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World War 2

However obedient its citizens are, the government can’t help but revert to thuggish type

The most shocking feature of the lockdown is not that it is fraying but that it has held at all. If you had listened to rightwing moralists, you would never have believed collective self-discipline was possible. For decades, they have lamented the decline in … Read More

bubmagMay 16, 2020

Dalai Lama

These commencement speakers have wise words for these times

(CNN)Life's been tough lately. A lot of us are stuck at home, watching our hair get long and missing our friends, and even our families. Sure, our neighbors are cool, but it's the same faces every day.We've tried the group online calls and that helps. We never thought we'd get…

bubmagMay 16, 2020

Maradona

Messi’s Rosario vs Maradona’s Buenos Aires: Which team would win?

Argentina Two hotbeds of talentRosario and Buenos Aires are two hotbeds for footballing talent in Argentina.Clubs like Newell's Old Boys, Rosario Central, Boca Juniors and River Plate have produced some of the best players in the country's history.For example, Lionel Messi came from Newell's and Diego Maradona made his name at…

bubmagMay 16, 2020

Gundam

Yu-Gi-Oh Fan Sets Up a Working Trap Card in Animal Crossing New Horizons

Yu-Gi-Oh! has long been known not only for its monster cards that give duelists powerful beasts with which to do battle against their opponents, but also its trap cards that players can spring in the middle of a duel and one fan has incorporated this unique strategy into the world…

bubmagMay 16, 2020

Electric Scooter

GeekWire Podcast: Uber, Grubhub and Seattle; Amazon’s virus-killing robot; Surface Earbuds first take

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Word leaked out this week that Uber is considering buying food-delivery service Grubhub, and it turns out there are many Seattle connections behind the possible deal, including links to Expedia and several other companies. Food delivery is a tough…

bubmagMay 16, 2020

Astroturfing

Saturday Headlines: Astroturfing the fans.

Graphs show which US states are seeing COVID-19 cases increasing or decreasing. See also: Where coronavirus hospitalizations are rising and falling. This week the Senate came within one vote of upending part of the Patriot Act's warrantless browser spying. With work-based health coverage taking a hit, America's biggest insurer has…

bubmagMay 16, 2020

Pope Francis

Houses of worship gain audience by going online during virus

On a rainy evening in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis delivered a special blessing, asking God for help against the coronavirus. The square in Vatican City would normally be packed with onlookers, but no one was standing on the glistening cobblestones in March as he implored God to “not leave…

bubmagMay 16, 2020

Feudalism

Why India’s inequality is a policy choice, argues Capital and Ideology

In the debate over inequality, caste has played a key role. Instead, an ambitious agrarian reform, backed by a more redistributive tax system would have been more helpful, argues Thomas Piketty TopicsBOOK REVIEW | Inequality In addition to health and education, the other structural policy that might have contributed to a major…

bubmagMay 16, 2020

Super Heroes

DC Comics Cancels The Terrifics, Last 4 Issues Digital-Only

Just like Supergirl before it, The Terrifics – the only surviving comic from the New Age of DC Heroes launch that followed DC's Dark Nights: Metal series has been cancelled. It won't even get the dignity if seeing its final issue see print. Instead the final three issues will be…

bubmagMay 16, 2020

Orangutan

What Animals Should Be In The ‘New Big 5?’ Here’s How You Vote

Sumatran tiger, Sumatra, Indonesia by 'New Big 5' supporter Steve Winter. Steve Winter Tigers, gorillas, polar bears, grizzly bears and orang-utans: just five iconic animals on Planet Earth that are not members of the traditional ‘Big 5.’ However, that could be about to change with the launch of the New…

bubmagMay 16, 2020

However obedient its citizens are, the government can’t help but revert to thuggish type

These commencement speakers have wise words for these times

Messi’s Rosario vs Maradona’s Buenos Aires: Which team would win?

Yu-Gi-Oh Fan Sets Up a Working Trap Card in Animal Crossing New Horizons

GeekWire Podcast: Uber, Grubhub and Seattle; Amazon’s virus-killing robot; Surface Earbuds first take

Saturday Headlines: Astroturfing the fans.

Houses of worship gain audience by going online during virus

Why India’s inequality is a policy choice, argues Capital and Ideology

DC Comics Cancels The Terrifics, Last 4 Issues Digital-Only

What Animals Should Be In The ‘New Big 5?’ Here’s How You Vote

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