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Is Candor Best

In today’s show, adapted from an article published on the Oscar Web site written by Margaret Grundy, we look at be the research of Richard Handler, UVa professor of anthropology, and how the popularized story of colonial Williamsburg, upon reexamination reveals different side of tale.

When Americans visit Colonial Williamsburg, they come to celebrate [...]

 
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When Less is More

Are you happy? Well don’t try to be happier; you might become less happy. That is the essence of a multi-cultural study published this month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The study was produced by University of Virginia psychology professor Shigehiro Oishi and his co-authors Ed Diener, University of Illinois [...]

 
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Homecoming Part Two: An essay on returning to India

CPN correspondent Deepak Singh recently got back from a trip to Lucknow, and is still settling in to his life back here in Charlottesville. Late last month we brought you his first essay which described his first few moments back in the country. This week, Deepak tells the story of what it was [...]

 
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Homecoming: An essay on returning to India by Deepak Singh

A major street in Lucknow

The end of summer is here, which means a new crop of programs here on CPN. We’re returning to an old theme this week with a new piece from Deepak Singh, our reporter for the South Asian community here in Central Virginia. Deepak spent this summer back in Lucknow, [...]

 
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Janis Jaquith: Inside, Over Here!

A quarter-century ago, when the depths of my swollen belly were plumbed with sonar, my twin sons looked a pair of high-pressure areas on a weather map. We had to assume that what we were seeing was human — discerning whether they were boys or girls wasn’t part of the picture. And, anyway, I always figured that gathering detailed information about what was inside there would be like peeking inside a wrapped-up present before Christmas. You COULD do it, but why would [...]

 
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Janis Jaquith: Lights Out, Everybody!

This essay from Janis Jaquith is on something true and dear to me – being a night owl! To read along with the text, click here.

 
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Janis Jaquith: A Virtual Undertaking

Restoring old family photos on my computer has become an [...]

 
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