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Screenshot via CNN Retired US Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling said “hubris and vengeance” are to blame for former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s downfall. Hertling said in an interview with CNN that Flynn’s behavior in recent years was unbecoming of a US armed services veteran. Flynn pleaded guilty to a charge he lied to […]
The star is seen trying to get Rey (Daisy Ridley) to resist the temptation of the Dark Side in the latest footage. In dialogue already heard on past teasers, she says with her eyes closed that she can see “light… darkness… and something else.” Growing increasingly worried, she adds: “It’s calling me.” “Resist it, Rey,” […]
NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Julie Menin and the New York Times are teaming up to do a spinoff, of sorts, of One Book, One New York, the “world’s largest community read” that you may have, if you’re a New Yorker, seen signs for in the subways. That program enabled New Yorkers to vote on […]
Enlarge / Would you get your Internet from this van? (credit: Bobotech – Know Your Meme) We’ve learned something from the investigation into whether Russia meddled in the US election that has nothing to do with politics. Humans are more vulnerable than ever to propaganda, and we have no clue what to do about it. […]
dragon jeremiah/Flickr There are few things more important than fertility in determining a nation’s future viability. Demographers suggest that a country needs a fertility rate of just over two children per woman to hit “replacement fertility” — the rate at which new births fill the spaces left behind by deaths. But because of certain cultural […]
Following this weekend’s horrific news story of a murder broadcast via Facebook, Justin Osofsky, Facebook’s Vice President of Global Operations, released a statement yesterday. He said the killing “goes against [Facebook] policies and everything we stand for.” Though mega-corporations that have monopolies over the way people consume most of their information are inherently ethically compromised (if not just […]
The bonkers notion that the media is at war with itself Continue reading… Polygon – All
