| In the #MeToo era, what does it mean to be a ‘real man’? Posted: 26 Dec 2017 01:02 PM PST ![In the #MeToo era, what does it mean to be a 'real man'?]( "In the #MeToo era, what does it mean to be a 'real man'?") Dave Fishman has spent a lot of time pondering what it means to be a man during his four years in college. Some scholars have labeled the roots of such behavior as a "toxic masculinity," a masculine code geared toward dominance, control, and a contempt for weakness.
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| Two moves to purify sports Posted: 26 Dec 2017 12:41 PM PST ![Two moves to purify sports]( "Two moves to purify sports") In early December the International Olympic Committee ruled that Russian athletes would not be able to compete in the Winter Olympics at Pyeongchang, South Korea, because of evidence that the country had allowed its athletes to use banned substances at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Some individual Russian athletes, if proved to be drug-free, will be able to compete in the coming Winter Games, but they will not be allowed to wear Russian uniforms or march under the Russian flag. Then last week a New York City court found two officials of FIFA, the international body governing soccer, guilty of racketeering, bribery, and wire fraud.
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| Board game cafes: Why game night no longer means staying in Posted: 26 Dec 2017 10:03 AM PST ![Board game cafes: Why game night no longer means staying in]( "Board game cafes: Why game night no longer means staying in") Game night for the Faeth family can take a little more preparation than clearing off the coffee table and getting out the Scrabble board. Customers also welcome the chance to put down their smartphones, says Taylor Christianson, a manager at Knight Moves Cafe.
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| Lower taxes spur growth, Trump says. The historical record isn’t so simple Posted: 26 Dec 2017 08:22 AM PST ![Lower taxes spur growth, Trump says. The historical record isn't so simple]( "Lower taxes spur growth, Trump says. The historical record isn't so simple") "All of this, everything in here, is really tremendous things for business, for people, for the middle class, for workers," said President Trump last week as he signed the measure into law. Will real and lasting economic gains follow the announcements and sound bites? Some growth spurt is likely, in part because corporate tax cuts could lure some multinationals' money from overseas to be invested in the US.
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