Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Wednesday’s mob attack on the U.S. Capitol has many dire implications for U.S. politics and culture. But at the heart of it is a seemingly simple question: How did a ragtag group of civilians manage […]
Day: May 11, 2022
Don’t talk about the Capitol siege without mentioning white privilege
It’s time to take a good look at who stormed the Capitol, if you’re happy with anything in politics, perhaps it’s time to thank a HBCU, and COVID-19 has claimed an icon of inclusive design. But first, here’s your W.E.B Du Bois “The Souls of White Folks” week in review, in Haiku. My word is to […]
Twitter permanently bans Donald Trump’s account from the platform
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty) Twitter has permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s personal Twitter account due to repeated incitement of violence, the company announced Friday night. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them—specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter—we have permanently […]
WSOP Circuit Pivoting Online for 2021
A mystery event will take place in a yet-to-be revealed market.
‘Moon Knight’ Adds Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead As Directors
Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight has reportedly added Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead as directors on the upcoming series. WandaVision will debut next week and mark the beginning of Phase 4 and bring a new Marvel Cinematic Universe story to Disney Plus. Several other Marvel Studios projects are set to follow the streaming service and Moon […]
‘Green Arrow And The Canaries’ Is No Longer Moving Forward At The CW
Green Arrow and the Canaries will not be joining the other Arrowverse shows on The CW after a backdoor pilot during Arrow‘s final season. The CW is moving into a new era with their DC properties as several changes are taking place over at the network. It all began with Arrow back in 2012, which […]
Motorola shovels the 2021 Moto G lineup onto the market
The Moto G Play (2021), for $170. There’s a rear fingerprint reader, a top headphone jack, and a teardrop front camera mount. [credit: Motorola ] Motorola has announced most of its 2021 lineup all at once, so we have a big pile of phones to sift through. Meet the Moto G Play (2021), Moto G […]
Peter Weber Makes The Move To NYC Following Breakup From Kelley Flanagan
Peter Weber is moving on from Kelley Flanagan—literally! The Bachelor star announced on Thursday, that he is still moving to New York City after his sudden breakup from his ex. In a video posted to his Instagram Story, the 29-year-old showed all his followers the stacks of Home Depot boxes in his living room. Shocking […]
Reddit’s largest remaining Trump community banned for “inciting violence”
Enlarge / The image currently at the top of r/donaldtrump. (credit: Reddit) On Friday, Reddit joined this week’s response to violent online rhetoric as spearheaded by President Donald Trump and removed its “r/donaldtrump” community, the site’s largest existing community dedicated specifically to Trump. Visiting any of that community’s pages now leads to a simple message […]
Women accounted for 100% of the 140,000 jobs shed by the U.S. economy in December
Women accounted for all of U.S. job losses in December, dramatically underscoring the pandemic’s unrelentingly disastrous impact on working women. Actually, it’s even worse than that: Technically, women accounted for more than 111% of jobs lost last month. The U.S. economy lost a net 140,000 jobs in December, the first month since April that total […]