Topic: Culture & Society

In an effort to bring truth and justice to the JFK assassination, author Dan Robertson introduces his debut release, "Definitive Proof: The Secret Service Murder of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy."

In an effort to bring truth and justice to the JFK assassination, author Dan Robertson introduces his debut release, Definitive Proof: The Secret Service Murder of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

In his new book, "The Erosion of the American Sporting Ethos: Shifting Attitudes Toward Competition," Joel Nathan Rosen examines the decline of ethos in American sports. "Sport offends us. In spite of the fact that competitive sports take up more and more of our consciousness these days, we like it less."

Doping scandals, exorbitant salaries, point shaving, bad behavior . . . if you've noticed that these days, conversations about professional sports seem to have little to do with competition or athletic performance, you'll want to read The Erosion of the American Sporting Ethos: Shifting Attitudes Toward Competition. Author Joel Nathan Rosen, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology at Moravian College, makes the case that there's almost no one who doesn't have some issue with the state of sport in America today.

Nature conservancy-funded study reveals more evidence of growing trend; children spending more time inside, with consequences for human health, national parks and environmental movement.

A new Nature Conservancy-funded study has confirmed evidence of a growing trend: more American families are spending time in front of the television and away from the great outdoors. The study, published last month in the Journal of Development Processes, also cited serious consequences for the future of conservation.

After battling cancer since 1996, Tammy Faye Messner has died at the age of 65.

Evangelist Tammy Faye Messner has passed away at age 65 from complications from colon cancer. The announcement came during Larry King Live on Saturday evening. Her family states that she passed "peacefully." She is reported to have died at her home in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Tammy Faye Messner in a copyrighted publicity photo with first
husband Jim Bakker.

Sean Curley aims to help humanist, secular, and atheist parents by detailing non-religious parenting with "Humanism for Parents - Parenting without Religion."

In his book Humanism for Parents - Parenting without Religion, Sean Curley discusses the ramifications of parenting without reliance on religion. He also details rites, rituals, and practices that can be used in a home regardless of religious affiliation.

You may not see them in midtown Manhattan boutiques yet, but the latest rage in certain rural villages in Zambia is a line of necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry made from a one-of-a-kind material: wire snares once used to illegally catch wildlife.

You may not see them in midtown Manhattan boutiques yet, but the latest rage in certain rural villages in Zambia is a line of necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry made from a one-of-a-kind material: wire snares once used to illegally catch wildlife. Called "Snarewear," the handmade jewelry is the latest in a line of products sold by a growing band of reformed poachers, all of whom have joined a highly successful sustainable farming co-op designed in Zambia’s rural Luangwa Valley.

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Reformed poacher Thomson Tembo, who
reportedly killed 700 elephants over 40 years
in Zambia, proudly models a necklace made
from snare wire.

Filming begins on the new documentary, "A Mormon President" and may uncover sub-currents of anti-Mormon feeling in the U.S.

Production has begun on a new documentary film, A Mormon President, which explores the historical roots of current presidential candidate Mitt Romney's biggest challenge to being elected President: his Mormon faith.

Roll another one, just like the other one. A young filmaker wants to make a movie on smokers.

A budding young filmmaker appeals to strangers online to help fund a documentary on the subculture of marijuana in NYC.

Maybe not by popular demand, but certainly by populist vote, the "new" Seven Wonders of the World are unveiled. Let there be a drumroll please! And the winners are...

In 1999, Bernard Weber started the New7Wonders foundation, and eight years, 200 candidates and 100 million votes later, seven man-made structures now have something in common - they all hold the title of "Wonder." Weber claims he started the foundation to ensure that "everybody can decide what the new seven wonders should be and not some government, not some individuals, not some institutions."

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Petra in Jordan, one of the new "Seven Wonders."

Legendary explorer successfully crosses from Canada to Europe in the smallest gas balloon ever used to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

British Toshiba Transatlantic Challenge pilot, David Hempleman-Adams, has successfully crossed the Atlantic by balloon, breaking five world records. His helium gas balloon landed safely in the French countryside on Friday evening.