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Return of the nerd

 At 23 I am technically a real adult and should, by virtue of that fact, have grown out of the adolescent tendency to need to belong to a clique or group. However, at 23, I also find myself undeniably tethered to a strange identity that has been twisted into a […]

Current, Life, Relationships

No sex in Japan

“Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex?” The Guardian’s Abigail Haworth asked something this week I didn’t think you could ask of a modernized country: “Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex?” It’s called the “celibacy syndrome;” millions of young people aren’t dating, getting married, having […]

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Banksy’s street view

The (in)famous and elusive street artist Banksy sold a number of original works in New York City’s Central Park the other day for a fraction of their worth. And I mean fraction. The works were sold for $60 each — one woman apparently bargained a 50 per cent discount from […]