Food deserts on Chicago’s South Side have shrunk some since 2006, and this has provided health benefits to the communities. Elizabeth Flock Read Quote
Xenophobia is defined as the uncontrollable fear of foreigners. That fear should not dictate the immigration dialogue any longer. Elizabeth Flock Read Quote
I think there is this cliche of Indian men who want a forward-thinking girlfriend but a traditional wife. I think that creates tension in a marriage. Elizabeth Flock Read Quote
When Neil Young caught two women incessantly texting at a concert in 2012, he began mock typing on an invisible phone on stage until the women noticed and apparently left the show. Elizabeth Flock Read Quote
Disco told audiences to dance, while punk told them to be anything but passive. The artists didn’t mind; in fact, they encouraged it. Elizabeth Flock Read Quote
Rock music has always embraced – and even represented – rebellion, rowdiness, and a robust disdain for social decorum. But along with more classical art forms like theater, opera, and the symphony, it’s suffering from the distracted, smartphone-carrying audiences of the digital age. Elizabeth Flock Read Quote
What compels the Hindu right’s volcanic reaction to Valentine’s Day? Some of its members have protested that the holiday is the product of a ‘rotten imported culture’ from the West. Elizabeth Flock Read Quote
For most of my life, I, like many Americans, had greeted the idea of an arranged marriage with a mixture of fascination and skepticism. Elizabeth Flock Read Quote
Certainly, Occupy Wall Street protesters have different ideas about the movement’s mission. Many of the marchers I met even disagreed on the purpose of their trek – some thought it was about getting to Washington to protest the ‘supercommittee’; others thought it was about visiting other Occupations. Elizabeth Flock Read Quote
Founded by a Mormon couple in Utah in 2012, The Color Run has proved to be a brilliant idea. Elizabeth Flock Read Quote
