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politics crime USA

Jun 05
think-progress: African-Americans are almost FOUR TIMES as likely as white people to be arrested for marijuana possession, even though drug use is the same. I guess ‘random’ stop and search tactics aren’t that random.

think-progress:

African-Americans are almost FOUR TIMES as likely as white people to be arrested for marijuana possession, even though drug use is the same.

I guess ‘random’ stop and search tactics aren’t that random.


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poetry fiction writing

May 31
theparisreview: So I’ve aged. The stars are stilltoo high and far too sweet.I’ve bloodied my knuckles tryingto climb up to them, fractious reminders. Turn them out. Keep them safein a velvet-lined box. —Melanie Rehak, from “Self-Portrait as the Liberal Arts”Photography Credit John Coplans

theparisreview:

So I’ve aged. The stars are still
too high and far too sweet.
I’ve bloodied my knuckles trying
to climb up to them, fractious reminders.

Turn them out. Keep them safe
in a velvet-lined box.

—Melanie Rehak, from “Self-Portrait as the Liberal Arts”
Photography Credit John Coplans


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politics society young employment

May 31
theatlantic: Europe’s Record Youth Unemployment: The Scariest Graph in the World Just Got Scarier [Image: James Plunket]

theatlantic:

Europe’s Record Youth Unemployment: The Scariest Graph in the World Just Got Scarier

[Image: James Plunket]


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May 28

c4news:


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May 27

South African student invents new bath gel

aljazeera:

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Product could help millions of people keep clean in countries where water is scarce.


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May 21
thisistheverge: The Xbox One will always be listening to you, in your own home Did Microsoft just invent the Telescreen from ‘1984?’ This bit is less exciting.

thisistheverge:

The Xbox One will always be listening to you, in your own home

Did Microsoft just invent the Telescreen from ‘1984?’

This bit is less exciting.


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May 21

thisistheverge:

Microsoft Xbox One: everything you need to know

As the Xbox 360 aged, rumors swirled around Microsoft’s next-generation console. Would we see an Xbox 720? An Xbox Infinity? A Nextbox? All those rumors turned out to be wrong: in Redmond today, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One, set for release by the end of 2013. While the name was kept strictly under wraps, the Xbox One announcement confirmed many of the rumors we’d been hearing for months or even years. Those include live TV support, a new Kinect, upgraded specs, and a series of new next-generation games.

Exciting.


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May 19
haaretz: Thirteen years after an exchange of fire in Gaza appeared to have resulted in the death of a Palestinian boy at the start of the second intifada, an Israeli investigative panel has found “there are many indications” that Mohammed al-Dura and his father, Jamal, “were never hit by gunfire” – neither Israeli nor Palestinian – after all. Read more.

haaretz:

Thirteen years after an exchange of fire in Gaza appeared to have resulted in the death of a Palestinian boy at the start of the second intifada, an Israeli investigative panel has found “there are many indications” that Mohammed al-Dura and his father, Jamal, “were never hit by gunfire” – neither Israeli nor Palestinian – after all. Read more.


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May 19
tresbienvisuals: Seen on the streets of ParisTrès Bientres-bien.com

tresbienvisuals:

Seen on the streets of Paris

Très Bien
tres-bien.com


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May 16
mrporter: The Denim Jacket: Mr Martin Sheen wearing the classic & timeless piece on the set of Badlands Even if you don’t watch this film for its overall brilliance, just watch it for Martin Sheen’s expertly showcasing the height of casual American style.

mrporter:

The Denim Jacket:

Mr Martin Sheen wearing the classic & timeless piece on the set of Badlands

Even if you don’t watch this film for its overall brilliance, just watch it for Martin Sheen’s expertly showcasing the height of casual American style.



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