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Men (on the Internet) don’t believe sexism is a problem in science, even when they see evidence – The Washington Post

Rachel Feltman10 years ago10 years ago08 mins

Disappointing, but not surprising. (Steve Debenport/iStock) As a follow-up to recent studies on sexism and harassment in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), researchers studied the Internet’s reaction to the evidence those studies provided — and it turned out the way you’d expect, if you’ve ever been on the Internet. Male commenters flipped out. The new study’s results were published…

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13 Surprising Numbers That Sum Up What It’s Really Like to Date Today – Mic

Ellie Krupnick10 years ago10 years ago08 mins

Many drunken New Year’s resolutions concern losing weight, saving money or quitting unhealthy habits. But in the quiet of our minds, away from the midnight celebrations, many of our unspoken resolutions possess more emotional weight. Get more into the dating scene. Lose that single status by summer. End the relationship that’s been dragging on too…

The Blame for the Charlie Hebdo Murders – The New Yorker

George Packer10 years ago10 years ago07 mins

A tribute at the Place de la Republique, in Paris, to victims killed during the attack at Charlie Hebdo. Credit Photograph by Aurelien Meunier/Getty The murders today in Paris are not a result of France’s failure to assimilate two generations of Muslim immigrants from its former colonies. They’re not about French military action against the…

Hitler’s Cartoon Problem and the Art of Controversy | Hazlitt Magazine | Hazlitt

Jeet Heer10 years ago10 years ago01 mins

Hitler’s Cartoon Problem and the Art of Controversy Low’s strategy of making Hitler silly rather than scary pinched a touchy nerve. When the English government was pursuing the policy of appeasement before the Second World War, they found that one of Germany’s demands was that Low stop making fun of Hitler. As Lord Halifax, a…

Don’t Do This…Ever?: (an advice column for writers): “Crowd Funding” edition | Trout Nation

Jenny Trout10 years ago10 years ago014 mins

The internet book world has been abuzz with discussion about the ethics and logistics of crowd funding books. Well, not books, really. They’ve been talking about crowd funding an author’s career. When author Stacey Jay’s publisher declined to contract the next book in her YA series, she took to Kickstarter to fund the project. This isn’t uncommon,…

Brooklyn Beta vs. Afro-Futurism — Human Parts — Medium

"I <3 Velma"10 years ago9 years ago01 mins

Is ‘authenticity’ another word for exclusion? The tech and design industries, like Portlandia, are worryingly minority-f… Brooklyn Beta vs. Afro-Futurism — Human Parts — Medium.

Among the Disrupted – NYTimes.com

Leon Wieseltier10 years ago026 mins

Photo Credit Joon Mo Kang close shareTools Amid the bacchanal of disruption, let us pause to honor the disrupted. The streets of American cities are haunted by the ghosts of bookstores and record stores, which have been destroyed by the greatest thugs in the history of the culture industry. Writers hover between a decent poverty…

I’d Love To Help My Wife, But I’m Trapped Under Something

Mallory Ortberg10 years ago10 years ago07 mins

Previously, from the same author. When my employer called me into his office and granted me paternity leave on the birth of my first child, I had no idea what I was in for. Most of my male coworkers had already left the office at this point, having impregnated willing strangers in order to take…

This Is How We Forget History | Line Hollis

Line Hollis10 years ago10 years ago030 mins

This Is How We Forget History January 5, 2015 – Features I’m usually patient with new TV shows. I’m a Fringe fan, after all: sometimes it takes a few episodes or seasons for a show to find its legs. So like, I was skeptical about AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire, but willing to give it…

MIT professor explains: The real oppression is having to learn to talk to women

Amanda Marcotte10 years ago10 years ago030 mins

Pandagon is daily opinion blog covering feminism, politics, and pop culture. Come for the politics, stay for the complete lack of patience for the B.S. and bad faith coming from conservative leaders and pundits. No oppression is greater than having to speak to women before they will have sex with you. Oof. Laurie Penny has…

What Peter Thiel, J.D. Vance, and Others Are Learning From Curtis Yarvin and the New Right | Vanity Fair

Mark Zuckerberg Finally Admits Facebook Content Is Worthless, Glasses are the new phones or whatever

Is That AI? Or Does It Just Suck?

Retailers Are Opening Themselves To Programmatic – But Will They Regret It? | AdExchanger

What we know about Google’s upcoming adtech antitrust trial – and how it might play out | The Drum

Fortune 500 brand ads seen next to porn & racial slurs, with IAS & DoubleVerify in the mix | The Drum

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Men (on the Internet) don’t believe sexism is a problem in science, even when they see evidence – The Washington Post

13 Surprising Numbers That Sum Up What It’s Really Like to Date Today – Mic

The Blame for the Charlie Hebdo Murders – The New Yorker

Hitler’s Cartoon Problem and the Art of Controversy | Hazlitt Magazine | Hazlitt

Don’t Do This…Ever?: (an advice column for writers): “Crowd Funding” edition | Trout Nation

Brooklyn Beta vs. Afro-Futurism — Human Parts — Medium

Among the Disrupted – NYTimes.com

I’d Love To Help My Wife, But I’m Trapped Under Something

This Is How We Forget History | Line Hollis

MIT professor explains: The real oppression is having to learn to talk to women