The New Scourge
One of the problems with confronting and dealing with racism (and sexism) in this country is that we're locked into old stereotypes. This prevents us from recognizing new forms of prejudice, and blocks...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon Proves Kim Kardashian Doesn't Know The Alphabet
Sometimes celebrity tweets don't make a lot of sense until you find out they were just replying to someone. For instance, when Vladimir Putin tweets about "A Walk Among the Tombstones," you might think...
View ArticleSexism in Tech, and What One NYU Student Is Doing About It
The Tumblr blog Hackers of NY launched in February this year and very quickly became a phenomenon, spawning spin off sites everywhere from Miami to Bangalore -- there's now a "Hackers of..." in nine...
View ArticleYour Author Platform Is Not Your Social Media Following
I've spent the past five or six years not only educating authors about how to build an author platform, but about how to position themselves in such a way that the platform they already have truly...
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USB Drives Have Serious Security Flaws
That little thing that you stick in your computer to store or transfer data can also mean very bad news. The USB device or “flash drive” can be reconfigured to work like a little thief, for instance,...
View ArticlePrinceton And UW-Madison Have A Weird Twitter Fight About Fall
Princeton University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison got into a strange Twitter spat Tuesday afternoon that involved squirrels and the Taco Bell chihuahua from the 90's. UW-Madison had shared a...
View Article10 Words You Must NEVER Use to Describe Yourself
Who am I to tell you how you can describe yourself? Nobody. So ignore me at your leisure. On the other hand, I can tell you for free that the words you use in your résumé, your LinkedIn profile, your...
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Good2Go Is An App For Consenting To Sex
Want to have safe and consensual sex? There's an app for that. Good2Go is a new smartphone application that encourages users to give consent before engaging in any sexual acts. The app targets...
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Smartphone App Can Figure Out When College Students Are Stressed
A college student's smartphone might be smart enough to figure out when its owner is stressed, and in turn, predict what kind of GPA the student has. StudentLife, a new Android app created by...
View ArticleCan We Trust Uber?
I was a big fan of the Uber service since I first saw one of the initial prototypes of the product. Yet, over time, I've started to trust the company less and less, causing me to increasingly wonder...
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These 7 Things Are Even Cooler When They Come In 3D
When you sit and think about it, the world of 3D really is an incredible one. Thanks to innovations in virtual reality and 3D printing, among other things, it appears that the possibilities are truly...
View ArticleJimmy Kimmel Named 'Most Dangerous Celebrity' To Search For Online
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you're about to Google Jimmy Kimmel, beware. Computer security company McAfee says the talk show host is the most dangerous celebrity to search for online. The company said...
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What Is This 'Ello' Everyone's Posting About On Facebook?
If you’ve been on Facebook in the last two weeks, you’ve probably noticed at least one of your friends has posted something like this: i just signed up for ello? idk viva la revolucion i guess! hit me...
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Home Economics Is Still Offered As A College Major In 2014, And Here's Why
If you think hanging a diploma on your office wall means you have a complete education, this one perspective might just change your mind. According to Chris Moore, Brigham Young University’s director...
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Dear T-Mobile CEO John Légere: End the Data Guessing Stupidity
There is no question that little T-Mobile and its profanity-prone CEO John Légere has brought radical change to the way we buy cellular phones and service. Each of T-Mobile's seven Un-carrier...
View ArticleA Writers Guide to Being a Writer Part 3: Using Social Media, or I'll Like...
Kay, my permanently grumpy marketing guru, has this week given birth to a beautiful little girl after a 20-hour labor, described by her gyno as "epic." I take this to mean I can catch up on my reading,...
View ArticleAwful New Dating App Caters To The Rich By Weeding Out The Poor
A new dating app has everyone shaking their heads. It's called Luxy, and according to a press release, the app is billing itself as "Tinder, minus the poor people." Some journalists first thought the...
View ArticleFacebook Apologizes To LGBT Community For Controversial Name Change Policy
Facebook is apologizing to members of the LGBT community, specifically drag queens and transgender individuals, over the way their name change policy has disproportionately targeted and affected their...
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50 Cost-Efficient Ways To Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly
Let's face it: Reducing your home's negative impact on the planet will likely require a huge amount of work. But solar panels and temperature-regulating walls aren't the only ways to help your...
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