Mulan star Ming-Na Wen among those to criticise Hollywood for ‘whitewashing’ anime classic by failing to cast Asian actor as Major Kusanagi Release: @ParamountPics & @DWAnimation “GHOST IN THE SHELL” is in … Continue reading ‘Whitewashing’ row over Scarlett Johansson’s Ghost in the Shell role reignites

Justin Trudeau, the newly elected Prime Minister of Canada, received a wave of universally positive press last week after he appeared to explain the mechanics of quantum computing in an impromptu answer … Continue reading Justin Trudeau’s Quantum Computing Explanation Was Likely Staged for Publicity

NERC chief has final say and faces dilemma between credibility of the organisation and burden of public opinion I love online polls. Reminds me of the time Mountain Dew ran a similar … Continue reading Boaty McBoatface wins poll to name polar research vessel

Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, a senior at the University of California, Berkeley, was taken off a flight after he called an uncle in Baghdad and a passenger overheard him. What? I thought we were … Continue reading College Student Is Removed From Flight After Speaking Arabic on Plane

Newspapers in California published pro-TPP columns that appear to have been at least partially authored by lobbyists working for the Japanese government. Take this column by former San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, … Continue reading Pro-TPP Op-Eds Remarkably Similar to Drafts by Foreign Government Lobbyists

NSA whistleblower responds to admission by Australian federal police that it investigated leaks to a Guardian journalist by requesting his metadata Great comment over at Reddit regarding this article: Drew If only … Continue reading Edward Snowden on police pursuing journalist data: the scandal is what the law allows

99 Cents Only store magnate Howard Gold lives next to George Clooney. On Saturday night, both of them threw political fundraisers for would-be 2016 Democratic presidential candidate. This is great! Tickets went … Continue reading George Clooney’s neighbor threw a $27/plate Sanders fundraiser to counter Clooney’s $33K/head Hillary event

They were calling for an end to austerity — and the resignation of David Cameron. The number of protesters is between 50,000 and 150,000, in other words, huge! Yet the BBC chose … Continue reading Thousands of anti-austerity protesters fill the streets of London

The Saudis threaten the Obama administration over a bill that would allow the Saudi government to be held responsible in US courts for 9/11, the NYT reports. Perhaps the bill is just … Continue reading Saudi Arabia threatens to sell US assets over 9/11 bill

As a rule, it does not matter how much money a country owes if it can easily meet its interest payments. And the US will NEVER have a problem meeting its interest … Continue reading Time’s Magazine’s Cover Story About the National Debt Is Unforgivably Idiotic

This is a few years old but demonstrates the be benefits marijuana has for this woman who can barely speak without it. The difference IS night and day. Watch the begining then … Continue reading Woman smokes medical marijuana for cerebral palsy. Difference in her speech is night and day.

“Bernie Sanders’ new Jewish outreach coordinator is under fire — and reportedly has been suspended — over controversial and profane remarks she made on social media about Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin … Continue reading Sanders’ Jewish outreach coordinator under fire after anti-Netanyahu rant