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This post shamelessly uses Frederick County (Md.) Council Member Kirby Delauter’s name without authorization – The Washington Post

Eugene Volokh10 years ago10 years ago01 mins

Kirby Delauter, a Frederick County (Maryland) Council Member threatens a local journalist (Bethany Rodgers) for … using his name without permission in a newspaper article. No, really: Uh, Council Member: In our country, newspapers are actually allowed to write about elected officials (and others) without their permission. It’s an avantgarde experiment, to be sure, but…

Long-awaited hardware/kitchenware store opens

admin10 years ago02 mins

Jan. 5, By Christian Murray Long Island City residents have been calling for a neighborhood hardware store for years. Now they have one and it is located at 47-17 5th Street. Kitchen Plus More, which sells everything from screw drivers to pots & pans, opened on Christmas Eve with its owner promising quality products at…

We Always Blame the Victim | Dame Magazine

Kate Harding10 years ago10 years ago08 mins

Two stories dominating my social-media feeds of late have begun to run together in my mind: the nationwide protests against police brutality toward Black citizens, and the unfolding story of an alleged rape at University of Virginia, which may or may not have happened as reported in a recent Rolling Stone article. Both reveal our…

The Other Side of Diversity — TheLi.st @ Medium — Medium

Erica Joy10 years ago10 years ago027 mins

The Other Side of Diversity The prevailing narrative surrounding minorities in tech relates to how beneficial employing minorities can be for a company and/or how detrimental the lack of diverse perspectives can be. I’ve searched for, and have been disappointed to find that few studies have been done on the psychological effects of being a…

NYPD is as diverse as New York City itself: study | New York Post

Shawn Cohen and Bob Fredericks11 years ago10 years ago04 mins

Critics of New York’s Finest argue that city cops can’t relate to the Big Apple’s minority communities — but a new study shows that the NYPD is virtually as diverse as the city it serves. Criticism intensified after Eric Garner, a black man from Staten Island, was killed July 17 when he was placed in…

White privilege: An insidious virus that’s eating America from within – Salon.com

Andrew O'Hehir11 years ago10 years ago020 mins

In one of the most famous passages of the New Testament, the apostle Paul writes to the Christians of Corinth, employing a complicated series of metaphors on the theme of transformation: from childhood to adulthood, from ignorance to knowledge, from sinfulness to a state of grace. “When I was a child, I spake as a…

Students File Complaints on Sexual Assaults at Columbia University – NYTimes.com

RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA11 years ago10 years ago07 mins

Photo Students filed with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights against Columbia University. Credit Robert Caplin for The New York Times Pressure on Columbia University to overhaul its approach to sexual assault and harassment reached a new pitch on Thursday, when a group of students filed complaints with the federal government, charging systematic mishandling…

Brooklyn Billionaire: How One Man Made A Fortune Rebuilding Dumbo

Caleb Melby11 years ago10 years ago09 mins

David Walentas paid $12 million for an entire Brooklyn neighborhood in 1979. He transformed it into one of New York’s glitziest locales. Photo: David Yellen For Forbes. Cash crises, political grudge matches, suicide. None of it stopped David Walentas from forging a ten-digit fortune by creating an entire neighborhood in New York’s underdog borough. And…

South Korea’s New Internet Trend? Dinner Porn.

Brian Ashcraft11 years ago9 years ago07 mins

Welcome to the world of “mok-bang,” a mash up of the Korean words for “eating” and “broadcast.” Earlier this year, people online in South Korea were streaming themselves stuffing their faces at dinner.In February, as tipster Sang points out, people online in Korea were praising actors, such as Jung Woo Ha, for their ability to…

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This post shamelessly uses Frederick County (Md.) Council Member Kirby Delauter’s name without authorization – The Washington Post

Long-awaited hardware/kitchenware store opens

We Always Blame the Victim | Dame Magazine

The Other Side of Diversity — TheLi.st @ Medium — Medium

NYPD is as diverse as New York City itself: study | New York Post

White privilege: An insidious virus that’s eating America from within – Salon.com

Students File Complaints on Sexual Assaults at Columbia University – NYTimes.com

Brooklyn Billionaire: How One Man Made A Fortune Rebuilding Dumbo

South Korea’s New Internet Trend? Dinner Porn.