Mar 5, 2015 | Conspiracy Theories, Extremism, mic, Political Ideologies
Published: Good Men Project (March 5, 2015)
Matthew Rozsa holds conspiracy theorists to the same standard of skepticism that they claim to use.
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Maybe it was my mistake. After all, what kind of person expects to hear intelligent political analysis from two drunks in an alley?
Granted, it was the alley adjacent to my house, and while I was nowhere near as inebriated as my two new acquaintances, I was buzzing from a couple of beers myself.... Read Original Article
Mar 3, 2015 | mic, Millennials, Religion and Religious Issues, Terrorism
Published: Daily Dot (March 3, 2015)
A New York Times article published last week drew attention to the growing trend among affluent, intelligent, and socially well-adjusted young women joining ISIS or other Islamic terrorist organizations. This phenomenon struck the Grey Lady as particularly curious because, as a lawyer for the families of one of the girls put it: “It is those young people who are liked, who are smart, who think, who are caring, who are ripe for radicalization” instead of the outcasts.... Read Original Article
Mar 2, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, Liskula Cohen, Love and Dating, mic, Original Source Salon.com
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Feb 25, 2015 | Conservativism, Gender and Sexism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Daily Dot (February 25, 2015)
When yet another old white man nationally embarrasses himself with his ignorance about how women’s bodies work, it isn’t enough to hold them up for richly deserved derision, as the Internet is wont to do. We must also learn a very important lesson: namely, that their poor understanding of experiences outside their own frame-of-reference demonstrates why we need more women in positions of power.... Read Original Article
Feb 24, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Other, mic, Supreme Court and Other Judicial Issues
Published: Daily Dot (February 24, 2015)
John Oliver’s eloquent rant about corruption from this weekend’s edition Last Week Tonight about the American judiciary has been going viral since the show aired Sunday night. “What he revealed was truly disturbing,” wrote Sarah Gray of Salon. Forrest Wickman of Slate echoed this sentiment, observing that “as a British immigrant, John Oliver has often demonstrated a knack for bringing fresh eyes to America’s absurdities.... Read Original Article
Feb 23, 2015 | mic, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (February 23, 2015)
Are we approaching the dawn of the virtual reality age?
“You’re looking at the future,” declared Chris Cox, the chief product officer at Oculus VR, in reference to his company’s virtual reality headset being purchased by Facebook, “and it’s going to be awesome.” Recent reports indicate that the company is developing its own virtual reality version of the service, with the ostensible goal of “[bringing] social media to the world of VR” (at least according to Tech Times).... Read Original Article
