I began freaking out a bit – I contemplated running down the road to the office, but this would take at least twenty minutes and would force me to arrive drenched in a vat of my own sweat – not the first impression I wanted to make (though it would distract from the fact that I ...
He or she may also have to vote on matters of substance, for in Switzerland the citizen has powers which are known as 'semi-direct democracy' and which take the form of votes on referenda and initiatives at all three levels of government. Although participation by the 'people' in decision-...
Another time, when I attempted to point out a certain fallacy in her logic, she responded, “Well, what do you expect from me? I'm crazy!”Once, she told me she had been beaten up by members of the Mel Lyman family from Boston because she wouldn't switch her allegiance to them, e...
On the flip side: being linked to one role in one giant franchise often puts an actor into a box, making it that much more difficult for the movie-going public to see them as anything else. Making matters worse: despite its enormous success,Twilightdoesn't have the best reputation in Hol...
Even Prime Minister Scott Morrison,in a tweet on the Clarke murders, took care to include mental health support numbers but did not provide contact details for those experiencing domestic or family violence. Reporting on the Baxter familicide has seen more frequent inclusion of domestic violence res...