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While most young professionals spend their days holed up in cubicles, Jared Talarski, 29, has made a career captaining a schooner and lending a hand to those in need.
 
He spoke with YPNation about his sailing career and recent relief voyage to Haiti on the Liberty Schooner.
 
You're a captain on a ship. What's that job like? Read more

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled (pdf) that corporations should be allowed to spend freely in political elections. The decision will have a profound impact on how candidates are elected, starting with the Congressional campaigns in the fall. And the reactions have been heated.
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Recently, I wrote a blog for Mother Jones about the new Sherlock Holmes flick. It wasn't about Robert Downey Jr.'s celebrity comeback, or Jude Law and Sienna Miller's tumultuous relationship. It was about the (possibly) homosexual relationship at the center of the film, and what it revealed about America's attitudes toward sexuality and masculinity. As an example, here was one commentator's response: "Awww, come on folks--I think they scooped TMZ [the online gossip rag]!Read more

It's official: 2009 is over and 2010 is upon us. You've no doubt consumed your fair share of best-and-worst-of lists for the past year (and decade), but what about the horizon? Here are some major events to look forward to for the next 365 days:
 
Senate Elections
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It's hard to believe it's been more than a decade since Bill Clinton faced impeachment for cheating on his wife. Now there's Tiger Woods, confronted with professional impeachment for cheating on his wife. It seems then, as now, America's favorite cause for brandishing the pitchfork is infidelity.
 
Of course, cheating is worthy of condemnation. But what makes us focus on sexual indiscretions before other, more sweeping ones?
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