1. Mail Order Brides: Understanding the Philippines in Southeast Asian Context: If you're an anthropology or women's studies major at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, consider getting your credits with this class, which is designed to "help explain the stereotyping of Filipino women." While the class is expected to be taught in all seriousness, PhilippineNews.com reports that Professor Fenella Cannell "cautions prospective students not to submit fake applications for pen pals and/or spouses and to view the information as purely part of academic exercise." 2. Tightwaddery, or The good life on a dollar a day: Alfred University's demonstratively anti-capitalist course attempts to debunk contemporary culture's popular myth: "Spend money and you’ll be happy." According to the official class description, "On a theoretical level, we will consider how living frugally benefits your mind, your body, your relationships, your communit...