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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its key interest rate for the first time in nearly a decade, expressing confidence that the economy has recovered sufficiently from last decade’s severe recession to withstand higher lending costs. All the same, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the central bank’s 0.25 percent hike in its federal funds rate…
Sure the holidays sound fun, but what about the terrifying reality? The constant eating and drinking, the sequinned outfits, the Family Appropriate small talk… and that’s not even considering the most difficult part: presents. Gift-giving is a storied tradition and a complete trap. Rather than spend another year groping blindly for a gift that will…
It is an acknowledged fact of modern life that the internet brings out the worst in people. Otherwise law-abiding citizens pilfer films and music. Eminent authors create ‘sock puppets’ to anonymously praise their own work and denigrate that of rivals. Teenagers use the internet for bullying; even more disturbingly, grown-ups bully strangers with obsessive zeal,…
More The Republican Debate Was the 3rd Most-watched EverHow Republicans Finally Got Under Donald Trump’s Skin 0 minutes. CNN told you to start watching this debate 10 minutes ago. Sucker. “We’re just moments away from the main event,” says Wolf Blitzer at 40 minutes past the hour, because the rules don’t apply to the only…
start .content introduction March 12, 2009 Lynnwood, Washington No one came to court with her that day, except her public defender. She was 18 years old, charged with a gross misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail. Rarely do misdemeanors draw notice. Her case was one of 4,859 filed in 2008 in…
Category: Media Washington Post Appointment Emblematic of Media Industry’s Persistent Marginalization of Women By Soraya Chemaly | December 9, 2015 Last week, Cameron Barr was named The Washington Post’s new managing editor. An accomplished journalist with a lengthy resume, Barr promises to bring a broad perspective to an organization with expanding global ambitions. His appointment,…
The First Person to Hack the iPhone Built a Self-Driving Car. In His Garage George Hotz is building a self-driving car by himself. By Ashlee Vance | December 16, 2015 Photographs by Peter Bohler From END BODY COPY CENTERED A few days before Thanksgiving, George Hotz, a 26-year-old hacker, invites me to his house in…
Ally Burguieres, an artist from New Orleans, is accusing Taylor Swift of using one of her designs to promote Swift’s album 1989. The design Burguieres is referring to is a picture of a cute little fox. Last year, while Swift was promoting the release of her new album, the singer would post images to her various social accounts along…
This last October marks the ninth anniversary of Peter Norman’s passing. Most people don’t know Norman. Pictured below, Norman is perhaps “the third hero of that night in 1968,” writes Italian writer Riccardo Gazzaniga. With permission from Gazzaniga and Griot Magazine, SF Globe reprints Gazzaniga’s essay on Norman here: Sometimes photographs deceive. Take this one,…
