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Photo of American military boots via Creative Commons. There’s increasing recognition these days of the widespread problems of sexual assault in the military. But how does that culture of sexual violence spread out from the military to impact civilians? A new report by an independent Colombian commission on violence reveals a troubling pattern: the report says…
Entry Text What doctors at Washington, D.C. hospitals discovered inside a 62-year-old patient looks like a giant egg, and parts of it had a “firm and rubbery” texture similar to a hard-boiled egg. But this was no egg.It’s called a peritoneal loose body, and according to one of the doctors that had it surgically removed,…
The Great American News Anchor is no different from the Great and Powerful Oz.<br /><br /> How is it possible that the inane institution of the anchorman has endured for more than 60 years? Some two months into Brian Williams’s six-month banishment from NBC for making stuff up, it’s not known whether he will ever…
@heyybrighteyes/via Twiitter A photo posted to Twitter shows firefighters arrive at the entrance to the No. 7 station at Vernon/Jackson Aves. in Long Island City. More than 500 straphangers were evacuated from a No. 7 train inside the tunnel under the East River on Monday morning after a mechanical issue led the tube to fill…
Back in 1992, the late Senator Paul Tsongas, a serious man of great dignity, driven a little batty by Bill Clinton’s native abilities to be all things to all people, started parading around with a stuffed panda that he called “The Pander Bear.” It didn’t work. But if you want to see true pander bears…
Netflix UPDATE: Series creator David Lynch has taken to Twitter to confirm his exit from Showtime’s revival of “Twin Peaks.” Here are his tweets in full, which mirror the statement from David Lynch’s office obtained by a fan-run Facebook page. Dear Twitter Friends, Showtime did not pull the plug on Twin Peaks. — David…
Churros Union Square Subway Station View Full Caption MIDTOWN EAST — Ana Alvarado has been arrested seven times for selling churros in subway stations over the past two-and-a-half years, but she continues to do it to feed herself and her two kids, she said. Once police arrest Alvarado, they confiscate the churros and take her…
Our frontline journalism could use a lot of help. Oh see, you f*cked it, you f*cked it all up, for about five minutes of history we were on course to courageously advance the world of journalism and then you slid your stupid face in front of the moment and just ruined everything. […] Our brave…
Our frontline journalism could use a lot of help. Oh see, you f*cked it, you f*cked it all up, for about five minutes of history we were on course to courageously advance the world of journalism and then you slid your stupid face in front of the moment and just ruined everything. […] Our brave…
BOULDER, Colo. — ONCE upon a time in America, baby boomers paid for college with the money they made from their summer jobs. Then, over the course of the next few decades, public funding for higher education was slashed. These radical cuts forced universities to raise tuition year after year, which in turn forced the…