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Vester Flanagan was determined to explain himself. After murdering two TV journalists (and former coworkers) during a live broadcast in Virginia on Wednesday, he faxed three different suicide notes to ABC News that were strewn with absurdities, contradictions, and baffling rationalizations. Flanagan, who was black and went by the name Bryce Williams on air, complained…
Photo Credit Illustration by Jennifer Daniel. Cat: EEI_Tony/iStock. Wig: greg801/iStock. We begin, as many discussions about politics today should, with an analogy to pro wrestling. Consider the ‘‘foreign object’’ routine: One combatant produces a concealed item, usually from under his tights — a pointed stick or some hand-size tool of menace — and proceeds to…
The great colonnades of Rome have lasted for centuries, through political upheaval and some really questionable fashion choices. But for some of us, glory is more fleeting. CBS, because genius is never recognized in its time, has decided to pull the plug on my show, Under the Dome. In other words, I’m looking for work….
Delays, demands for refunds and online feuds are breaking out Chris Roberts needs a vacation. ######## BEGIN SNIPPET ######## Since Star Citizen was presented on Kickstarter back in 2012, he says he’s been working non-stop. In the last few weeks, Roberts has made a Gamescom appearance, visited his studios around the world, talked to various…
Many of you might have already seen the new Google identity. I’m not surprised that the brand is evolving its look in wake of the current company restructuring and formation of Alphabet. Change is oftentimes necessary and with a brand like Google that has so much reach and weight in this world, the changes are…
Had great tweetchat with @chronotope today about adblocking and state of adtech, digital advertising and publishing with a cameo by @mediatwit. Sequence edited for readability. Today in #Adblocking Tweetchats · Storify.
Background The Paleolithic diet is designed to reflect the eating habits of our Stone-Age ancestors, all of whom are presumed to have been hunter-gatherers. But did you know that there are TWO important “Paleos” in the Earth’s history? The Paleolithic is a period in human cultural history that runs from around 2.6 million years ago to…
There is something wrong with that TV. The week of September 9th, 2001 was fated to become the most historically significant week of the new millennium. Had the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon never occurred, however, the week would still be remembered—albeit far less intently—for a handful of significant cultural…
END ID=”RES436569067″ CLASS=”BUCKETWRAP TWITTER LARGE GRAPHIC624″ Despite a Supreme Court ruling that compelled a Rowan County clerk in Kentucky to give out marriage licenses to gay couples, Kim Davis refused to comply once again on Tuesday morning by denying marriage licenses to everyone. Ryland Barton, a reporter for Kentucky Public Radio, reports that Davis said…
Russia ordered several internet service providers to block Wikipedia throughout the country after the volunteers who run the user-generated online encyclopedia refused to delete an article — then abruptly reversed its decision less than 24 hours later. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications watchdog, reversed its decision to order internet providers to block a page on Russian-language Wikipedia…