Earth Day is Saturday, April 22, and communities around the globe will be gathering to participate in a March for Science. On Maui, the University of Hawaii's Student Ohana for Sustainability (SOS) club will be hosting the march, beginning at the UH Maui College campus at 9am, and following a route up and down Queen Ka`ahumanu Avenue. "It is really exciting to have the … [Read more...] about Maui Marches for Science this Earth Day
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LABOR DAY New Movie Review
At the start of Jason Reitman's new drama Labor Day, a mother and son are shopping when a wounded man appears, gently grabs the son by the neck and forces them to drive him to their home. Once there, he reveals himself to be an escaped convict. Yet, there's something different about him. Initially, the mother and son are on edge but gradually, they warm up to him. The criminal, … [Read more...] about LABOR DAY New Movie Review
The View From The March On Monsanto In Kahului
On Saturday, May 25, Maui activists in Kahului joined two million protestors around the world in a global “March Against Monsanto” event, aimed at bringing awareness to the perceived dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and the large multinational corporations that peddle them. The protesters snaked down Kamehameha Avenue, holding signs and chanting on their march … [Read more...] about The View From The March On Monsanto In Kahului
Snake Charmer Beauty Contests and Urban Fishing and The Best Reality Show Ever
CHARMING The beauty pageant each April at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas, requires traditional skills like interview poise, evening-gown fashion and talent, but also some ability and inclination to milk and skin rattlers. High school senior Kyndra Vaught won this year’s Miss Snake Charmer, wearing jeweled boots one night for her country-western ballad, then Kevlar … [Read more...] about Snake Charmer Beauty Contests and Urban Fishing and The Best Reality Show Ever
Bad Teachers and Least Competent Criminals and Cartoon Elf Porn
FRONTIERS OF PARENTING Caribou Baby, a Brooklyn, N.Y., “eco-friendly maternity, baby and lifestyle store,” has recently been hosting gatherings at which parents exchange tips on “elimination communication”–the weaning of infants without benefit of diapers (as reported in April by The New York Times). Parents watch for cues, such as a certain “cry or grimace” that supposedly … [Read more...] about Bad Teachers and Least Competent Criminals and Cartoon Elf Porn