People livin’ in competition

from The Atlantic How Life Became an Endless, Terrible Competition Meritocracy prizes achievement above all else, making everyone—even the rich—miserable. Maybe there’s a way out. by Daniel Markovits, Professor at Yale Law School EDMON DE HARO In the summer of 1987, I...

Easy Rider Gone

from Dark Horizons R.I.P. Peter Fonda By Garth Franklin The “Easy Rider” himself, Peter Fonda, has died – the famed actor passing away at 79 from lung cancer. Fonda had an interesting childhood – a difficult and distant relationship with his famous father Henry...

Campus Fight Night

from The Mirror Inside student fight night where young men box unlicensed in front of glamorous women EXCLUSIVE: Boxing’s governing bodies are deeply concerned about the lack of control surrounding white-collar events – but for ungrads in Cardiff, it is the...

Machete-maritan!

from Reuters Actor Danny Trejo of ‘Machete’ fame pulls young boy from overturned car LOS ANGELES, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Hollywood actor Danny Trejo, known for his tough-guy roles in such films as “Machete,” helped rescue a young boy who was...

No Robots! No Robots!

from The New Yorker The Last Robot-Proof Job in America? By Lizzie Widdicombe Robert DiGregorio, known in the Fulton Fish Market as Bobby Tuna, possesses a blend of discernment and arcane fish knowledge that, so far, computers have yet to replicate. Photograph by Mike...