Raz0r
August 2, 2014, 9:12pm
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After posters so blithely treated these subjects in the Lounge, I figured it was a good idea to create a thread where long-form stories could be linked and discussed. It’s easy. Just find news you want to share that’s a little more in-depth than the average SRK member has the attention span to read. See? Simple! It’s probably also best to keep all these types of articles in one easy-to-find thread.
I use many websites for my long-form reads, since I read these every day. I’ll add a small list to give you guys an idea:
-The New York Times The Wall Street Journal The Boston Globe The Los Angeles Times The Atlantic The New Yorker GQ Bloomberg
…and many more! I’ll start this off with some long-form pieces I’ve read this week:
Can Creativity Be Learned?
Scientists know that creativity can be lost. But can it be learned?
Attempting to answer this question, Li’s team also looked at personality traits that contribute to creativity and found that “openness to experience” is by far the most salient characteristic, as it matched up with both high grey matter in the pMTG and with high creativity as tested by the Williams Scale.
Cuomo’s Office Hobbled Ethics Inquiries by Moreland Commission
With Albany rocked by a seemingly endless barrage of scandals and
The investigators did not realize that the firm, Buying Time, also
“This is wrong,” Mr. Schwartz said, according to Mr. Fitzpatrick,
“Pull it back.”
The subpoena was swiftly withdrawn. The panel’s chief investigator
A Tiger Ate My Jeans: The Global Business of Sartorial Slumming
It now appears, according to an article on the British Web site the Conversation, that jeans savaged by wild animals are a trend in designer sportswear. A Japanese denim brand had the bright idea, at least for raising its profile, of sewing indigo-dyed cotton fabric around rimless tires, sausage-shaped bolsters, and fat rubber balls, and throwing the objects to the inmates of the Kamine Zoo, in Hitachi City. In an accompanying video, the beasts bound from their cages and fall upon their novel chew toys with such relish that you have to wonder if there isn’t a little catnip involved. The scene reminded me of toddlers on Christmas morning, tumbling down the stairs, unable to contain their excitement, and tearing into the neatly wrapped parcels under the tree.
See? Easy! Now you do it, too!
Manx
August 3, 2014, 6:32am
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You post a lot of stuff that I never finish. I’m going to have to make a bookmarks section for your stuff, dude.
:tup:
Raz0r
August 3, 2014, 8:57pm
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NYTimes: In New York City, Bucket Lists Run in Reverse
Sorry for no quotes, I’m on my phone. It’s an interesting look at what New Yorkers hate.
Raz0r
August 5, 2014, 8:21pm
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In Defense of the "Cool Girl
It is dangerous to be a woman anywhere in the world. But in some ways, it is even more dangerous to be a Cool Girl, because in order to be a Cool Girl, you completely subsume yourself in the world of men, thus putting your trust in their hands. Since being a high school Cool Girl, the kind of girl who wore low-cut tops and eschewed the company of “catty bitches,” I have learned the dangers of putting your trust in men.
I will contribute, since im sure 90 percent of anything that doesnt involve a one liner and a gif doesnt get read on this forum. lol
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/01/paul-ryan-is-a-full-blown-alex-jones-level-conspiracy-theorist/
**Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) said Wednesday that “climate change occurs no matter what,” but that the EPA’s recent efforts to reduce emissions from existing power plants are “outside of the confines of the law,” and “an excuse to grow government, raise taxes and slow down economic growth.”
Speaking at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor in Washington, Rep. Ryan said that he would argue that the “federal government, with all its tax and regulatory schemes” can’t do anything about climate change. He said that what climate regulations “end up doing is making the U.S. economy less competitive.”**
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/04/neil-degrasse-tyson-is-right-about-gmos-you-should-in-fact-chill-out/
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/05/louisiana-church-posts-video-of-standing-ovation-for-priest-after-child-sex-accusations/
While there is technically no evidence he was involved in the abuse, it is questionable that two other priest were found guilty, one actually killing himself. Now yes, he could have just gotten lumped in blindly, and was collateral damage at the time, or maybe the evidence just wasnt strong enough to convict him. Again, its odd that the two others were doing it, your name was mentioned, and you have absolutely zero to do with touching a child at all. HMMMMM
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14693197
**After the meeting, most of the representatives left through a private exit. The caucus issued a statement stating that it believed Garn’s decision Saturday to resign his seat was appropriate.
“While not condoning the action, we wish for closure and healing for Cheryl Maher [the woman involved] and the Garn family. We hope the people of Utah understand that members of the Legislature do not condone any illegal, unethical or ill-advised behavior,” the statement said.
Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, said the meeting was a frank discussion of what transpired. Rep. Brad Last, R-St. George, would not comment on what was discussed.
Garn’s confession on the last night of the legislative session was met with a statement of support from House Speaker David Clark, R-Santa Clara, and a standing ovation and a rush by House members to embrace Garn – a show that disgusted some observers. **
Raz0r
August 6, 2014, 12:04am
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The argument against EPA regulations is a funny one, considering the Times just ran with this story:
A New Report Argues Inequality Is Causing Slower Growth. Here’s Why It Matters.
Is income inequality holding back the United States economy? A new report argues that it is, that an unequal distribution in incomes is making it harder for the nation to recover from the recession and achieve the kind of growth that was commonplace in decades past.
The report is interesting not because it offers some novel analytical approach or crunches previously unknown data. Rather, it has to do with who produced it, which says a lot about how the discussion over inequality is evolving.
Economists at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services are the authors of the straightforwardly titled "How Increasing Inequality is Dampening U.S. Economic Growth, and Possible Ways to Change the Tide.” The fact that S&P, an apolitical organization that aims to produce reliable research for bond investors and others, is raising alarms about the risks that emerge from income inequality is a small but important sign of how a debate that has been largely confined to the academic world and left-of-center political circles is becoming more mainstream.
“Our review of the data, as well as a wealth of research on this matter, leads us to conclude that the current level of income inequality in the U.S. is dampening G.D.P. growth,” the S.&P. researchers write, “at a time when the world’s biggest economy is struggling to recover from the Great Recession and the government is in need of funds to support an aging population.”