Month: December 2014
10 shocking facts about society that we accept as normal
When you take a moment and look around at the world, things can appear pretty messed up. Take 5 or 10 minutes and watch the 6 o’clock news. Chances are, the entire time, all you are going to see is war, conflict, death, illness, etc. Sure, this is part of the mainstream medias content strategy to sell drama and keep people focused on it, but besides that it reveals something real about the current state of our world. I believe Michael Ellner said it well in his quote: “Just look at us. Everything is backwards, everything is upside down. Doctors … Continue reading 10 shocking facts about society that we accept as normal
Infographic: The Apps That Know Everything About You
Of the apps in our chart, these — Viber, Skype, WhatsApp and GO Launcher EX (clockwise from top left) — ask for the most permissions. You’d may be surprised at the dozens of pieces of data that some of the most popular apps are collecting about you every day Authors:Eric Markowitz, EJ Fox It’s no secret that Facebook can track pretty much every detail about your personal life. But did you know that Happy Fish—a popular kids game based on the Android operating system—might be a worse privacy offender? Happy Fish’s developer, HappyElements, programmed the game so that it can … Continue reading Infographic: The Apps That Know Everything About You
David Cronenberg on Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”
By Marcie Gainer David Cronenberg writes at The Paris Review: I woke up one morning recently to discover that I was a seventy-year-old man. Is this different from what happens to Gregor Samsa in The Metamorphosis? He wakes up to find that he’s become a near-human-sized beetle (probably of the scarab family, if his household’s charwoman is to be believed), and not a particularly robust specimen at that. Our reactions, mine and Gregor’s, are very similar. We are confused and bemused, and think that it’s a momentary delusion that will soon dissipate, leaving our lives to continue as they were. … Continue reading David Cronenberg on Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”
Future of love and sex: monogamy no longer the default, say experts
By LightvsRight via Deviant Art (CC BY 3.0) By Chaos_Dynamics via IEET: There’s a pervasive notion that monogamous relationships are the end-all-be-all – the default pact in human couplings that keep the fabric of society from being torn apart. But growing numbers of scientists believe monogamy is not our biological default; and may not even represent the best road to happiness. Nearly all mammalian species demonstrate sexual promiscuity. Even mate-for-life prairie voles, the animal kingdom’s poster child of monogamous relationships produce pups from different fathers twenty percent of the time. Moreover, say historians, for humans, promiscuous behavior is not new … Continue reading Future of love and sex: monogamy no longer the default, say experts
Does white wine really send women crazy? From tears to tantrums, MailOnline investigates why this particular drink causes such carnage
White wine also contains up to 10 times more sugar than red, according to the Food Standards Agency. Whereas red contains 0.2g sugar per 100ml, rose contains 2.5g per 100ml. Meanwhile dry white wine contains 0.6g and medium white wine 3g per 100ml Many women say they can no longer drink white wine They complain it makes them upset, aggressive and/or accident prone MailOnline set out to investigate possible reasons why Some experts suggest speed at which it’s drunk, others blame alcohol level Other theories include higher levels of sugar and sulphites in white wine By Anna Hodgekiss for MailOnline … Continue reading Does white wine really send women crazy? From tears to tantrums, MailOnline investigates why this particular drink causes such carnage
This Is How Much Russians Hate America…
by Michael Snyder In Russia, shopping malls are putting out American flag doormats for people to wipe their feet on, and there are stores that are selling toilet paper with the American flag imprinted on it. Surveys show that Russian attitudes toward the U.S. are now even worse than they were during the end of the Cold War, and ordinary Russians are blaming America for everything from the overthrow of the Ukrainian government to the collapse of the ruble. The Russian government has just authorized a new military doctrine which identifies the United States as a top threat, and commentators … Continue reading This Is How Much Russians Hate America…
‘How To Stab A Jew’ Instructional Video Storms Palestinian Social Media
By: Joshua Cook ‘An online video that is being heavily shared via Palestinian social media is to instruct Jihadists on how to stab and quickly kill a Jewish person. According to the Jewish Press, the group circulating the video calls themselves the “resisters of occupation in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.” The 1-minute and 13-second video shows the “teacher” calmly walking up to a “victim,” stabbing him, and walking away. The viewer is instructed how to inflict the most damage on the victim by twisting and turning the knife. According to Breitbart.com, this video comes as 2014 has seen … Continue reading ‘How To Stab A Jew’ Instructional Video Storms Palestinian Social Media
Woman who MADE UP entire bestselling holocaust memoir is forced to pay back $22.5 million after her lies are revealed 17 years later … and she’s not even Jewish
By Alex Greig and Associated Press | Mail Online A woman who invented a wild tale of survival during the holocaust has been ordered to forfeit the $22.5 million judgement she won from her publishers by a Massachusetts court. Published in 1997, Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years is about a Jewish girl from Brussels who walked across Europe by herself after her parents were seized by Nazis. Misha Defonseca, 76, and her ghostwriter Vera Lee won $32.4 million from publisher Jane Daniel and Mt Ivy Press in a copyright registration claim … Continue reading Woman who MADE UP entire bestselling holocaust memoir is forced to pay back $22.5 million after her lies are revealed 17 years later … and she’s not even Jewish
New Snowden Docs Reveal Wider Net of NATO ‘Kill List’ Targets
Apache helicopters flying in Afghanistan in 2011. (Photo: DVIDSHUB/flickr/cc) Reporting by Der Spiegel shows low-level suspected Taliban, drug traffickers targeted for killing by Andrea Germanos Newly revealed documents show that NATO’s “kill list” for Afghanistan operations included not just senior Taliban leaders but those suspected of being low- and mid-level operatives as well as drug traffickers, Der Spiegel has reported. Some of the secret documents, which are from 2009 to 2011, are from the trove released by Edward Snowden, the German paper states. “The documents show that the deadly missions were not just viewed as a last resort to prevent … Continue reading New Snowden Docs Reveal Wider Net of NATO ‘Kill List’ Targets
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