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Women using Uber just can’t catch a break—even if they’re behind the wheel. An unsettling new BuzzFeed report discovered that some predatory Uber riders are abusing the company’s lost-and-found system to track down and harass female drivers after their rides have ended. As BuzzFeed reports, the Twilio contact numbers generated by Uber’s lost-and-found system are supposed to expire shortly after a ride,…
Sure, some might think this hip new tapestry from Urban Outfitters — yours, for only $69! — might be offensive, but that’s because they just don’t understand fashion. Or maybe they just don’t understand history: “Whether intentional or not, this gray and white stripped pattern and pink triangle combination is deeply offensive and should not be…
Penny Proud, who was fatally shot early Tuesday in New Orleans, is the fifth transgender woman of color in the United States to be killed within the past month, according to anti-violence and LGBT organizations mourning her death. A vigil for Proud on Tuesday was promoted on Twitter, where many mourned the accelerating succession of…
Journalists and netizens quickly investigated the suspect, discovering his Facebook profile, with an avatar proclaiming “Atheists for equality”, and a photo of a handgun, posted on January 21st. Radical “atheist” perspectives on his Facebook page have fuelled speculation that the attack is religion-motivated. Combat gear were also found included in his purported Amazon wish list….
Written by Luna of Cairo, illustrated by Leela Corman The Bellydancer’s President: Struggle and sexism on the streets of Sisi’s Egypt — The Nib — Medium.
Marin County is the odd hippie commune in the college that is the United States. You know what I’m talking about — that rundown house on the edge of campus which you would walk by only to get to the Arts Center, because passing by meant watching unwashed students spitting kombucha into each other’s mouths….
Obama lied, nobody died. Is it okay, then? Maybe don’t believe in the part about opposing gay marriage. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Eight years ago today, Barack Obama formally declared his presidential candidacy. He was opposed to gay marriage, a stance that his former adviser David Axelrodnow admitswas a sham. Obama privately believed in gay…
Prince YouTube Screenshot /sl-art-illo-cap /sl-art-illo-cntr Year after year, the Grammys prove that it doesn’t matter how talented you are when it comes to music. And every year, there’s always that one person who perfectly captures what the world is thinking when you’re sitting at home asking yourself, “How did Beyoncé just lose to Beck?” and…
For the past eight years, TechCrunch has hosted a bizarro tech world version of the Oscars called the Crunchies. The industry gets all dolled up, walks the “green carpet,” and watches Silicon Valley insiders present trophies for categories like “Best On-Demand Service” and “Best Overall Startup.” At the eighth annual Crunchies last Thursday, the best startup…
A collection of personal letters, photos and papers from civil rights icon Rosa Parks is being made public for the first time. (Published Tuesday, Feb 3, 2015) Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, reflected later on how it felt to be treated less than equal and once feistily…