In the Slavery Era, blacks were supposed to be grateful that whites had civilized them and brought them to Christianity. And then whites died to free blacks from the slavery that whites had condemned them to. Post-slavery, whites provided low-paying, dangerous jobs for blacks, and generously ...
Those stones total 4.14 carats, paying homage to Milwaukee’s 414 area code. They also have a removable top that has a QR code that, when scanned, plays a highlight video from the title run. I find it hard to believe that anybody has scanned this more than once. But, I like to ...
An influential player like McConnell doesn’t make a public argument if the President is taking his calls and paying attention. For McConnell, going public like this is a last resort, and points to feelings of both frustration and helplessness. He’s also taking out insurance. If bad things ...
During LGBTQ Pride Month, Yang tied his signature universal basic income proposal to the community, noting in a BuzzFeed interview that he's heard from many people who say they've been kicked out of housing and fired from jobs over their sexual orientation. He said it is his plan to ...
in which a psychic teen hunts potential killers until she discovers the boy she loves is her next target;The Vanishing Stationby Ana Ellickson, about an underground magic system in San Francisco and a girl who will do anything to protect the ones she loves; andGooseberryby Robin Gow, the st...
Nosy Crowpunches in forIncredible Jobs You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Ofby Natalie Labarre, exploring unusual employment opportunities;This Is a Dogby Ross Collins, featuring an excitable dog who has usurped a place of prominence in a book about animals, much to the dismay of the other creatu...
We hang the promissory note on the wall, not because we’re going to pay it, but so that we can feel guilty about not paying it. That kind of self-punishment serves no one. You might as well be in denial. You’d be happier and the rest of the world would be no different. So ...
Far from the “really bad dudes” Trump claims to be targeting, in Saratoga Springs ICE is hauling away people with jobs at the famous Saratoga racetrack or in the downtown restaurants. They’re just hard-working folks trying to get along and raise their kids. After Steve Bannon’s ouster...
— you haven’t been paying attention. Tea Partiers, particularly in the South, have a massive sense of entitlement. They aren’t just entitled to play, they’re entitled to win; if they don’t win, somebody must have cheated. They are the only real Americans, so if they lose, this ...
Have the ascent of OpenTable and its astronomical market value resulted from delivering $1.5 [now $1.6] billion in value to its paying clients, or by cunningly diverting that value from them? What does the hegemony of OpenTable mean both for restaurants and for the dining public in the long...