A lot of retail stores are looking for a big win this holiday season. At least one has gotten a win, but not exactly what they were looking for. Thanks to a win in bankruptcy court, Toys R Us will be allowed to pay $16 million in bonuses to top
In many, perhaps most, cases of sexual abuse, especially those that have been written about almost daily in recent news, the victims are a type: young, ambitious women, beholden in some way to older men who take advantage of their power over these women. That’s one stereotype that’s faithful to
Facebook, as a social media platform, has long held strong and, while somewhat vague, mostly consistent community standards about decency on the platform. Nudity, especially of a sexual nature, is a no-go. So, it was a bit of a surprise to learn recently that Facebook was creating a pilot program
With all the news of war and turmoil and PR crises based on harassment allegations in the news these days, you can be forgiven for forgetting that former Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin is locked in a vicious legal tilt with the New York Times. The lawsuit stems from a
Bitfinex Background For those interested in cryptocurrency, Bitfinex is something you should learn about, if you don’t already know it. They are a liquid and opaque exchange for the various types of cyber currency including Bitcoin, Bcash, Ethereum, Iota, Litecoin, Ethereum Classic, EOS, BTG, Zcash, Monero, Dash, NEO, Ripple, OmiseGO,
The top standard-bearers at Drudge and Breitbart are at each other’s throats. It was an ideological divorce that few would have predicted, yet, it’s happening, and, by the time it’s over, the modern conservative movement, especially conservative media consumers, may not know hit them. How It All Started To understand
In a fight that’s offering a clinic on how not to handle PR messaging, Senate candidate Roy Moore is openly clashing with the very colleagues he hopes to join if his campaign is successful. Bolstered by strong alliances in the Alabama GOP, Moore is standing strong against allegations of sexual
When you are a professional athlete, there are some lines you just don’t cross. Complain all you want in the locker room, offer vague discontent on social media if you must … but don’t put specific business out there in public. That was the line, and Indianapolis Colts cornerback Vontae
The fallout related to the NCAA basketball scandal continues without a pause. This past week it was announced that Louisville has parted ways with athletic director Tom Jurich after that school was outed as one of the primary offenders in a scandal that has led to a federal investigation of
Olympic medal-winning gymnast McKayla Maroney is known as much for the meme she inspired as she is for the medals she won. But, now Maroney is in the news for a very different reason. Recently, Maroney went public with allegations that a former USA Gymnastics team doctor abused her throughout
