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That label’s full of holes. Photo: Rob Lawson/Getty Images Add Parmesan to the list of foods that come with more than you bargained for: The FDA warns Parmesan fraud has become a serious problem for American consumers. Tests show products described as “100 percent Parmesan” routinely have cut-rate substitutes…
In November 2015, after two years closed for extensive renovations, the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery marked its reopening with an immersive exhibition called “Wonder.” The title is no misnomer: In the Renwick’s grand 1859 building across the street from the White House, nine artists have created site-specific installations designed to spark feelings of awe, joy, and…
SHANGHAI Uber Technologies Inc is burning through more than a billion dollars a year in China as it wages a fierce price war against local rival Didi Kuaidi, its chief executive said. The company’s Chinese business boosted its valuation last month to more than $8 billion after raising more than $1 billion in its…
104.4K Shares post-social-count Share Tweet Share Share Email social-sharing-top President Obama’s 2017 budget proposal has removed a $10 million annual grant that goes towards funding “abstinence-only” sexual education classes in public schools. By eliminating the grant, Obama would end the financial incentive for states to continue teaching the debunked sex-ed program. “Abstinence Only” is a…
Our country is changing. We’re used to conversations about race in Black and White, but a new America is emerging – one that is more multiethnic, more immigrant, more colorful than ever before. In the next 50 years, immigrants and their descendants, largely Latinos and Asians, will make up 88 percent of U.S. population growth….
Dear J-School Students, We’ve been hearing for a long time that the market is tough for you guys. Opportunities are few and far between. Salaries are low. Traditional jobs don’t exist like you thought they would. Times are tough. I get it. And I want to help you. But you aren’t making it easy. Over…
“Is it more sexist not to hit you?”- The Women of Deadpool By Valerie Estelle Frankel Poster for Deadpool So the famous R-rated Deadpool came out, offering a far different kind of Marvel. And with it, some unusual twists. Deadpool, out fighting a world of bad guys, finds himself confronting one who’s female — a bit of…
Actress Aubrey Plaza attends the 20th Annual Art Directors Guild Excellence In Production Design Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) For all the talk about immigrants refusing to embrace American ways — a defining controversy of this GOP presidential race — the evidence has…
The pressure is on digital publishers to show they have massive reach and a young readership. That means reporting a big comScore audience number with plenty of those millennials who brands want so badly to engage with. The reason is simple: Many media plans have an arbitrary cutoff point for participating publishers. So publishers need to show…
SAN FRANCISCO — Marissa Mayer, the embattled chief executive of Yahoo, is gutting one of her signature projects: A cluster of digital magazines devoted to topics like food, autos, real estate, travel and technology. Yahoo notified dozens of writers and editors at the 15 publications on Wednesday that they were losing their jobs as part…