“Instead of an attack on the 1 percent, let’s call it an attack on the very productive.”
Society
Mall Santas Switch Strategies for a Slumping Economy
With the economy looking less than jolly, the most celebrated Santa school in the country is training its St. Nicks to help trim wish lists.
Retouching Reality: New Tool Detects When Images Are Photoshopped
We’ve all seen beauty and fashion ads that are so ridiculously Photoshopped it seems as though the company used aliens as models. Then there are the ads that are much craftier, skillfully using Photoshop to render photos of …
Occupy Wall Street’s Library Was Also Evicted
On-the-ground accounts of the Zuccotti Park raid describe the dismantling of the movement’s library.
Girl Scouts of Colorado Flip-Flops on Allowing Boy to Join
Seven-year-old Bobby Montoya likes to play with dolls and wear girls’ clothes. But it’s his “boy parts” that led a Colorado Girl Scouts leader to deny him entry to the group, despite the fact that he identifies as a girl.
Lingerie Football League Looks to Start Youth Division, Starring Michael Jackson’s Daughter
The Lingerie Football League is hoping a little bit of celebrity can help get its youth division off the ground. That is, unless grandma has something to say about it.
Study: Rudeness Pays Off, Literally, in the Workplace
The saying that nice guys finish last might actually be true when it comes to payroll.
Straight Man Turned Away from Blood Center Because He ‘Looked Gay’
A man in Chicago was rejected from giving blood because a blood center deemed him “too gay,” reports The Chicago Sun Times. What’s more, the man in question, 22 year old Aaron Pace, is not homosexual.
Way With Words: Man Proposes to His Girlfriend Via Washington Post Crossword Puzzle
27 across, eight letters: Another word for popping the question.
Beyond Pink and Blue: Are Scout Handbooks Reinforcing Gender Stereotypes?
Shocker alert: The Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts are a bit archaic when it comes to gender stereotypes.
Celebrity Anti-Sex Trafficking PSAs: Good Intentions Gone Wrong?
Raising awareness about child sex slavery? Great! Doing so while making light of the crime? Not so great.
Study: Married Women Are Happier Than Unmarried Women
Well, unmarried woman living in traditionally conservative societies, that is.