April 2012
77 posts
“The total amount of U.S. student debt has now reached the landmark of $1...”
– Yunte Huang: A student debt crisis that cannot be ignored (via theweekmagazine)
Blackwater used 'child prostitutes in Iraq' →
New disturbing charges have emerged against XE, the infamous private security firm formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide, whose operations came under spotlight after its 2007 carnage in Baghdad. According to a report by MSNBC and based on alleged sworn declarations by two Blackwater employees in federal court, the firm used child prostitutes at its compound in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone....
The 13 Most Useless College Majors (As Determined...
newsweek:
1. Fine Arts
2. Drama and Theatre Arts
3. Film, Video, and Photographic Arts
4. Commercial Art and Graphic Design
5. Architecture
6. Philosophy and Religious Studies
7. English Literature and Language
8. Journalism
9. Anthropology and Archeology
10. Hospitality Management
11. Music
12. History
13. Political Science and Government
(Ed: Your primary tumblrs majored in two...
“It’s yo birfday. … We gonna pawty like iz yo birfday!”
– Deborah Neely — wife of the senior government executive who organized the lavish Las Vegas conference at the center of a General Services Administration scandal — in an e-mail to her husband, regarding a 17-day government-related trip to Hawaii, Guam and the Mariana Islands in February. (via...
This Talking Is Only Bravado: Rakim worries that... →
Rakim worries that the enormous rift between the rap audience and millionaire rappers who rhyme about Gulfstream jets is robbing the music of inventiveness and joy. “It’s more like, ‘Look what I got’ or ‘You ain’t got what I got’ or ‘You got to get what I got,’” he says. “It’s making the…
Watchcaliforniawatch:
Roughly 1.8 million people live in low-income unincorporated communities in California. These communities are outside of recognized city boundaries and therefore lack many public services, including sewer systems and clean water. California Watch reporter Bernice Yeung visited several of these communities across the state and spoke to residents about the challenges they face.
