Random links
- Boys on the Side
- "The hookup culture that has largely replaced dating on college campuses has been viewed, in many quarters, as socially corrosive and ultimately toxic to women, who seemingly have little choice but to participate. Actually, it is an engine of female progress—one being harnessed and driven by women themselves." An argument that a feminist society requires something like hookups to succeed.
- The Undeniable Allure of Potential
- Some experimental results: "They found that people playing the role of basketball coach preferred a rookie player with great potential over an established player with a great record. ... Other participants playing the role of recruiting manager preferred a candidate with a high score on a leadership potential test, and thought he/she would perform better in the future, as compared with an equally qualified candidate (both had MBAs from NYU) with a high score on a leadership achievement test. ... participants chose between pairs of paintings (judged as similarly appealing in pilot research) after reading profiles of the two artists who created the works. People tended to prefer the painting attributed to an artist who was described as having the potential to win a major art prize, as compared with the painting by an artist who was already a major prize winner."
- Scientists Closer to Birth Control Pill for Men
- The article mentions that "some women are wary, saying they might not count on the male contraceptive pill alone." Of course that could go both ways.
- Bystanders shot outside Empire State Building all hit by police gunfire
- "All nine people wounded during a dramatic confrontation between police and a gunman outside the Empire State Building were struck by bullets fired by the two officers, police said Saturday, citing ballistics evidence." The gunman in question had shot a former co-worker prior to the chase, but the remaining casualties all appear to be police-inflicted.