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By Kevin MacDonald One of the great intellectual divides is the venerable nature/nurture dichotomy. Conservatives tend to be on the side of nature: Race exists as a biological reality; there are race differences in socially important traits like IQ; people’s brains are wired to prefer people like

Spike TV and the UFC today announced that welterweights Anthony Johnson (5-2) and Kevin Burns (7-2) will headline The Ultimate Fighter 8: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale, rematching their July 19th meeting at UFC Fight Night 14 that saw Burns defeat Johnson via TKO due to an eye poke.

EN reader Teri Springer, who we should all be jealous of, had some great seats to Tuesday's amazing Penguins' win in Detroit. She was kind enough to send us some photos of that splendid night: EMPTY NETTER ASSISTS Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night.

Million Dollar Hawk: Tony Hawk That is. In 2002, Tony Hawk established the Tony Hawk Foundation to assist low-income communities create well-designed skateboard parks. Over the years, the Foundation has given away over a million dollars in grants and assistance…and last weekend, action-sports

Tony Hawk’s foundation hosted its fifth-annual benefit event, “Activision Presents Stand Up For Skateparks,” in Beverly Hills on Sunday, November 9, 2008 with a huge family-centric action-sports carnival that featured a vert demo on Tony Hawk’s personal ramp.

Shelly Anderson's story about Jordan Staal's struggles sent us on a scavenger hunt of sorts. Given that Staal has had issues finding the net since his rookie season, when he netted 29 goals, we dug through Hockey-Reference.com in the office last night looking any other former first-round picks who failed to reach the 20-goal plateau after hitting that mark in their freshman campaign.

Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) curdles his lunch after seeing the gruesomely mutilated body of his lover Kay in the historical fiction The Last King Of Scotland.

J-schools are generally set up to prepare students for the mainstream news industry: print and broadcasting, with a growing focus on those industries’ online arms. There’s just one small problem. That industry isn’t exactly splashing out on job ads at the moment… The LA Times is cutting 150 editorial

At the lap 100 mark it's Eddie MacDonald dominating at the TD Banknorth Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway. MacDonald, a Camping World East Series regular from Rowley, Mass., grabbed the lead early and has led 93 laps thus far. Sprint Cup star Kevin Harvick passed 19-year old Joey Polewarczyk Jr.

Inquest Families Still Seek Closure Relatives of Sullivan Mine victims want better answers, stronger penalties from Mines Ministry.By Francis Plourde