Published time: 25 Dec, 2017 18:46 The Twitter account of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has re-appeared after mysteriously disappearing Monday morning. The whistleblowing site has also confirmed that Assange is safe and well, despite some Twitter “oddities.” People trying to access Assange’s Twitter page Monday were directed to an ‘error message’ page. Tech site Gizmodo […]
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Researchers find oddities in high-profile gender studies
Enlarge / Nicolas Guéguen may have something to say about Audrey Hepburn’s dress in Funny Face, but is his research on solid ground? Two fellow researchers question that. (credit: Archive Photos/Getty Images) Psychologist Nicolas Guéguen publishes studies that create irresistible headlines. His research investigating the effects of wearing high heels made it into Time: “Science […]
‘Oh, Hello on Broadway’ Is a Wild Collage of the Oddities of Old New York, Seen Through a Modern Lens
Long before I’d ever seen an Oh, Hello sketch, I’d heard people talking about how funny they were. But none of the descriptions really seemed to make sense or add up to much: despite apparently sort-of being about a type of New Yorker (specifically: Upper West Sider) that you sort-of recognize, it’s really hard trying to classify […]