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Oct 19, 2010, 03:01 AM
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George OrwellWhen Bill Hicks died in 1994, he was not a household name in the world of pop culture, though his fans were truly heartbroken by the loss. In the years since, Hicks legend has grown as more and more people have discovered his often dark and satirical comedy and he's now regarded as one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time. And yet, calling his work "comedy" falls short of a true description for what he was really doing. Not to say he wasn't funny; Hicks at his best could make you double over in laughter and he was as relentless in delivering his well-oiled material as we was when he'd go off the cuff. But behind the funny business was a serious social critic who saw the ugliest flaws in our society and was not afraid to hold a well-lit mirror to our hypocrisies and deficiencies. Whether it was politics, religion or the rampant consumerist mentality (and the marketing and media manipulation that fostered it), Hicks spoke the truths that even those who felt the same were reluctant to admit. Instead of truth to power, he told truth to the people, wrapped in a few "purple-veined dick jokes" to keep em laughing along the way.More...

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#402
Oct 19, 2010, 09:01 AM
I am a proud alumnus of Los Angeles Valley College, one of the nation's 1,200 community colleges. Last week President Obama praised community colleges as "the unsung heroes of America's education system," critical to our success in the "global competition to lead in the growth industries of the 21st century."That seems a tall order for schools that, as the president acknowledged, don't often get the same resources as four-year colleges and universities, even though they educate nearly half the student population -- some 12 million students -- each year. How can they meet the challenge, and where are they going to get the resources to do so? Here's how they did it in The Dalles, Oregon, a small town at the center of farm country 90 miles east of Portland.More...

Community Colleges and the Green Economy


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#403
Oct 19, 2010, 03:01 PM
The first lady made a Democratic fundraising swing through New York City on Monday, stopping by a performance at Broadway's St. James Theater, currently the home of Green Day's "American Idiot." Ticket holders paid between $100 and $2,500 per seat to watch musical performances by Broadway singers and Patti LaBelle and to hear Michelle Obama and Jill Biden speak. She had previously attended a more pricey event at Donna Karan's home.Sarah Jessica Parker MC'd the event, and Patti LaBelle got the first standing ovation of the evening. Then, after a brief pause, Jill Biden and Michelle Obama spoke about the importance of the upcoming elections.More...

Michelle Obama Joins Sarah Jessica Parker, Jill Biden On Broadway (PHOTOS)


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#405
Oct 20, 2010, 03:01 PM
When Willow Smith, the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, dropped her video "Whip My Hair" (below) earlier this week, it created a viral sensation. Partly because it's catchy as hell, but also because this 9-year-old doesn't dress like everyone else. Ever since she started sporting a mohawk, it was clear that this little girl had style. And so this week she talked to Teen Vogue about it. Scroll down for video.On sitting front row at Dolce & Gabbana at Paris fashion week:More...

Willow Smith: 'When I Turned 9, My Style Changed' (VIDEO)


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#406
Oct 20, 2010, 09:01 PM
Thirty-five-year-old Tanja Kiewitz has recreated Eva Herzigova's famous Wonderbra ad reading, "Look me in the eyes...I said the eyes," but this time around, Kiewitz isn't shilling lingerie. Instead, she posed for Belgian handicap awareness group CAP48, showing off her left arm that ends below the elbow.Kiewitz told GlobalPost, "I had no hesitation about doing it, but I was a bit nervous about appearing like that in front of the photographer. I'm not a prude, but my arm has always been something very intimate for me. My friends gave me a lot of support and after a couple of glasses of wine it all went fine."More...

Handless Model Tanja Kiewitz Recreates Wonderbra Ad To Promote Disability Awareness (PHOTOS)


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#407
Oct 21, 2010, 03:01 PM
No one wakes up in the morning thinking, "I wish I could suffer all day, and if possible my whole life." We all strive, consciously or unconsciously, competently or clumsily, to be happier and to suffer less. Nevertheless, we often confuse genuine happiness with merely seeking enjoyable feelings. Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things. The universe is not a mail-order catalogue for our desires and fancies.Happiness is often equated with a maximization of pleasure, and some imagine that true happiness would consist of an interrupted succession of pleasurable experiences. This sounds more like a recipe for exhaustion than for genuine happiness. There is no reason to deprive ourselves of the enjoyment of a magnificent landscape, of swimming in the sea or of the scent of a rose, but we must understand that the experience of pleasure is dependent upon circumstance, on a specific location or moment in time. It is unstable by nature, and the sensation it evokes can soon become neutral or even unpleasant.More...

Why Pleasure Is Not Happiness (VIDEO)


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#409
Oct 22, 2010, 03:01 AM
Think you're a political guru? Have a crystal ball? Try your hand at predicting the results of the 2010 midterm elections. But be careful because once you submit each vote, there's no going back on it.After you make a prediction, check out how you stack up with other HuffPost readers and challenge your friends via Facebook and Twitter. You'll earn points for each prediction you make that turns out to be correct.More...

Election 2010: HuffPost 'Predict The News' Challenge (POLLS)


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