PagesColor me shocked: turns out Sheldon Adelson’s ownership of The Las Vegas Review-Journal (which he attempted to keep a secret) may not have been totally motivated by his love of the printed word. Read the whole thing here. And if you like Adelson, his way of doing business, his crusade …
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Some Developers Dropping Oculus Support to Protest Founder’s Politics [Updated] A lot of people do not understand that this stench won't wash off - you support the alt right and there will be consequences, it's not just a political movement, it is a philosophy of hate and anti-science. Hey ...
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Women Internalize Misogynistic Abuse, Twitter Report Finds “We Should All Be Feminists.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes: “We teach girls to shrink themselvesTo make themselves smallerWe say to girls “You can have ambition But not too muchYou should aim to be successfulBut not too successfulOtherwise you will ...
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Los Angeles Sunset via Drone Cam As I have mentioned in comments I have started production on a historical documentary about the LA Jewelry district. Almost 100 years to cover, as told through the eyes of a local family. That has prompted me to step ...
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Ambivalent Hillary Voters: Don’t Assume Someone Else Will Stop Trump Katha Pollitt, The Nation: Ambivalent Hillary Voters: Don’t Assume Someone Else Will Stop Trump Maybe you’re still mourning Hillary’s victory over Bernie Sanders. (Bernie has gotten over it and urges you to support her.) Maybe you’ve been assuming Trump ...
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Clinton’s Newest Ad Shows Girls Looking in the Mirror While Trump Mocks Women’s Appearances Hillary Clinton released a new campaign video on Friday featuring young girls looking in the mirror, while Donald Trump's various insults about the physical appearances of women play in the background. More: Clinton's Newest Ad Shows Girls Looking in ... Birth Control Works
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Vin Scully’s Letter to Fans I discovered Vin Scully watching national baseball telecasts on NBC in the 70's, as well as the NFL games he called for CBS. He is simply the best broadcaster ever. And I will miss him. And this letter he ... thecommodore
Clinton Has Enough Policy to Fill a Book, While Trump Has Said Little About How He’d Govern here was little fanfare when Hillary Clinton released her mental health plan late last month. The Democratic presidential hopeful didn’t visit a clinic. She didn’t surround herself with patients for a photo-op. But for voters interested in how Clinton ... Thanos
President Obama Vetoes 9/11 Victims Bill There's been fifteen years prior to this one that the bill could have been passed in, which makes this an election year political ploy. Terror - it's how the GOP gets out their voters. Congress overwhelmingly passed the bill ... Thanosjhncsy
Charlotte Protesters Take a Knee Outside Panthers’ Stadium During Anthem As the Star-Spangled Banner played and police in riot-gear looked on, a sea of people took a knee outside of Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte Sunday. Activists were demonstrating at and boycotting Sunday's NFL game between the Carolina ... Thanos
Twitter May Soon Get Formal Bid, Suitors Said to Include Salesforce and Google Should Twitter be sold? Neil Doshi, Mizuho, managing director & research analyst, discusses his take on Twitter being close to a sale, if there could be a potential bidding war and antitrust concerns. The sources said the company has ... Thanos
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A Federal Court Ruled That Employers Can Fire People Just for Having Dreadlocks. The case centers on Chastity Jones, a black woman who accepted a job at a Mobile, Alabama, insurance claims processing company in 2010. The company, Catastrophe Management Solutions, required its employees to project “a professional and businesslike image”; Jones ... Thanos
Washington State Police Arrest Gunman in Burlington Mall Shooting State authorities say they have taken a suspect into custody in connection with Saturday's deadly shooting of five people, almost 24 hours after the gunman opened fire in a Macy's store in a crowded mall of small-town Burlington, Wash. ... Thanos
Green Day - Still Breathing (Official Lyric Video)punk -- so unhip, only dirty ol' codgers listen to it now... and punk pop? That's the lowest of the low, but I like this anyhow - cause I am still breathing. "Still Breathing" From the upcoming new Green Day ... Thanos
Trampled by Turtles Covers Yes: ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’ Trampled By Turtles are Undercover vets, having wowed us a couple of years back with an acoustic Arcade Fire cover. This time out, the Duluth, Minnesota band took the challenge of one of this year’s toughest songs, Yes’ 1983 ... Thanos
Barenaked Ladies Cover Phil Collins’ ‘In the Air Tonight’ Barenaked Ladies may have set the record for best-attended Undercover session when they stopped in Chicago this June. Following tour mate Colin Hay and his well-received performance of “She’s My Best Friend,” the Canadian quartet drew what appeared to ... Thanos
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