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Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, in 2012. Mr. Giuliani drew criticism for his remarks about the president at an event on Wednesday.Credit Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York on Thursday defended his assertion that President Obama did not love America, and said that his criticism of…
The mayor makes the fatal error of uttering a sentence in a structure other than noun-verb-9/11. Rudy Giuliani visits “Cavuto” at FOX Studios on September 23, 2014 in New York City. Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images When Rudy GiulianiaccusedPresident Obama of not loving America, was he expressing a form of racism? If not, whatwasGiuliani saying? Ihave…
Does My Man Have a Right to Be Upset if I Accept Drinks From Other Guys When I Go Out Without Him? Ask Demetria: Let’s flip the question: Would you be upset if your man bought drinks for other women when he went out without you? Let your answer be your guide. /sl-art-illo-cap /sl-art-illo-cntr Should…
The James Robertson story was supposed to have a happy ending. The story of the 56-year-old Detroit factory worker who walks 21 miles to and from work each day warmed the hearts of the nation after his tale of perseverance went viral. Some $350,000 was raised for Robertson—not to mention, a local Ford dealership gave him a brand-new…
After a week of intense speculation about who would be taking over “The Daily Show,” Jessica Williams addressed the rumors that she was (or at least should be) the heir apparent for host. In a series of tweets, Williams thanked people for the support, but said she wouldn’t be sitting behind the anchor desk any…
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coins metadata inserted by kblog-metadata At some point Thursday, the title of Jon Ronson’s essay changed from “How One Stupid Tweet Ruined Justine Sacco’s Life” to “How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life.” The change helps, because while “blew up” is figurative language—and thus, obviously not to be taken literally—the statement that Sacco’s life was…
So Microsoft’s Kinect was a video gaming bust. Whatever. It’s still got its uses. Like…helping police work on their “use of force options” against suspects. You know, whether to shout or shoot at a guy. Prepare for unintentionally hilarious police action/acting. Via Attract Mode, the Windows version of the peripheral is being used as part…
Update: Since this story broke, Seasalt & Co. has removed all posts after February 14 from its Facebook page. See end of post for more. So here’s a nice little case study for your How Not To Do Corporate Communications, Ever textbook, and if Yr. Dok Zoom were still teaching business writing, he’d probably get…
Are you a young, college-educated woman? Are you looking to settle down one day with a young, college-educated man? A word of advice: Stay away from Sarasota, Florida. INSERT IN_ARTICLE AD No offense intended to Sarasota’s bachelors — I’m sure they’re lovely. But for every ten guys under 35 with a diploma, there are roughly 18 female…