LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Washington Post reporter James Hohmann slammed Ivanka Trump’s new book due to her “life of privilege” Monday, but privilege didn’t come up when the paper featured Chelsea Clinton’s book in February. The president’s daughter isn’t able to effectively talk about women in the workplace, Hohmann writes in WaPo’s Daily…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett NASA rovers sent to explore other worlds could have several tiny origami-inspired robots tagging along. The Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robot (PUFFER) is an origami-inspired robot capable of flattening itself out to squeeze into tight spots and climb a 45-degree slope. These robots can even survive long…
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that some forms of bestiality are legal. In a shocking 7-1 decision, the Supreme Court determined that sexual acts involving animals, which do not involve penetration, are legal acts. Bestiality is currently illegal under the Criminal Code of Canada, and has been since the 1800’s, but the definition…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republicans will call for Attorney General Eric Holder to be impeached for lying Congress and failing to execute the law. Texas Representative Peter Olson drafted the articles on Wednesday which relate to the Operation Fast and Furious Scandal, the Attorney General’s failure to enforce the Defense of Marriage Act and his…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Almost one-and-a-half million Harvard emails containing grades, answer keys, bank account numbers, and even one person’s Social Security number were publicly available until Monday afternoon. Harvard administrators and more than two dozen student managers of the email lists were unaware of the visibility of their contents, as reported…
By: Laura Meyers A group from one of the supposedly most socially progressive industries denied women entry into the Cannes Film Festival in France last weekend if they were not wearing heels. Hoorah for equality, eh? The incident has been dubbed “Shoegate” or “Flatgate” by some reporters, as staff from the festival denied several female…
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