Posted on March 25, 2008 by thestateofblog
And the first African-American male to grace the cover of Vogue is Lebron James. They chose not to use one of his graceful dunks from the court or one of his graceful jump shots. They, Annie Leibovitz that is, chose to shoot him on the cover with supermodel Gisele Bundchen. Many have [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2008 by thestateofblog
“A USA TODAY/ABC News/Gallup Poll of baby boomers finds that 41% who have a living parent are providing care for them — either financial help, personal care or both — and 8% of boomers say their parents have moved in with them.
“Of those who are not caring for an aging parent, 37% say they [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2008 by thestateofblog
“The power of population is so superior to the power of the Earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race.” - Thomas Malthus, 1798.
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article about food and energy shortages in our future:
“As the world grows more [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2008 by thestateofblog
I did Cocaine too. David Paterson is continuing to come clean, whether we like it or not. He has recently admitted to using cocaine and marijuana back in the 1970s (just like everyone else who was a teenager or above back then).
In reference to cocaine, Gov. David Paterson, 53, said in a [...]
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