I’m going to ask you a stupid question.Suppose you’re walking down a hallway in an unfamiliar building. At the end of the hallway, you come to a door with one of those D-shaped aluminum pull handles, the sort one encounters when exiting a public restroom. Completely missing the tiny “PUSH” on what appears to be a miniscule sticker to the right of the handle, you end up yanking yourself toward the door, tragicomically bashing your face into edge of the frame, leaving a bruise in the center of your forehead.Now, the question: Is that bruise your fault or the door’s?I guess that’s the wrong thing to ask someone who has just concussed themself. “Are you okay?” might have been a better start. But the question of blame in this situation makes an interesting toy example for analysis, because whenever there’s a debate over a problem that’s perceived as technologically mediated it has a way of getting mangled into exactly these terms.Continue Reading… … Read More
Bob Woodward and the White House argue over the sequester
Why are Bob Woodward and the White House arguing over the sequester? The blame-game over who’s responsible for the “sequester” and its automatic spending cuts – which everyone agrees is a terrible way to run Washington’s business – finds journalistic icon and Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward at…
Model Falls On The Runway During French Couture 2012 Show In Singapore (PHOTOS)
Models falling on the runway isn’t a new phenomenon — have you seen the shoes they’re expected to walk in? But these cringe-inducing occurrences never fail to capture our attentions. The latest runway fail comes to us from designer Julien Fournie’s show during French Couture 2012 in Singapore, and it featured all of your foolproof, fall-causing staples. Insanely high stiletto heels? Check. A long, clingy train and an eyesight-blocking hairdo? Check and check. Even though this may just be the most embarrassing moment of this model’s fashion career, she’s definitely not the only runway girl who lost her footing recently. Just last February, models tripped on Anthony Vaccarello and Dennis Basso’s runways, so, again, we blame the heels. Plus, Naomi Campbell took her infamous fall in 1993 and look how far she’s come.Read More…
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When the Romney campaign seemed to implode in September and the blame game began, lots of blame got dumped on top strategist Stuart Stevens. Not surprisingly, Stevens has penned a defense of his candidate and his campaign – and it’s delusional, divisive and unbelievably stupid.In his Washington Post op-ed, “Mitt Romney: A good man. The right fight,” Stevens seems to argue that Romney practically won, because he won a majority of voters who make more than $50,000 a year. “That means he carried the majority of middle-class voters,” Stevens claims. What a skewed, self-serving way of dividing up the world.First of all, the median household income in the U.S. is $50,000; median personal income is around $40,000. So most Americans make less than $50,000; they’re not some tiny fringe group. Also, I’m sure that lots of people who make in the $25,000 to $50,000 range consider themselves middle class. They’ll enjoy Stevens consigning them to the pool of low-income Obama dependents. And the notion that voters who aren’t middle class don’t matter is disturbing, but no surprise coming from the guy who backed Mr. 47 Percent.Continue Reading… … Read More
