CREEPING TOTALITARIANISM DEPT.
Fighting Crime…With Homelessness
Just when I thought I’d heard every awful thing in the criminal justice system — Actually, I’ve learned by now that the criminal justice system is an unending source of unjust practices and terrible outcomes, so let me start again… It’s been a while since I heard any new stories about awful things in the… Read more
MOVIES DEPT.
A Little Oscar Math
One of the stories going around this week was that several black celebrities — including Spike Lee, Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith — had announced they would not be attending the Academy Awards ceremony this year in protest of the lack of black acting nominees. Or as director Spike Lee put it in his… Read more
AMUSEMENT DEPT.
No, 10% of College Grads Don’t Really Think Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court
The internet is talking about a report that says 10% of American college graduates think reality TV star Judge Judy serves on the Supreme Court. The 10% factoid comes from a report called A Crisis in Civil Education produced by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, but if you look at the actual question… Read more
MATHEMATICS DEPT.
How To Win the Big Powerball Drawing!!!
There’s only about a dozen hours left to buy Powerball lottery tickets before the big drawing Wednesday evening. As I write this, the estimated jackpot prize is $1.4 billion dollars, making it the largest jackpot in the history of the game. And because I love my readers so much, I’m going to tell you how… Read more
UNCATEGORIZED DEPT.
David Bowie 1947 – 2016
So David Bowie died last night. I’ve been watching the word break across Twitter. Reactions from everyone — from sex workers to Weird Al to Elon Musk. Until today, I only half-believed that #DavidBowie really existed. He made more sense as a legend weird kids made up to make us all braver. — Laurie Penny… Read more
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