To call Batman a bad role model for boys because he is 'socially unjust' is to miss the complexity of such superheroesAfter surveying 674 boys aged four to 18, Professor Sharon Lamb of the University of Massachusetts criticised the narrow depictions of masculinity in recent movie adaptations of Iron Man and Batman. These films, argued the p....(more)
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Mashable - If you or a loved one is suffering from or has suffered from cancer, instilling you with an overwhelming urge to curse the disease out, you're in luck. F**ck Cancer, a non- profit foundation, has launched a month-long campaign called F-tember during which it plans to raise awareness by asking folks to donat....(more)
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Major world economies may be slowing faster than thought – although OECD says another downturn 'unlikely'The global recovery may be slowing faster than previously thought, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warned today as it cut its growth forecasts for the second half of the year. The Paris-based organisation also ....(more)
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The Wall Street bank failed to notify the City watchdog when Fabrice Tourre, the banker at the heart of the Abacus case, was accused of fraud by the SECThe Financial Service Authority has hit Goldman Sachs with a £17.5m fine, one of the biggest ever levied by the watchdog, after the Wall Street bank failed to warn that one of its UK-based staff was....(more)
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A judge more than doubles an award made by a jury to Don Johnson over
profits owed from a TV show to $51.2m (£33.2m).
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by Joseph Romm. This post was cowritten by Araceli Ruano, the Center for American Progress’ senior vice president and director for California. Andrew Fitzgerald Adams also contributed to this post. Last week, Politico reported on the California Senate debate: “Fiorina’s major stumble came on the issue of Proposition 23.....(more)
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AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother says he made at least $800,000 by buying and then reselling a high-end Dubai villa using a loan provided by the chairman of the troubled Kabul Bank.
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