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The Discount Data That Some Colleges Won't Publish
By now, many people shopping for college have gotten the message that not everyone pays the list price. But what percentage do get some kind of discount, how much is it and what sorts of students get one? One way to answer these questions —…
Are Developers or Publishers More Important in How You Choose Games?
Infinity Ward, Fromsoftware, and Insomniac are just a few of the hundreds of development teams out there but they and plenty of other top developers regularly take input from publishers like Activision, Bandai Namco, and Sony during the process to…
LinkedIn Ran Social Experiments On 20 Million Users Over Five Years
LinkedIn ran experiments on more than 20 million users over five years that, while intended to improve how the platform worked for members, could have affected some people's livelihoods, according to a new study. In experiments conducted around the…
The Literary Mafia': The myth that Jews control publishing - review
In 1950, the English departments of American universities were so close to Judenfrei that the few Jewish professors who broke through kept that part of their identity secret, fearing that such revelations would upset students. Meanwhile, publishers…
He's not done yet: Miami professor Fahey just keeps publishing
Fahey spends three to five hours a day researching history, mostly surrounding social alcohol and drug use throughout time. He talks to scholars, looks at journals and writes. “After retirement, I was freed with so much time,” he…
FB quickly reverses ban on conservative book publisher's ads, provides no explanation for suspension
After a reportedly unexplained ban on their advertisements, Facebook reversed the decision called an “existential threat” by a conservative book publisher who contended “countless small businesses” have been…
HRT: inside the complex global supply chain behind a $20bn market
In the centre of the factory stand 31 reactors: giant metal globes that can hold up to 10,000 litres of liquid each. Every week, gleaming stainless steel drums arrive by truck at this plant on the outskirts of Oss, in the Netherlands. Their…
Videogamedunkey Launches New Indie Game Publisher
A new independent game publisher called BIG MODE has been announced by the YouTuber Videogamedunkey. With platforms giving creators more visibility, the independent gaming scene is expanding. Of course, there was a whole section for independent…
Creating a World by Maria Tureaud
When a sudden, mandatory two-week vacation turned into a worldwide lockdown that sent so many into a spiral of despair, I had a thought. It was born from a bored re-watch of the 1994 movie Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles. I…
Magazine industry in midst of 'death spiral' over evolving consumer habits, influx of woke politics: experts
There was a time when eagerly anticipating the mailman's arrival to drop off beloved periodicals was a key facet of American culture, but a change in consumption habits and perceived liberal agendas have resulted in a 'death spiral for the magazine…
The Fed says unemployment will rise. Here's who economists say would lose their jobs first.
The Federal Reserve escalated its fight against inflation this week, instituting a major rate increase and saying more will likely follow. The moves will cause a jump in the number of unemployed Americans by the end of next year, the central bank…
Security News This Week: Child Predators Mine Twitch to Prey on Kids
Some churches across the United States are using invasive phone-monitoring technology in efforts to discourage “sinful” behavior, a WIRED investigation revealed this week. The churches are using a series of apps, dubbed…
Queen's dresser faces uncertain future after being 'frozen out by King
The Queen's dresser and confidante faces an uncertain future with King Charles on the throne, it has been claimed. Angela Kelly, 69, started working for the late Queen in 1993 after a chance meeting when she was a housekeeper for Sir Christopher…
Time to Bring Back the Bathroom Book
Quick: Where are you while you're reading this? You might be at work. Or relaxing in a café. Perhaps you're driving your car (please don't read Slate while driving your car). Or you might be sitting on the toilet. Honestly, you're probably…
How to survive the worst bear market ever
In Tom Wolfe's famous essay about the 1970s, “ The Me Decade,” he wrote about how Americans had abandoned communal thinking in favor of personal wealth. 'They took their money and ran,' he wrote. In fact, there wasn't much money to…
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