In a stunning display of irony and contradiction that borders on the absurd, an associate dean tasked with upholding gender equality at Columbia University cut off and muted a fellow professor during a faculty senate meeting earlier this month when the latter professor warned her colleagues that the Ivy League school had been infiltrated by […]
The NBA has fined Jamal Murray $100,000 for his antics during Monday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. Murray — a talented guard for the Denver Nuggets — received the fine for “throwing multiple objects in the direction of a game official during live play,” according to the […]
In a move prompting all manner of outcry and consternation, Microsoft told its staff last week that several studios of Xbox (which the tech titan owns) would be shuttering. In short, while some talent may be re-dispersed within the Xbox first-party studio ecosphere, many staffers have been let go altogether amid those studio closures. Notably, […]
Jerry Seinfeld is by no means the most political or controversial actor/comedian out there, but when he took the stage at Duke University’s commencement ceremony, it ultimately caused a chorus of “boos” and pro-Palestinian chants, as well as a walkout by students. student walkout at Duke university commencement as […]
Love it or despise it, you can’t deny that Nintendo continues to be its own quirky self in the otherwise hyper-corporate world of the video game industry. The company started back in 1889 as Nintendo Koppai, and specialized in making playing cards, after all. That 19th-century origin is a far cry from the more tech-based […]
Like a politician realizing just how close he was to courting disaster in an otherwise successful election, embattled Disney CEO Bob Iger certainly appears to be saying all the right things at the moment. After winning an ugly and public proxy battle over control of the Walt Disney Company board of directors, Iger has been […]
It’s been over a year since Bud Light made the disastrous decision to partner with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. If you asked me then whether a boycott of Bud Light would work, even if for a little while, I would have said, “Absolutely not.” But something strange happened. Bud Light, which Anheuser-Busch owns, is, […]
Bud Light is still hurting from the boycott brought on by its partnership last year with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney. Parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev’s first-quarter results showed Americans aren’t budging on the brand despite its marketing campaigns with organizations such as UFC and the NFL. AB InBev reported a 9.9 percent drop in volume sold […]
Are there any old sci-fi fans in the house? I’m not just talking about the Golden Age of SF or the old recordings of X Minus One, although those are not to be missed. I’m thinking of something more contemporary. Who remembers “Logan’s Run?” For those who have never […]
The Israel Defense Forces were founded shortly after the establishment of the Jewish state in 1948. That same year, the fledgling army found itself in battle as several Arab nations invaded the newly formed nation of Israel. Without the IDF, Israel would have been annihilated many times over, including in the Arab-Israeli War of 1948. […]
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