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What the Bechdel Test Says About Women in Film
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The Bechdel Test was created in 1985 and has been used to gauge how women are represented in film. But how accurate is it and does it still matter?
How the Hays Code Censored Early Hollywood
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The Hays Code was a set of rules that stifled the American film industry for more than three decades. Was it just legal censorship?
How the Ritchie Boys, Secret Refugee Infiltrators, Took on the Nazis
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The Ritchie Boys, many of them Jewish refugees, trained in the U.S. and returned to Europe to help defeat Hitler and the Nazis.
7 Most Populated Countries in the World
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The world's population passed 8 billion in 2022, but which countries contributed the most to the increase? Here are the top seven countries
Is That Job Posting a Scam? 4 Ways to Tell
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The red-hot U.S. labor market has also meant a red-hot market for online job scams. What are some ways to tell a job posting is not legit?
10 Fees to Watch Out for When Buying a Car
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With the cost of new cars going ever higher, how can you save yourself from being taken advantage of at the dealership? Here are some car dealer fees that you may be able to negotiate down or even eliminate.
15 Longest-running Anime Series With 1,000 Episodes Each
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Long-running shows are something of a mixed proposition, and anime is no exception. It can be intimidating to try and catch up with a show that's several decades into its run, with hundreds — or even thousands! — of episodes already released.
What Does It Mean When Someone Says 'That's Just Semantics'?
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In our modern vernacular, the phrase "that's just semantics" has somehow become shorthand to insinuate the speaker has argued something trivial or unimportant. But what does it really mean?
How Grow Houses Work
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Grow houses are homes devoted to growing marijuana. Learn why grow houses may be in your neighborhood, especially if you live in Cali or Vancouver.
How Twitter Works
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Tweets are messages that are sent out over the Twitter network. Learn more about Tweets and find out how Tweets are sent and displayed on the site.