Former social worker finds comfortable fit - Weekly Briefing - James Moore talks about shoes and shoe repair at Smooth Black Enterprises - Interview
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American images in today's France
A well-worn shibboleth still much alive, and now wrong-headed, has it that France is inveterately anti-American; when, in fact, the country for the most part has never been more pro-American, or ce...(Continue Reading)

Behind the medals: then and now; When the goal is gold, the more things change, the more they stay the same
bLACK-AND-WHITE FOOTAGE OF Olympians from the early part of the 20th century looks so, well, old. Although the pursuit--namely, to win a gold medal--hasn't ......(Continue Reading)

Cultural imperialism: an American tradition
Travel almost anywhere in the world today and, whether you suffer from habitual Big Mac cravings or cringe at the thought of missing the newest episode ......(Continue Reading)

PRISON LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995: DOING AWAY WITH MORE THAN JUST CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER, THE
It is ugly to be punishable, but there is no glory in punishing. Hence that double system of protection that justice has set up between itself and the ......(Continue Reading)

Nike swooshes in on Converse
BOSTON--Chuck Taylor basketball shoes are getting a Nike swoosh. Nike announced Wednesday it had agreed to buy Converse Inc., which dominated the ......(Continue Reading)

Nike to purchase Converse
BOSTON -- The company made famous by Chuck Taylor sneakers is getting a Nike swoosh. Nike announced Wednesday that it is buying Converse for $305 ......(Continue Reading)

In Tribute to the Best Selling Shoe in History, Converse Announces the Chuck Taylor All Star Blank Canvas Project; New Campaign Encourages Self-Expression
Business/Lifestyle Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com NORTH READING, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25,...(Continue Reading)

Everyday Technology
Scientists and engineers produced more technological advances in the last hundred years than in all of recorded history before 1900. Airplanes In ......(Continue Reading)

What Do Black Men Really Want?
BLACK men are among the most maligned and misunderstood species on the planet. They are the subjects of countless academic studies and media reports, ......(Continue Reading)