By Ivan Plis Vitaly Mutko is Russia’s Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth. You’d think that dealing with FIFA, the infamously corrupt soccer organization, means he speaks pretty good English. You’d be wrong. Back in 2010, he gave a speech that helped Russia win hosting duties for the 2018 World Cup, insisting that he would…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield President Donald Trump, via a series of tweets, under the mist of a brewing weekend and dying news cycle, has announced a new bipartisan health care plan to “Make America Great Again.” Trump started the night picking up where he left off, spouting disdain for the principled…
“I am so sick of February. It’s the shortest month but it sure doesn’t feel that way.” -Toby Flenderson, “The Office” I’ve never much cared for native St. Louisan T.S. Eliot. Come to think of it, I’ve never cared much for any modernist poets or modern “artists.” The only class I ever dropped in college…
The National Union of Students (NUS) Women Students’ Conference is all over social media today but likely not for the reasons they’d hoped for. According the NUS Twitter account: Some delegates are requesting that we move to jazz hands rather than clapping, as it’s triggering anxiety. Please be mindful! #nuswomen15 — NUS Women’s Campaign (@nuswomcam) March 24,…
The ‘Me’ Generation is a term pitched around to describe Millennials. However, the ‘Me’ mentality is not a generation; it is an ever-increasing mindset in our country, driving everything from business to politics to population sectors. This mindset transcends age, gender, and race — a singular, yet, powerful mentality fueling hate, discrimination, violence, and greed is making a mockery of…
By Blake Neff The National Union of Students (NUS) Women Conference currently underway in the UK has drawn substantial attention for its efforts to encourage attendees to use “jazz hands” instead of clapping in order to avoid triggering anxiety attacks in participants. This attention, however, diverts attention away from another interesting aspect of the event:…