10 Latin Phrases You Pretend to Understand: nevver: 1. Caveat Emptor (KAV-ee-OT emp-TOR): “Let the buyer beware” 2. Persona Non Grata (puhr-SOH-nah non GRAH-tah): “An unacceptable person” 3. Habeas C...
statedept: Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner responds to your questions live in a Facebook chat on May 25, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Reuters: Zuckerbergs Marriage Smart Legal Move: Though there’s no indication that the Zuckerberg wedding had anything to do with the IPO, its timing couldn’t have been better. At least if the pair ev...
“By the time he turned 5, Michael had developed an uncanny ability to switch from full-blown anger to moments of pure rationality or calculated charm — a facility that Anne describes as deeply unsett...
CNN: South Korea to chemically castrate rapist: CNN: South Korea is set to carry out the chemical castration of a serial rapist later this week, implementing recent legislation for the first time. Th...
discoverynews: Space Station Spies the Dragon On Thursday morning, Space Exploration Technologies’ Dragon capsule successfully carried out a complex set of orbital maneuvers around the International ...
darksidelawyer: Billions and billions of minds….
Gucci v. Guess: When we last wrote about the epic trademark war that Gucci launched against Guess in 2009, we noted that the case made headlines soon after the first filing. Apparently Gucci’s former...
thedailywhat: George Lucas Strikes Back of the Day: Star Wars creator George Lucas has been trying for years to convert a large parcel of land in Marin County, California into a 300,000 square foot m...
thedailywhat: This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: Florida courts continue to show a bass-akward way of dispensing justice — 31-year-old Marissa Alexander has been sentenced to a 20-year bid for fi...
“One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests.” - John Stuart Mill (via darksidelawyer)
thepoliticalnotebook: Some of the best recent photojournalism of mothers… (1) Sana’a, Yemen. In this year’s World Press Photo award winning photograph, a mother comforts her injured son after anti-go...
A previously “split” jury has within minutes of returning to the deliberation room, reached a verdict in the trial of William Balfour ( Hudson Family Murder). The verdict will be read at 4:30 CT
thedailywhat: Infographic of the Day: A public transit-style guide to the evolving Obama and Romney positions on gay marriage. (Embiggen.) [style]
What the Wage Gap?! "The Most Unfair Cities to be a Woman ": Stamford, CT Provo, UT Knoxville, TN Baton Rouge, LA Boise, ID Ogden. UT Jackson, MS Charlotte, NC Tulsa, OK Scranton , PA Follow ...
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villagevoice: Smoking Weed Mixed Martial Arts Fighting Talking on the Phone While Driving Donating Food to Homeless Shelters Fortune Telling Farting in Church via James King
“A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.” - Elbert Hubbard
tballardbrown: Bestselling Christian chick lit author ReShonda Tate Billingsley‘s Facebook recently posted a Facebook photo of her daughter and it’s going viral. The photo is part of her daughter’s p...
theatlantic: German Police Used Only 85 Bullets Against People in 2011 According to Germany’s Der Spiegel, German police shot only 85 bullets in all of 2011, a stark reminder that not every country i...
“In this case, it would’ve been helpful for him to explain to Malia and Sasha that while her friends parents are no doubt lovely people, that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking a...
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“You know, Malia and Sasha, they have friends whose parents are same-sex couples. There have been times where Michelle and I have been sitting around the dinner table and we’re talking about their fr...
Ashleys Corner: Historical Parallels? Civil Unions and Plessy: ashes0909: Maybe its because I’m writing about Plessy v. Ferguson for legal history, but President Obama’s made a comment about Civil Un...
On Wednesday May 9th 2012, President Barack Obama declared his support for marriage equality. I have been monitoring reactions on twitter and would like to know more! Thoughts? Genuine? Ploy? Does it...
newsweek: You just had to do that, didn’t you, Fox Nation?!
think-progress: Thank President Obama for embracing marriage equality!
motherjones: While we’re on the subject of North Carolina: Between 1929 and 1974, the state sterilized more than 7,500 of its residents. Elaine Riddick (above) has been one of the most outspoken advo...
denverpost: Today’s Google Doodle honors archaeologist Howard Carter, known for discovering King Tut’s Tomb. Here are some photos of Carter, whose 138th birthday is today, May 9, and some of the arti...
cheatsheet: The Internet: just the pictures. (via laughingsquid)
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