2025
The one sentence you need to read to understand France’s anti-Semitism crisis – Vox
You may know, after the attack on the kosher supermarket during the Charlie Hebdo assault, that French Jews have faced discrimination and attacks for years. What you may not know is the scale of France’s anti-Semitism problem. This statistics, in Natasha Lehrer’s big Guardianfeature on anti-Semitism in France, puts it in context: Half of all…
Gen. Martin Dempsey Calls For Guantanamo Closure, Calling Facility A ‘Psychological Scar’
Entry Text On the 13th anniversary of the United States’ military prison on the island of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the facility creates “a psychological scar” on the nation and must be closed.”I’ve been in the group that believes it’s in our national interest to…
In U.S. academia, fields that cherish sheer genius shun women | Reuters
In U.S. academia, fields that cherish sheer genius shun women By Will Dunham WASHINGTON Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:50pm EST Tweet Share this Email Print Graduates from Columbia University’s School of Journalism cheer during the university’s commencement ceremony in New York in this May 16, 2012 file photo. Credit: Reuters/Keith Bedford/Files WASHINGTON (Reuters) –…
Maryland couple investigated for letting children, 6 and 10, walk neighborhood alone – Washington Times
A Maryland couple is reportedly under investigation for allowing their 6- and 10-year-old children to walk around the neighborhood together without an adult. Danielle and Alexander Meitiv, of Silver Spring, say the investigation is an invasion of their privacy and infringes on their rights as parents, a local CBS affiliate reported. “I grew up…
Terry Richardson Returns to Magazine Covers, Without a Fuss – NYTimes.com
Photo Terry Richardson’s photograph of Miranda Kerr, on the cover of the February issue of Harper’s Bazaar.Credit It’s been a big week for forgiveness in fashion: John Galliano made his reappearance on the runway under the aegis of Maison Margiela, and the American Harper’s Bazaar and Rolling Stone unveiled their latest covers, courtesy of the…
Here’s What the Swiss Central Bank Just Did and Why It’s Such a Shocker – Businessweek
Today the Swiss National Bank shocked the world when it announced it would remove the cap it had in place to prevent the Swiss franc from rising too high against the euro. Here’s what that means and what it’s all about. Switzerland has a long reputation for having an incredibly stable financial system (everyone knows about…
Rolling Stone Brings Back Photographer Accused Of Sexual Abuse – BuzzFeed News
Terry Richardson’s eight-month exile from the covers of mainstream American magazines has come to an end, with his work fronting the February issues of both Rolling Stone and Harper’s Bazaar. The controversial photographer shot at least 10 mainstream U.S. covers in 2013, but work dried up in the spring of 2014, after the latest and…
Fascinating 3D-Printed Fibonacci Zoetrope Sculptures | Colossal
These 3d-printed zoetrope sculptures were designed by John Edmark, and they only animate when filmed under a strobe light or with the help of a camera with an extremely short shutter speed. He shares about the project: These are 3-D printed sculptures designed to animate when spun under a strobe light….
Creator of ‘Ship Your Enemies Glitter’ service is really regretting his idea
Once you open a card full of glitter, it’s guaranteed to go everywhere—and from the looks of it, the same thing happens once you open a shop that offers to mail glitter to people’s enemies. Mathew Carpenter, the man behind ShipYourEnemiesGlitter.com is begging people not to use his site the day after it went viral among the Internet’s…