Home economics seems antiquated – a class that teaches high school kids how to bake a cake and sew doesn’t sound super useful. But would you believe that everything from the obesity epidemic to student debt can be chalked up to home ec disappearing?

Home economics seems antiquated &ndash; a class that teaches high school kids how to bake a cake and sew doesn&rsquo;t sound super useful. But would you believe that everything from the obesity epidemic to student debt can be chalked up to home ec disappearing?

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What We Lost When We Lost Home Ec

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Cancer is a terrible word in any language for at least two reasons: It’s incredibly difficult to get rid of once it grows in the body, and there’s a very good chance that you or someone close to you will be diagnosed with it. But hope is growing.

Cancer is a terrible word in any language for at least two reasons: It&rsquo;s incredibly difficult to get rid of once it grows in the body, and there&rsquo;s a very good chance that you or someone close to you will be diagnosed with it. But hope is growing.

The Cancer Episode

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You know the leisure suit, perhaps the tackiest suit to ever be invented. It was so huge in the 70s and spread as wide the lapels of the shirts worn with them. Then, as fast as they hit the scene they disappeared in shame.

You know the leisure suit, perhaps the tackiest suit to ever be invented. It was so huge in the 70s and spread as wide the lapels of the shirts worn with them. Then, as fast as they hit the scene they disappeared in shame.

Short Stuff: Leisure Suits

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Are there benefits to boredom? Or is it all negative? Why do we get bored? What can we do to break free from boredom? The answers to those questions and more are coming your way today.

Are there benefits to boredom? Or is it all negative? Why do we get bored? What can we do to break free from boredom? The answers to those questions and more are coming your way today.

How Boredom Works

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What We Lost When We Lost Home Ec

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