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Do ask, do tell: TV talk shows may be crass and voyeuristic, but they give a voice to those who have been silenced

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Breaking silence as gay or lesbian on daytime television talk shows is a courageous political act. However, it comes with a caveat: those who are given the chance to talk would do well to remember that ways of being exploited are numerous.

Author: Gamson, Joshua
Publisher: LENS Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1996
Evaluation, Political aspects, Talk shows, Homosexuality, Coming out (Homosexuality)

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How to tell time like a cow ... and lose weight too

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People in developing countries live by event time rather than by the clock time used in industrialized countries. Research indicates that obese people tend to eat according to external clues, such as clocks, rather as a response to hunger.

Author: Levine, Robert
Publisher: LENS Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1997
Psychological aspects, Time measurement, Developing countries, Obesity, Food habits, Excerpt, A Geography of Time (Book)

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