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"Dads are taking parenting much more seriously. But according to a new study of sitcoms, the stereotype of the foolish father remains stubbornly in place."
The article (https://theconversation.com/why-are-sitcom-dads-still-so-inept-139737) was written by Erica Scharrer for The Conversation, June 2020.
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Erica Scharrer
Check out (https://www.amazon.com/Books-Erica-Scharrer/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AErica+Scharrer) her collection of books on Amazon.
Website: UMass Amherst Profile (https://www.umass.edu/family/people/erica-scharrer)
The Conversation
Website: The Conversation US (https://theconversation.com/us)
Twitter: @ConversationUS (https://twitter.com/ConversationUS)
Rustin Rawlings
Twitter: @RawlingsHTown (https://twitter.com/RawlingsHTown)
Website: www.RustinRawlings.com (https://www.rustinrawlings.com/)
Email: RustinRawlings@gmail.com
7 Sitcom Dads Changing How We Think About Fatherhood Now - TV Guide (https://www.tvguide.com/news/features/sitcom-dads-manhood/)
5 Mar 2021
How the Horrific 1918 Flu Spread Across America
"The toll of history’s worst epidemic surpasses all the military deaths in World War I and World War II combined. And it may have begun in the United States"
The article (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/) was written by John M. Barry for Smithsonian Magazine, November 2017.
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Smithsonian Magazine
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Rustin Rawlings
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Email: RustinRawlings@gmail.com (mailto:RustinRawlings@gmail.com)
26 Feb 2021
The Two Hours That Nearly Destroyed Texas’s Electric Grid
“Seconds and minutes” from total catastrophe, the state struggled to handle an extreme weather event, which led to the largest forced power outage in U.S. history.
This article (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-02-20/texas-blackout-how-the-electrical-grid-failed) was written by Catherine Traywick, Mark Chediak, Naureen Malik, and Josh Saul for Bloomberg Green, February 2021.
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Mark Chediak
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Naureen Malik
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Josh Saul
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Rustin Rawlings
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Email: RustinRawlings@gmail.com (mailto:RustinRawlings@gmail.com)
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/us/texas-deaths-winter-storm.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/us/texas-deaths-winter-storm.html)
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/extreme-weather-kills-dozens-and-sends-power-bills-skyrocketing-in-texas/news-story/b30cfe137c5c95412be8c907ae23b2ea (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/extreme-weather-kills-dozens-and-sends-power-bills-skyrocketing-in-texas/news-story/b30cfe137c5c95412be8c907ae23b2ea)
https://abc13.com/winter-weather-death-84-year-old-mary-gee-elderly-woman-dies-storm/10360058/ (https://abc13.com/winter-weather-death-84-year-old-mary-gee-elderly-woman-dies-storm/10360058/)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/22/texas-boy-death-winterstorm-lawsuit/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/22/texas-boy-death-winterstorm-lawsuit/)
https://abc13.com/woman-child-die-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-deaths-southwest-houston/10343827/ (https://abc13.com/woman-child-die-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-deaths-southwest-houston/10343827/)
3 Feb 2021
The Rise of the Netflix Hit
The article (https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/the-rise-of-the-netflix-hit.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab) was written by Bilge Ebiri for Vulture, July 2020.
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Rustin Rawlings
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Extraction
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
29 Jan 2021
To Delay Death, Lift Weights
"Two studies remind us of what we already know (but sometimes forget)."
The article (https://www.outsideonline.com/2263346/delay-death-lift-weights) was written by Alex Hutchinson for Outside Magazine, November 2017.
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Rustin Rawlings
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25 Jan 2021
A Bad Cop's Best Friend?
"Houston Police Officers’ Union president Joe Gamaldi fiercely defends those accused of using excessive force—even as repeat offenders erode public support for law enforcement overall."
The article (http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/a-bad%E2%80%A6s-best-friend/) was written by Michael Hardy for Texas Monthly, December 2020.
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The Glenn Beck Program
Houston Police Department
KHOU
KPRC
KRIV
NPR - Houston Public Media
Texas Monthly
Washington Post
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25 Jan 2021
Gym Class Is So Bad, Kids Are Skipping School to Avoid It
"Not only does P.E. do little to improve physical fitness, but it can also lead to truancy and other disciplinary problems."
The article (https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/01/why-pe-is-terrible/581467/) was written by Alia Wong for The Atlantic, January 2019.
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Rustin Rawlings
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Website: www.RustinRawlings.com (http://www.RustinRawlings.com)
Email: RustinRawlings@gmail.com (mailto:RustinRawlings@gmail.com)
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