Fresh Off the Boat Is Offensive and Ignorant
An Asian-American family moves to a neighborhood where they are practically the only Asians, the...
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Author: Michael Kwan
Sunday Snippet: L. M. Montgomery (1874-1942)
“Perhaps, after all, romance did not come into one’s life with pomp and blare, like a...
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More on Happiness (or Why Costa Rica Is Happier than Japan)
In yesterday’s post, we examined some of the key factors and characteristics that need to be...
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On What It Takes to Be Happy
Happiness is one of those strange ethereal concepts that is nearly impossible to define yet is...
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What’s Up Wednesday: Let’s Talk
Many people may not be fans of Bell Canada and some say that the heavy-handed branding is a bit...
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Grammar 101: Adept and Inept
Being an effective communicator means choosing just the right word with just the right meaning...
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Looking Ahead to the Blockbuster Movies of Summer 2015
As I said on Friday, we haven’t been going out as much and that would explain the lack of...
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Sunday Snippet: Lupe Fiasco
“If at the end of the day you can’t find peace in your own mind then you’ll be...
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Babies Are Supposed to Be Expensive, Right?
New parents and parents-to-be hear the same warnings from their friends and family all the time....
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On the Notion of Being a Humble Elitist
Life is full of contradictions. We are told that birds of a feather flock together, yet at the...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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