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☆ In Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary, a high-stakes clash between a history-making pick and a candidate with deep pockets
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Silver Spring, Maryland CNN —The farmers market in this suburb of Washington, DC, was a ripe crowd for Angela Alsobrooks, who’s locked in an increasingly contentious Senate Democratic primary on Tuesday. “I would really like to see a Black woman in the Senate. If elected in November, Alsobrooks, the executive of Prince George’s County, could become only the third Black woman ever elected to the Senate. (The one Black woman currently serving — California’s Laphonza Butler — was appointed and isn’t running to stay beyond this year.) “Electing women is not just good for Maryland,” Alsobrooks told supporters assembled outside her campaign office.

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☆ Judith Butler Thinks You’re Overreacting
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Jessica Bennett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The first thing I did when reading Judith Butler’s new book, “Who’s Afraid of Gender?”, was to look up the word “phantasm,” which appears 41 times in the introduction alone. (It means illusion; the “phantasm of gender,” a threat rooted in fear and fantasy.) In a single word, “gender” holds the power to seemingly drive people mad with fear. Butler’s latest comes more than three decades after their first and most famous book, “Gender Trouble,” brought the idea of “gender as performance” into the mainstream. As it turns out, Butler — who has written 15 books since — never intended to return to the subject, even as a culture war raged.

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☆ Psychologist shares a 5-step plan to come up with great ideas: It's a 'game-changer' in any workplace
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

If someone tells you, "come up with a great idea," your mind probably goes blank. But it doesn't have to be, says psychologist Allison Butler — you just need to know what steps to follow. Whether you want to impress your boss, invent something or start a successful business, Butler recommends a methodology called "design thinking" that she says can help anyone come up with great ideas. "The idea is that it seems like a checklist: Watch people, learn from them, craft insights, brainstorm great ideas [and] start to prototype," says Butler. Embracing critical feedback can help you do more than improve your ideas, too.

Persons: Allison Butler, Allison Butler —, Butler, you've, Cortney Warren Organizations: Innovation, Bryant University, Apple, Google, CNBC

☆ Where to stay in India? Here are 8 former palaces that are now hotels
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Poonam Binayak | Lisa Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Source: Heritage DharampuraIt's now a 14-room boutique hotel, which received an honorable mention in 2017's UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. It was transformed into a heritage hotel in the 1960s and is now impeccably managed by the Taj Group. Taj Lake Palace Source: Taj Lake PalaceStraight out of a fairy tale, the Taj Lake Palace boasts domed pavilions, ornamental turrets, crystal chandeliers, and 83 antique-filled rooms and suites, some which overlook a gleaming courtyard that hosts nightly folk dances. Source: Taj Usha Kiran PalaceToday, it's a lavish Taj hotel that balances old-world vibes with contemporary style. It is now a heritage hotel managed by the Taj Group.

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☆ A former Afghan interpreter for the US military escaped Taliban rule only to be shot and killed in Washington, DC
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was shot and killed in Washington, DC while working as a Lyft driver. Then, on July 3, Ahmad Yar was fatally shot in Washington, DC while driving for Lyft. Ahmad Yar was just one of hundreds of Afghan interpreters scrambling to flee the country after the Taliban takeover. Amid the chaos, Ahmad Yar's wife was also pregnant with their fourth child. Ahmad Yar worked for a towing company and as a rideshare driver.

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☆ Exit Hector, Again and Again: How Different Translators Reveal the ‘Iliad’ Anew
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Emily Wilson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

As her husband watched her his heart yearned towards her and he caressed her fondly, saying, “My own wife, do not take these things too bitterly to heart. Her husband noticed,and filled with pity now, Hector stroked her gently,trying to reassure her, repeating her name: “Andromache,dear one, why so desperate? No man alive has ever escaped it,neither brave man nor coward, I tell you —it’s born with us the day that we are born. And his loving wife went home, turning, glancingback again and again and weeping live warm tears. Emily Wilson (2023)In my own translation of the “Iliad,” I echo the metrical regularity of the original by using unrhyming iambic pentameter.

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☆ Food delivery drivers say they aren't being tipped enough by customers to make a living
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Delivery drivers expercienced a boom during the pandemic, but many say that luck has run out. But without being able to see exactly how much they'll be tipped, drivers say it's a gamble. Since the height of online ordering in the thick of the pandemic, delivery drivers have slowly seen their once-lucrative profits fade away. Now, drivers say they still have a hard time turning a profit unless the tip is worth it. According to the New York Times, Uber and DoorDash drivers figure they're paid about $3.50 per order, plus $1 per mile they have to drive.

☆ These LGBTQ TikTokers have made the platform a treasure trove of queer content
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-06 | by ( Ellie Rudy | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

But the good news is, for those in need of a pick-me-up, the internet treasure trove that is TikTok has a seemingly endless supply of LGBTQ creators serving up fun and informative queer content. Here are 10 TikTokers to follow if you’re looking to brighten up the (literally) darker days ahead. Queer Chameleon on TikTok is an adorable pocket of the internet where cartoon chameleons, sporting various queer flags, talk about the gay experience. Some of the videos use other queer influencers’ audio, while others use original audio made by the artist behind the chameleons. Basically, if you’re looking for extra cute content that you’ll find super relatable, Queer Chameleon is the spot to go.

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