: Craigslist.com: 1 of 9

I met Craig Newmark in 2000, and he gave me a new understanding of the philosophy behind Craig's List. He's a soft-spoken man - friendly, but quiet - and in 1995 he started the site for all the right reasons: he wanted to help other people. Even today he's channeling the surprising profits from the site into a non-profit org...
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Is television worth watching?: 5 of 38

In 1969, my father and mother gathered the family around our television set. Their voices were hushed as it broadcast a tinny voice which had traveled 238,857 miles to reach us. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." That was definitely television worth watching. And from there we found more quality tel...
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology 10 things every man should know about women: 1 of 7

It goes beyond biology. Yes, women and men are physically different, but there's even more differences that are more personal and have a much deeper effect on our relationships. Men and women may have a lot in common, but sometimes we'll just want different things. Our culture stops us from communicating what we really want,...
Sciences > Mathematics Understanding Triangles: 1 of 7

Triangles are a simple shape, but they can teach us a lot about geometry. It's easy enough to draw a triangle - for example, by making three dots on a piece of paper and then drawing straight lines connecting them. But because it's drawn on a flat piece of paper, this makes it a "polygon" - a shape in a two-dimensional space...
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Rush Limbaugh: Racial exposure vs. racist: 1 of 6

Rush Limbaugh loves to talk - but in the summer of 2007, he took another step. Rush began playing a song on his radio show called "Barack the Magic Negro." Rush argued that he was exposing race issues in America. But was he just proving that he was a racist himself? It all started when Spike Lee used the phrase "Magic Negro"...
Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) How freelance writers can avoid scammers: 1 of 6

I've worked as a freelance writer for years, and it's both exciting and scary. The biggest concern is simply earning enough to cover each month's bills, so it's devastating when a publisher turns out to be a crook. Are there really scammers who will hold on to money that you've earned through hard work and the sweat of your ...