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Archives for October 2014

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The Obama agenda for millennials looks an awful lot like his agenda for everyone elseThe Obama agenda for millennials looks an awful lot like his agenda for everyone else
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It turns out that millennials are people, too, and generational politics is dumb.

By Matthew Yglesias
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‘Grit’ might be more important than IQ. Now schools need to learn to teach it.‘Grit’ might be more important than IQ. Now schools need to learn to teach it.
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Grit has been called the secret to success — but schools don’t yet know how to instill it in kids.

By Libby Nelson
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Shonda Rhimes has no time for ‘bullshit or nasty people.’ And neither should you.Shonda Rhimes has no time for ‘bullshit or nasty people.’ And neither should you.
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“I don’t put up with bullshit or nasty people. I don’t have time for it,” Shonda Rhimes told The Hollywood Reporter.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Patent lawsuits are down. Does the Supreme Court deserve credit?Patent lawsuits are down. Does the Supreme Court deserve credit?
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Plaintiffs filed 40 percent fewer lawsuits in September than they did a year before. And a landmark Supreme Court ruling on software patents might be the reason.

By Timothy B. Lee
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Sarah Silverman wants women to get nearly $30 trillion in pay gap reparationsSarah Silverman wants women to get nearly $30 trillion in pay gap reparations
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Put on your headphones and turn your monitor away from your boss: The foulmouthed comedian has a new video about pay equity

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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13 women explain why they date men with the Bubonic Plague13 women explain why they date men with the Bubonic Plague
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Because you were wondering why anyone, ever, would do such a thing

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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These cave paintings discovered in Indonesia are as old as any art ever foundThese cave paintings discovered in Indonesia are as old as any art ever found
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All of humanity’s oldest art had been found in Europe — until now

By Joseph Stromberg
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You’re familiar with the glass ceiling. Now meet the “paper floor.”You’re familiar with the glass ceiling. Now meet the “paper floor.”
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Women aren’t entering the 1 percent in droves, but at least they’ve stopped falling out

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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Why Slavoj Zizek wants to tax catsWhy Slavoj Zizek wants to tax cats
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This is the internet, so when you get to interview Slavoj Zizek, of course you ask him about cats. And because it’s Zizek, of course he situates them in the class struggle.

By Ezra Klein
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Lil Jon wants you to vote in November, defiles his party anthem to convince youLil Jon wants you to vote in November, defiles his party anthem to convince you
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The song means the opposite.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Chart: What liberals and conservatives think about raising kidsChart: What liberals and conservatives think about raising kids
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Liberals emphasize teaching children empathy and tolerance. Conservatives focus more on obedience and faith.

By Dylan Matthews
Everything you need to know about software patents
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By Timothy B. Lee
Everything you need to know about patents
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By Timothy B. Lee
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Why the rent is too damn high in Washington, DCWhy the rent is too damn high in Washington, DC
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People are moving in, but we’re not building new houses for them to live in.

By Matthew Yglesias
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The amazing progress of LEDs, in one chartThe amazing progress of LEDs, in one chart
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Moore’s law has a cousin, called Haitz’s law, that predicts that LED lighting will get dramatically more powerful — and cheaper — each decade.

By Timothy B. Lee