Rochelle Riley: Documentary tells girls they have power despite what they see in movies, on TV
Detroit Free Press Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:37 PM PDT
The girls stood one by one in the Boll Family YMCA downtown to tell us about their challenges in their lives, to recount their horrors, to question their futures. They were prompted to speak after watching the riveting documentary "Miss Representation," a film about how media portrayals of women and girls affect women and girls. |
Stanford wins ugly
New York Post Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:37 PM PDT
After a few minutes of the NIT semifinal between Massachusetts and Stanford last night, it was easy to see why the teams were at the Garden and not in the NCAA Tournament. Both teams shot the ball poorly and had plenty of turnovers, but one of them had to win... |
Coalition for Tuition Equality panel
The Michigan Daily Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:37 PM PDT
Though LSA freshman Daniel Morales spent the majority of his life in California after being born in Mexico, he had to wait one year before matriculating into the University due to his inability to receive financial aid because of his status an undocumented citizen. read more |
Apple to refunds Australian iPad buyers
The Irish Times Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:36 PM PDT
Apple will email all Australian buyers of its new iPad to offer them a refund, a lawyer for the company said today, after the nation's consumer watchdog accused it of misleading advertising over one key aspect of the product. |
With video: Michael Rosenberg | Phone call to mom changed Draymond Green's life
Detroit Free Press Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:36 PM PDT
In four years at Michigan State, Draymond Green has played in 144 of 145 games. This is about the one he missed. It was late January of his freshman year. Michigan State beat Ohio State, and Tom Izzo left Green on the bench. Green had been playing only a few minutes per game anyway. |
The Parallax Podcast: episode one
Crikey Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:36 PM PDT
Killer Elite, Carnage, Contagio and Midnight in Paris. Read more on the blog... Read more on the blog... |
Darnell Gant: "We were too immature"
Seattle Times Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:36 PM PDT
Washington's final game started like so many others this season. The Huskies came out flat and no one seems to know why that happened in the 35th game in a win-or-the-season is over scenario. |
The Fin steps up as Chenoweth detonates Murdoch bomb
Crikey Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:35 PM PDT
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, is one day when The Australian Financial Review, the world’s most expensive financial daily, is certainly worth its $3 cover price. Read more on the blog... Read more on the blog... |
China allows detained rights lawyer first visit in two years
Reuters via Yahoo! News Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:35 PM PDT
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's best known rights lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, whose case is a sore point in Sino-U.S. relations, was allowed a visit from his family last weekend, the first time he has been seen for nearly two years, his wife said on Wednesday. The treatment of Gao, whose secretive detention has also drawn criticism from the U.N. human rights body, is one of the thorniest human rights ... |
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