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Marvel, Please Don’t Digitally Resurrect Stan Lee
The company has signed a deal to use his likeness for the next 20 years. Maybe it’s better to let him rest.
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The pleasures of Pauline Kael
The centenary of her birth provides a good opportunity to look back at the peerless career of a film critic remembered for her acuity, fierceness and idiosyncrasy – a writer whose brilliant insights and withering put-downs inspire loyal adulation and bitter enmity like no other. By Farran Smith Nehme.
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What Christine Blasey Ford is Teaching Christians About Worldview
Regardless of how you feel about Brett Kavanaugh or the whole debacle that is his confirmation hearing, one thing is certain: worldview matters. I remember sitting at my desk at school as a young t…
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NFL players protest during US national anthem in pre-season games drawing Trump criticism
Several NFL players who protested during the US national anthem before pre-season games have been criticised by President Donald Trump. Ex-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was the first to protest in 2016 and some players raised a fist and others kneeled at three games on Thursday. The NFL says plans to fine players for anthem protests have been put on hold.
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Scottish newspaper denounces Trump as an ‘appalling human being’
A newspaper in Scotland issued a scathing editorial on Friday denouncing President Trump during his visit to the United Kingdom and labeling him an “appalling human being.” Trump is “a racist, a serial liar, and either a sexual abuser or someone who falsely brags about being one in the apparent belief that this will impress other men in a metaphorical 'locker room,’” The Scotsman wrote.
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Modern Family Co-Creator Backs Seth MacFarlane: ‘I’m Disgusted to Work at a Company’ With Ties to Fox News
Modern Family Co-Creator and Executive Producer Steve Levitan backed Seth McFarlane‘s criticism of Fox News, saying he’s “disgusted to work at a company that has anything whatsoever to do with” it. Levitan posted the scathing remarks on Twitter early Tuesday, after the channel’s conservative personality, Laura Ingraham, who hosts The Ingraham Angle, compared immigrant detention centers near the U.S.-Mexico border to boarding schools and summer camps.
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Parents urge Netflix to cancel ‘13 Reasons Why’ due to harmful content
The highly anticipated second season of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why was just released on Friday, May 18, and has already been the source of criticism. The Parents Television Council is asking the streaming platform to pull the show due to "its potential to harm teens and children.”
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Apple’s Tim Cook Addresses NRA-TV On Apple TV: “Democracy Without Discourse Is Not A Democracy”
Cook has publicly lauded the student survivors of the Parkland High School shooting for fighting to make schools safer. Nonetheless, he defended Apple’s decision to make the NRA’s TV channel available for users to download. He said airing alternate views, including those he finds “distasteful,” is important for public discourse. “Public discourse is an important part of democracy,” Cook said in an interview airing tonight on MSNBC and Vox Media’s Recode show Revolution: Apple Changing the World. “Democracy without discourse is not a democracy.”
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he's leaving Facebook
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he's leaving Facebook, amid concerns about security safeguards about the personal information that users share with the social media giant. "I am in the process of leaving Facebook. It's brought me more negatives than positives," Wozniak wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. "Apple has more secure ways to share things about yourself. I can still deal with old school email and text messages."
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Self-help guru Tony Robbins faces backlash for #MeToo criticism at San Jose event
Internationally renowned self-help guru Tony Robbins is fending off criticism from some of his devoted fans for #MeToo-related comments he made at a seminar in San Jose earlier this month, during which he suggested that women who speak up about sexual harassment or abuse are mostly trying to feel important. Speaking to a packed crowd at the SAP Center on March 15 — as part of his “Unleash the Power Within” seminar — Robbins earned heckles and an online backlash for...
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'Immortality,' 'disagree,' 'emigrate,' and 'personality cult' — here's every word and phrase China censored after criticism of Xi Jinping's potentially unending reign
Earlier this week China announced it would be ending term limits for its president. That means President Xi Jinping, who was limited to two five-year terms like nearly all of his predecessors, can rule indefinitely. The change sparked a backlash online, with criticism flooding local Weibo and WeChat platforms.
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UBC psychologist alarmed by Facebook's new Messenger Kids app
Facebook's new Messenger Kids app is receiving heavy criticism from experts for being potentially harmful to young children. The messaging platform, aimed at children aged four to 12, launched in December. Facebook and Facebook Messenger require users to be 13 or older to sign up. Jennifer Shapka, a developmental psychologist at the University of British Columbia, says she is worried about the effect the new app is having on kids' physical and emotional health.
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Reading Bad
Bruce Robbins reads Merve Emre’s “Paraliterary: The Making of Bad Readers in Postwar America.”
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On Unread Books
On the danger of talking about books you’ve neglected: an excerpt from the forthcoming book by the late Umberto Eco.
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Trump lashes out at hurricane plea mayor
Donald Trump has lashed out at Puerto Rico politicians over their criticism of US relief efforts on the island following Hurricane Maria. The category four hurricane a week ago killed 16 people on the island and left millions in need of aid. In a series of tweets, Trump said that Puerto Rican officials showed "poor leadership ability" and "want everything to be done for them".
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Chelsea Manning’s Fellowship Withdrawn by Harvard After Criticism
Facing harsh criticism, a Harvard dean said early Friday morning that he was revoking his invitation to Chelsea Manning, a former United States soldier convicted of leaking classified information, to be a visiting fellow at the university.
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Over $60,000 Raised for Vendor After Police Seize His Money
A video showing University of California police ticketing an unlicensed street vendor and seizing money from his wallet at UC Berkeley went viral on social media this weekend, drawing criticism from those who claim the officer went too far by confiscating the man’s money.
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I'm not a robot, Theresa May insists
Theresa May has denied being “robotic” following widespread criticism of her use of repetitive catchphrases throughout the general election campaign. The Prime Minister sought to shake of the label after she was ridiculed by critics for stock phrase, with some dubbing her the “Maybot”. Instead of addressing large crowds ahead of June’s election vote like Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, her appearances were mostly tightly-controlled.
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SHOWDOWN: North Korea vs Donald Trump.
Pie discusses the pros and cons of going to war with a madman.
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When Should We Ignore Criticism?
A fairly well-known and respected graphic designer once openly criticized something I had written and shared publicly.
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