Stand-up legend Ben Elton (Image: DAVID LEVENE / EYEVINE, BBC) Although it happens after our meeting, the Stewart-Shakespeare brouhaha seems in keeping with our conversation. While concerned at the modern tendency to take offence, the stand-up legend, Shakespeare superfan and Upstart Crow creator strongly believes context is king when it comes to free speech. Unlike […]
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MacKenzie Bezos and the Myth of the Lone Genius Founder
Even juicy divorce speculation represents a chance to acknowledge how myriad factors—and people—contribute to the success of a company like Amazon. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c37d743bf44990366574eaf/master/pass/Business-Mackenzie-Bezos-645831994.jpg
'Paul Pogba is a myth… I would sell him in a heartbeat' – Man Utd star SLATED
The Frenchman returned to Old Trafford this season buoyed from his World Cup triumph, but has once again proved underwhelming. With a modest three goals and three assists, Pogba has been a passenger in some games this season, drawing criticism from fans and – more poignantly – his manager. Pogba was stripped of his vice-captaincy […]
“Wolf’s jaw” star cluster may have inspired parts of Ragnarok myth
Enlarge / Only the onset of Ragnarok can defeat Hela, the goddess of death, in Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok. (credit: Marvel Studios) In Norse mythology, Ragnarok is a cataclysmic series of events leading to the death of Odin and his fellow Asgardian gods, and ultimately to the end of the world. Some iconographic details of this […]
Colin Kaepernick, Nike, and the Myth of Good and Bad Companies
After Phil Knight first launched the Nike brand in 1971, he claimed that he could persuade the whole world to buy his shoes if he could first get them on the feet of “five cool guys.” In truth, it took only two cool guys to transform Nike into what Knight would later call a “total […]
Ajit Pai grilled by lawmakers on why FCC spread “myth” of DDoS attack
Enlarge / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai listens during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC, on June 20, 2017. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Democratic members of Congress want to know when Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai knew that the FCC’s claims about being hit by a DDoS attack were false. An FCC […]
A Trump administration ‘myth vs fact’ sheet on its family separation policy deliberately avoids the most important point about the scandal
Susan Walsh/AP The Trump administration is under fire for its policy of separating children from their parents at the US-Mexico border. As a result, the Department of Homeland Security has published a supposed fact check of its family separation policy. It details “myths” about the policy, and blames the media and congressmen for negative stories […]
Hay fever: Does eating local honey REALLY get rid of symptoms? Popular myth debunked
Hay fever appears every summer, when plants begin to release pollen into the air causing some people to have an allergic reaction. Hay fever season begins in late March when trees release the substance. At present, through mid-May to July, it is the grass pollen season, when grasses release their pollen into the atmosphere. Symptoms […]
The Biggest Myth About Losing Belly Fat: Can You Lose Belly Fat Only?
There’s a guy in the fitness center I manage that is struggling with losing belly fat. To battle that issue, he chooses to wear a ‘fat-losing belt’ and he rubs his belly with a special ‘fat-burning ointment’. He tries to lose his belly fat for over a year now, with little to no success. Most […]
‘Ultimatum’ was a media myth
Video ‘Ultimatum’ was a media myth1:02 NRL: Paul Green talks to the press about his new contract and the his personal goal to coach the QLD Origin team. April 16th 2018 a minute ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/NRL News/ NRL News Not again! Knights or Barca?0:34 April 16th 2018 an hour ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and […]