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Craigslist turns 25 – a reminder that a more democratic version of the internet can still thrive

3Apr

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TECHNOLOGY

Craigslist turns 25 – a reminder that a more democratic version of the internet can still thrive

Fake news. Online surveillance. Phishing scams. Biased algorithms. It’s easy to be cynical about the internet, and harder to remember a time when being online felt less commercial and more democratic. But there was a period when websites didn’t rely on user data for profit margins, when people still viewed the internet as a radical laboratory for freedom and liberty. Can those ideas and values from the earliest days of the web be revived? Or is the internet a lost cause? In my new book, “An Internet for the People,” I look at one popular website that has a lot to teach us: Craigslist. Twenty-five years after its launch, Craigslist is a reminder that the earlier, more democratic version of the internet can still thrive. The platform has weathered the internet’s boom-and-bust cycle, wi...

Catholic investigations are still shrouded in secrecy

4Apr

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Journalism

Catholic investigations are still shrouded in secrecy

Roman Catholic Bishop Richard Malone resigned in December 2019 after intense public criticism for his handling of the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York. His departure came three months after the Vatican announced what’s called an “apostolic visitation” – a religious investigation that allows the pope to swiftly audit, punish or sanction virtually any wing of the Roman Catholic Church – into Malone’s diocese, or region. In my research on clergy sexual abuse, I’ve learned that these investigations are still shrouded in secrecy. Visitations for clergy sexual abuse When clergy abuse cases first emerged in the 1980s, the Vatican used apostolic visitations to punish Catholic institutions who had attracted negative press for their role in the scandal. After lawmake...

4Apr

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IN OTHER NEWS

Five Years After Ferguson Uprising, Still Seeking Justice and Healing

On the fifth anniversary of Michael Brown's death, his family and the town of Ferguson look to the past—and future—to bring about meaningful change. Michael Brown Sr. lies stock-still on his back on the floor of an art studio in St. Louis as an artist layers papier-mache on his arms, chest, and torso. Brown Sr. is a stand-in, the model for a life-size replica that St. Louis artist Dail Chambers is creating to represent Michael Brown Jr.—his deceased son. In the days and weeks that followed, other artists added their own interpretations to the cast, and community leaders, family, friends, and activists affixed messages of remembrance, of hope, as well as photos and tributes to Brown Jr. “Although everybody else has left since your death, we are still here fighting,” o...

Police Are Still Killing Unarmed Black People

4Apr

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Police Are Still Killing Unarmed Black People

The Hands Up Act could do something about it. Since the police killings of Botham Jean in Dallas and Emantic “E.J.” Bradford in Birmingham, Alabama, two months apart last fall, ongoing news coverage of unarmed Black people killed by police has mostly waned. The street protests ended more than a year ago, but the horrific, traumatic occurrences have not. I can’t count the number of posts I’ve scrolled past to avoid the image of an officer sitting on top of a Black child, tightly holding a plastic bag over the 12-year-old’s head. Or the number of posts screaming outrage about the officers who irresponsibly shot at a fleeing vehicle, injuring three small children. And the countless other posts of news stories about or videos of police officers harassing, assaulting, ...

3Apr

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VIDEO REELS

Celebrities Who Are Still Missing Today

With the intense glare of the media spotlight, it sometimes seems as though celebrities are being watched 24 hours a day. We see everything they do and hear everything they say. So it seems impossible that a celebrity could completely vanish and never be seen or heard from again. But that's exactly what happened to these famous people who disappeared — and are still missing today…

Grumpy Cat owner awarded over $700,000 in lawsuit. Cat still won’t smile.

12Feb

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LIFESTYLE

Grumpy Cat owner awarded over $700,000 in lawsuit. Cat still won’t smile.

To most Internet users, Grumpy Cat - the feline with a furry frown - is a minor celebrity that capitalized on the popularity of memes in 2012 as a perpetual sourpuss. One of the most famous images of the cat, for example, was overlaid with the text, “I had fun once. It was awful.” To her owner, Tabatha Bundesen of Morristown, Arizona, she was a cash cow and lifeline. The cat’s unexpected fame allowed Bundesen to quit her job waitressing at Red Lobster, according to the Hollywood Reporter. She later formed Grumpy Cat Limited, monetizing the dour kitty. The company has produced a line of branded clothing, pillows, mugs, pens, bags and books “written” by the unhappy cat, including a New York Times bestseller. The cat herself - real name: Tardar Sauce - has appeared on “Today,” “...

Twista — Arrested for Weed …That’s Still a Crime? (MUG SHOT + VIDEO)

4Apr

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Twista — Arrested for Weed …That’s Still a Crime? (MUG SHOT + VIDEO)

Rapper Twista was busted for possession of pot Thursday night ... which torpedoed his Indiana concert. Twista was scheduled to perform at Big Shots in Valparaiso. We're told the Rolls Royce Phantom in which he was riding was pulled over at 10:15 PM, before the concert. Twista, 2 other passengers and the driver waited outside the car as police searched the vehicle and found the weed. Cops say they stopped the Rolls because it was following too close to a truck. Police approached the vehicle and smelled weed. All 4 men were arrested. Twista was on his way to the concert when he was busted. The show, obviously, did not go on. The rapper was held until 4 AM Friday morning and released after he posted $500 bail. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2016/03/25/twista-arrested-weed-marijuana/#ixzz4...