When men kill women, there still seems to be a desire to pin the blame on her, writes Sian Norris
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On 8 February, the long awaited report – the Independent Review of Prevent – conducted by the commissioner for public appointments William Shawcross, was published after much scepticism, delay and controversy, even from within the cabinet. Prior to its publication, Open Rights Group joined a range of civil society groups in boycotting the review and contributed to an alternative – […]
As a child, I saw love everywhere, and it became my calling to play matchmaker to my toy bin.
Barbie paired up with my brother’s Luke Skywalker doll (which he insisted was an “action figure”). This romance persisted despite my being schooled on how a Jedi renounces personal attachments, and could I please just put his kimono back on?
A Happy Meal Gonzo wearing an ascot while driving a boat for some reason, and an elephant Beanie Baby that I’m hopeful is worth upward of one hundred dollars on eBay. Gonzo’s gusto seemed a good balance to Peanut’s lethargy. Also, the nose thing?
Donatello and Battle Damage He-Man bonded over their love of oversized weaponry, exaggerated musculature, and pizza. I enjoyed watching He-Man’s battle-ravaged heart heal, not through the Power of Greyskull, but through the power of love in a half-shell.
So, there are different measures of creativity. One of them is divergent thinking, the ability to come up with lots of different ideas. George Land created a famous test for NASA, then applied it to children. Test-takers were given a problem and then had to come up with many different ways to tackle it.
Land’s dead now but before he died he gave a Ted talk. Generally loathe them, but this one is interesting.
Cropping tools like those in Google Docs allow viewers to see the full, original images.
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"Canada's influence on mining is felt in Latin America more than in any other region of the world." And its second most important market is Peru.
Fossil fuel-backed Democrats and Republicans are teaming up to promote natural gas as a clean energy source and maintain its use.
By Christian Downie, Australian National University and Robert Brulle, Brown University / The Conversation You’ve probably seen ads promoting gas and oil companies as the solutions to climate change. They’re meant to be inspiring and hopeful, with scenes of a green, clean future. But shiny ads are not all these companies do to protect their commercial interests in the […]
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"We cannot be silent," said Colau.
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The inclusion of Cuba on the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list has further restricted its ability to purchase essential goods for its population.
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CBS’s segment on a weight-loss drug featured two doctors paid by the drug maker—which happened to be a sponsor of the broadcast.
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By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Look, it is one thing for reporters and line editors to abandon the fundamental principle of objectivity as they hurl their hatchets at those who provoke their prejudices—Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, this, that or the other governor or senator, this, that, or the other dissident. It is greatly, […]
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Today’s blog post highlights St. Louis Fed articles on labor force exits, fiscal policy, venture capital, schooling shocks and digital innovations in finance.
Econometricians would like to project the image of agricultural experimenters who divide a farm into a set of smaller plots of land and who select randomly the level of fertilizer to be used on each plot. If some plots are assigned a certain amount of fertilizer while others are assigned none, then the difference between […]
On this week’s Lever Time: David speaks to an expert on the JFK assassination, and we share a preview of our new podcast, Movies vs. Capitalism.
What if Ann Rutledge had lived, and she and Lincoln had married?
On this week's Movies vs. Capitalism: a discussion about Alfonso Cuarón's 2006 film, Children of Men.
"It was very surreal for me to be in a place that for years I criticised from the offshore prisons."
Analysis by this newspaper reveals Conservative MPs make up the majority of those in receipt – as post-Brexit trading opportunities appear to be trumping ethical concerns for the Government
Artesã narra momentos de terror que viveu com o filho pequeno em Piracaia após vizinhos descobrirem que ela vendia bonecos de orixás e votava em Lula.
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Do disabled people have sex? Of course we do, writes Penny Pepper. Why are you so surprised?