Some men got so bent out of shape over movie theaters hosting women-only screenings of the superhero flick Wonder Woman that they whined on social media that it was reverse discrimination. (This one is suing. Seriously.) Nobody tell them that on Thursday, Google released a Wonder Woman-themed update and an interactive project specifically designed to…
For close to a year, Dan Gilbert, the Cleveland Cavaliers owner and subprime mortgage huckster, has been trying to snatch $70 million in tax breaks and other subsidies from the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County as part of a proposed $140-million upgrade to Quicken Loans Arena, including some very pretty glass walls. By the…
A revolt from the margins? Donald Trump's supporters at a campaign rally. Charles Krupa AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.The reasons for Donald Trump’s victory in the United States presidential election are already being intensively examined and discussed. Many more tens of thousands of words will be published in the coming weeks. The focus may…
During a recent interview, Golden State Warriors Draymond Green discussed why players around the league have long doubted or dismissed the talents of his superstar teammate, Stephen Curry. But it was Green’s last point, mentioned almost as an aside—“And of course, Steph is light-skinned so [players] want to make him out to be soft”—that got…
It’s a time-honored American tradition for a championship-winning team from our major sports leagues to visit the White House after winning a title. But, time-honored American traditions are falling by the wayside under the reign of President Donald John Trump, so what’s one more, right? There’s a very thinly sourced rumor swirling around Twitter this…
The Diamondbacks beat the Cubs Thursday night, but the real story from the matchup came from the Wrigley Field bullpens as the relief pitchers found a creative way to pass the time during three rain delays. It started midway through the second delay, when the Diamondbacks relievers did this: With the gauntlet thrown down for a dance-off, the…
Trident replacement decision, July 18. Stephen Kelly / Press Association. All rights reserved.On July 18, parliament will vote on renewing the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons system. The British public are tired of simplified, polarising campaign messages, and are fast losing faith in their elected representatives, setting the stage for a renewal of Trident by default….
Put the words “civil rights” next to “education,” and your brain probably conjures up images in black and white: Stoic black teenagers walking past screaming, angry white people outside of Little Rock High School maybe, or black schoolgirl Ruby Bridges, in plaits and a crisp white dress, escorted to class by four beefy U.S. marshals. Unlikely to…
Views of the wall of separation near the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem. Richard Gray EMPICS Entertainment. Press Association Images. All rights reserved.The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in one of his recent chest-thumping speeches, compared the Indian forces with those of Israel. Modi’s comparison came within the context of the Indian Army claiming to…
Elvina Beck, the 31-year-old co-founder of PodShare, has an entrepreneur’s knack for tech-savvy euphemisms—the kind of linguistic flourishes that can take something ordinary, even unappealing, and rebrand it into an emerging locus of disruption. For example, the shared live/work spaces that her company provides are not hostels or hotels, but a collection of “membership-based housing.”…