Thursday, September 6, 2018

Supreme Being

Secrecy and speechifying, collegiality and hierarchy, exceptionalism and opulence on the Supreme Court.
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THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME
ABOVE IT ALL
How The Court Got So Supreme
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Secrecy and speechifying, collegiality and hierarchy, exceptionalism and opulence on the Supreme Court.
SCREEN OUT THE BAD ONES
The Best Movie From Every Country, Mapped
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Turns out, the US really can't get enough of "The Shawshank Redemption" and Germany's best movie is... "Fight Club"?
COCKBLOCKCHAINED
Bitcoin Bodice Rippers Are Romance's Most Sizzling New Subgenre
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What specific kinks would this genre plumb? Would sweaty characters rip off their clothes in the heat generated by a bitcoin-mining operation?
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LET'S PUT THIS BEHIND US
'I FOUND MY AMBIVALENCE UNSETTLING'
The Bullet In My Arm
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I grew up in a gun-loving town in Alabama. My grandfather's store sells firearms. But only after I was shot did I begin to understand America's complicated relationship with guns.
DISLIKE IF YOU AGREE
Is This The Beginning Of The End For Facebook?
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A handful of reports about the impact of Facebook has on the spread of information all point to a single conclusion: The website does more harm than good.
OFF-COLOR
The Not-So-Hidden Racism Of Nancy Drew
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Can (white) America's favorite girl detective overcome her past?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
A TOSS AND A TOSSER
Woman Catches Bouquet At Wedding, Boyfriend Has The Opposite Reaction She Was Hoping For
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Something tells us they're going to have a rough conversation after all of this is over.
IN THE NEWS
Anonymous White House Official Pens Op-Ed: 'I Am Part Of The Resistance Inside The Trump Administration'
India's Top Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex In Landmark Ruling
Japan Hit By Deadly Earthquake And Mudslides
The Saga Of The Couple Who Swindled A Homeless Man Out Of $400,000 Raised For Him On GoFundMe
Cryptocurrencies Collapse After Report Goldman Is Rolling Back Trading Desk Plans
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