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It's Banned Books Week and time to honor some of the most reviled books in America. While book-banning may sound like a throwback to Victorian times, censoring books continues to flourish in 21st-century schools. What's most surprising is a book can be removed from a curriculum, reading list, or school library with the complaint of just one parent. Violence, racial themes, and the occult are commonly cited reasons, but an even more popular one is sexual content. Check out these nine books that have been removed from schools in the last two years, and tell us if you think there's ever a good reason to ban a book. Read More »
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While there were some school districts who say that they didn’t have the technologic capability (bandwidth, etc.) to show the speech, many other districts did not allow it be shown because of parental protests. They cow-towed to the vocal minority and, in doing so,…
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Roald Dahl was my first role model. After I read The Witches in third grade, I decided I wanted to be a writer when I grew up. Not only did I read everything else Dahl had written, but I started writing my own stories in imitation of his style. I lent The Witches to my best friend,... Read More »
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By Jeanne Sager It's an idea that sounds medieval at best, but banning books still happens in America all too often. Which is why the writers at...
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Before a boy wizard bounced him from his post, R.L. Stine was once the best-selling children's book author of all time. And while his scary stories reigned supreme in kids' hearts, they...
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During a serious segment
about binge drinking on "The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet,"
the film inexplicably cut to a shot of who we've now dubbed
"Spaghetti Cat" for a brief moment. We weren't sure if it was a
mistake, but thanks to "The Soup" we saw the...
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The Olympics have been great (even the beach volleyball). But there's some other things happening in China that aren't getting much attention. A group of protesters were arrested for unfurling a "Free Tibet" banner. Then a journalist who was covering the protest was arrested, with... Read More »
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