Source:http://ideas.time.com/2014/01/13/masculinity-is-more-than-a-mask/

Are school shooters and mass murderers born out of an aggressive emphasis on masculinity in our society? The trailer  for filmmaker and feminist activist Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new documentary, “The Mask You Live In,” would have us think so.

The recently released trailer has attracted 1 million views on YouTube. It argues that American boys are captive to a rigid and harmful social code of masculinity. From the earliest age, they are told to “Be a Man!” “Don’t Cry!” “Stop with the emotion!” and “Man up!” This “guy code” suppresses their humanity, excites their drive for dominance, and renders many of them dangerous. The trailer features adolescent men describing their isolation, despair, and thoughts of suicide, artfully interspersed with terrifying images of school shooters and mass murderers.

I admire Newsom for using her considerable talent to advocate for boys. But I worry that she is less concerned with helping boys than with re-engineering their masculinity according to specifications from some out-of-date gender studies textbook. The trailer is suffused with “males-are-toxic” ideology but shows little appreciation for how boys’ nature can be distinctively good. “The Mask You Live In” is scheduled to be released later this year. Let’s hope there is still time for edits.

source:http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/business/2014/01/13/398243/Housing-prices.htm

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's high housing prices could finally give way this year, allowing more room for buyers of non-luxury homes to haggle, two real estate experts predicted Saturday.

He said that housing prices could drop by more than 10 percent this year and continue the downward trend for the next 3-5 years.Interest rates will likely rise significantly in the second half of this year and the first half of next year now that the U.S. Federal Reserve has begun scaling back its bond-buying program, putting downward pressure on housing prices, forecast Hua Ching-chun, an associate professor of real estate management and investment at Takming University of Science and Technology.

Why 600 Million People Are Watching This Chinese Reality Show

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 December 26, 2013 

Resouce:http://www.policymic.com/articles/77427/why-600-million-people-are-watching-this-chinese-reality-show

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source: https://medium.com/understandings-epiphanies/aae8d5f880cc

Questions:

1. Did you agree with the statements held by the author that "teens are leaving Facebook?" Share your obeservations.

2. What are the essential barriers when we do social things through Facebook? Is it easier or harder to share information and emotion with others? 

   What are the differences between "posting" and "exchanging" information and emotion in your opinions?

Source: http://www.quickenloans.com/blog/bad-shopping-habits-avoid

Bad Shopping Habits to Avoid

Swish of her ponytail made five-ton killer whale strike: Even expert trainer was vulnerable to predator's natural instinct

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1253881/Sea-World-killer-whale-attack-Trainer-Dawn-Brancheau-vulnerable.html

Q1. Have you ever seen killer whale show? After read this article, what would you do when your freinds or family plan to see the show?

Q2. Have you  heard any cruel or shameful facts behind business behaved?  Please make an example.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/20/fast-food-truths_n_4296243.html

These Disturbing Fast Food Truths Will Make You Reconsider Your Lunch

McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell -- which one are you craving today? It's pretty likely that you have a favorite fast food chain and that you love many of the tasty options offered at these restaurants. It's hard to miss them. As of 2012, there were 263,944 fast food restaurants in America with a combined revenue of well over $100 billion.

With a Gallup poll revealing that 8 in 10 Americans eat fast food at least monthly and half saying they eat it weekly, these companies know they have a good thing going. And with all the savvy marketing they do, it's no wonder you're itching for that Big Mac. But before you scarf one down, you might want to truly evaluate what's going on with your fast food. Here are some truths that may make you wonder if you still want to go to there for lunch.

Look at this delicious egg sandwich from Subway:

http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html

Amy Cuddy’s research on body language reveals that we can change other people’s perceptions

— and even our own body chemistry

— simply by changing body positions.

Bitstrips Explodes After Mobile Launch: Where Did The Comics App Dominating Your Facebook Feed Come From?

source:http://www.ibtimes.com/bitstrips-explodes-after-mobile-launch-where-did-comics-app-dominating-your-facebook-feed-come

It appears Bitstrips surge in popularity has led to some server errors. On Friday morning, the Bitstrips app on Facebook was down with an error message reading: "We are currently performing some routine maintenance. We should be back in about an hour." Meanwhile, Bitstrips' Twitter has remained active and answering questions from fans upset the comics-making app is down. "The update is just to perform server maintenance. Apologies for the inconvenience," it wrote.

Source: https://medium.com/content-creators-curators/348a9f60e176

Questions: 

1. Are you a workaholic driven by a "superhero complex"? What's your decision while facing a working culture that encourages working overtime? Are you brave enough to say NO?

2. What are your special tips to slow down from exhausting works? How do you maintain your work-life balance?