The Dark Side Of

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Dating: Valentine’s Day Feb 10, 2020

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It’s a date steeped in erotic history and obligatory mating rituals. For many it induces feelings of panic or loneliness. You can try to ignore it, but come February 14th, love will be in the air. Or sometimes, revenge.

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Dating: Scams Feb 03, 2020

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From emotional fraud to financial ruin, romance has a long relationship with deceit. Nothing has made this pairing stronger than modern technological developments—making the innocent search for love chock-full of swindlers.

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Dating: Dating Game Shows Jan 27, 2020

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Since their inception in the 1960s, dating game shows have enthralled millions of viewers. And as the stakes have risen over the years with bigger and better trips and prizes, it’s no wonder we’ve remained hooked—despite the fact that they rarely lead to happily ever after.

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Dating: Internet Dating Jan 20, 2020

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Methods for finding your "perfect match" have become far more efficient in the 21st century with the invention of internet dating. While the rise of online matchmaking and app culture has opened up numerous doors for singles, it's also unleashed a minefield of unexpected pitfalls.

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Dating: Finding “The One” Jan 13, 2020

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Dating is celebrated as the natural and necessary path toward love, stability, and family—all things that humanity has held dear for centuries. Complaints about a bad first date are usually tempered by the knowledge that it’s all worth it in the end...but the search for "the one" can have terrible consequences.

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Holidays: Y2K Dec 30, 2019

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Starting as an ominous warning from technology experts, public concern around the Y2K bug soon outstripped the initial predictions and grew into full-blown hysteria. Some even claimed that New Years Eve of 1999 would be the end of civilization.

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Holidays: Krampus Dec 23, 2019

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The goat-like demon known as Krampus embodies the dark, unspoken truth of the year’s most cheerful holiday—that children will only be rewarded with candy and treats if they are good. Otherwise…they will be punished.

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Holidays: Saturnalia Dec 16, 2019

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Christmas - a time for carols, presents, mistletoe and...animal sacrifice? This week, we explore the ancient pagan festival that led to many Christmas traditions we hold dear - and others that are best forgotten.

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Holidays: The True Story of Hanukkah Dec 09, 2019

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There is much more to the story of Hanukkah than eight nights of celebration and prayer. The actual history of the Maccabee rebellion and the creation of Hanukkah is a tale of war between Greeks and Jews, ending with thousands dead on both sides.

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Holidays: The Deadly Non-Emergency Dec 02, 2019

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On Christmas Eve in 1913, miners and their families were having a massive party in an Italian cultural hall in Michigan. Everything was fine until someone shouted, "fire!" Panic took hold, and in the end, a cruel ruse was discovered.

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