Archive - July 15th, 2016

Comedian Nikki Glaser Discusses How Colleges Care More About Sports Than Rape

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“On the Not Safe show website there is currently a list of the thousand schools that improbably listed zero rapes in 2014. They also link to the petition begun by Tracy’s son, Darius Tracy, to the National College Athletic Association demanding that they create a policy to ban violent athletes.” Nikki Glaser’s Comedy Central show […]

Get to Know Mike Pence and All of the Very Bad Legislation He’s Signed

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“Though the Times might think of Pence as ‘low key,’ women in Indiana certainly do not. After Pence signed HB 1337, a group calling themselves Periods for Pence, protested the invasive bill by calling and tweeting his office details of their menstrual cycles.” Earlier today, Donald Trump announced on Twitter that Mike Pence, Governor of […]

91-year-old woman fills in crossword at museum – only to discover it was a £60,000 artwork

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“‘Reading-work-piece’, a 1977 work by Arthur Köpcke of the Fluxus movement, essentially looks like an empty crossword puzzle. “Next to the work is a sign which reads: ‘Insert words’. “The hapless pensioner explained to police that she was simply following the instructions.” Gotta respect anyone at 91 who looks at a crossword and thinks to […]

Note to Philip Hammond: In ALL 32 OECD countries where spending was cut, economic growth was…

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So, some thoughts on this: Austerity didn’t work out for the political goals it was pushed under. It’s clear that is the case. However, the problem in this case is more fundamental: that the only accepted signal of healthy national economies is continual GDP growth. I disagree with that stance. There’s a lot to put […]