Briana Haynie and Irving Ruan write a satirical course catalogue of subjects they wish their high schools had offered to prepare them for adulthood.
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Author: Briana Haynie, Irving Ruan
General Mattis Condemns Trump As Threat To Constitution
Former Defense Secretary General James Mattis penned a critique of the president this week saying Donald Trump has abused his executive authority and seeks to divide Americans rather than unite them. What do you think?
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Two Buffalo Police Officers Suspended After Staining Clean Sidewalk With Blood
BUFFALO, NY—After a video of the incident received national attention, Buffalo mayor Byron Brown confirmed Friday the suspension without pay of two policemen who were caught staining an otherwise spotless section of city sidewalk with blood. “I have seen the video and am deeply disturbed by the actions of these…
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Police Chief Vows To Take Concrete Steps To Better Cover Up Violence
LOS ANGELES—Promising swift action that would bring about much-needed change to the department, Los Angeles Police chief Michel Moore vowed Friday to take concrete steps to better cover up violence. “We’ve been as disturbed as anybody else that these videos are coming to light, and we’re taking immediate measures to…
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Pros And Cons Of Curfew Laws
Cities around the country have implemented curfew laws in response to the ongoing protests over the police killing of George Floyd, with the measures receiving support and backlash. The Onion looks at the pros and cons of curfew laws.
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America!: How Birds Are Adjusting to Our New Reality
Ali Fitzgerald illustrates a humorous comic about how birds are adjusting to the new reality of life during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Author: Ali Fitzgerald
Buffalo Police Request Reinforcements Until Elderly-Man Rampages Fully Contained
BUFFALO, NY—Calling the various geriatric protestors the “greatest threat to officers thus far,” the Buffalo Police Department requested reinforcements Friday until the frail elderly men rampaging through their city were fully contained. “Due to the terrifying influx of senior citizens recklessly hobbling through the…
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Historian Eric Foner On The ‘Unresolved Legacy Of Reconstruction’
After the Civil War, the federal government promised former slaves equality and citizenship. Historian Eric Foner says the failed promises reverberate today. Originally broadcast Jan. 9, 2006.
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Author: Terry Gross
Remembering Award-Winning Author Robb Forman Dew
Dew, who died May 22, wrote intimately about family relationships in both fiction and nonfiction. She spoke to Terry Gross in 1994 about The Family Heart, her memoir about learning her son was gay.
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Author: Terry Gross
Elisabeth Moss Shines As Writer Shirley Jackson In This Smart, Surprising Film
Shirley mixes fact and fiction as it explores the life of the writer best known for the short story “The Lottery.” This unusual film isn’t so much a biopic as it is a biographical-literary fantasia.
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Author: Justin Chang