Jedd Cole
2/26/2015 03:16:43 am
Let me be the first to mention Net Neutrality on this thread--the FCC voted today to essentially reclassify Internet broadband as a utility, which would ensure that Internet providers can't give some customers (including content creators, curators, as well as consumers) faster speeds than others.
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Laura Wilson
2/27/2015 07:54:53 am
It was nice to read your perspective/explanation as many of those posting about it on my news feed seem to think it's the end of the Internet. :/
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Madison Armbruster
2/26/2015 10:28:22 pm
If you have a twitter, I'm sure last night your timeline was flooded with "what color is this dress?" A Scottish woman uploaded a picture on her Tumblr of a dress that to me, looks gold and white, but apparently other people see it as black and blue. The internet exploded with everyone arguing and going back and forth about that color the dress was. So was it black and blue or white and gold? Well it depends on your eyes, which is kind of freaky.
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Jedd Cole
2/27/2015 01:48:15 am
Yeah--even heard about it on NPR this morning as a little snippet in the Marketplace Morning Report. Apparently the dress's makers are cashing in on the viral situation to sell the thing. :)
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Laura Wilson
2/27/2015 07:56:46 am
It WAS insane. I went to bed early and woke up to a world where Spock is dead but we're focused on dress colors!! Just to play along, I saw it as blue and black! ;)
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Bryan Shupe
2/27/2015 12:26:50 am
In local news, Cincinnati's very own Bunury Music Festival released its 2015 lineup. Now in it's third year, the festival has seemed to draw bigger and better names with every installment. In my opinion, this lineup is excellent (the headliners being The Black Keys, The Avett Brothers and Snoop Dogg) and continues it's trend of bringing solid artists into the city for one hell of a weekend. In years past, the festival took place in late-July, but is now being bumped up to June 5-6-7. Recent national publications have dubbed the Queen City one of the fastest growing cities in the Midwest and events such as these further that notion and help Cincy grow to its full potential.
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Laura Wilson
2/27/2015 07:58:16 am
I could not love this post more!! So excited for this year's festival and for the glory and attention it brings the Queen City!
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Sydney Moman
2/28/2015 10:48:41 am
I love the diversity that this is going to bring. Such a great event.
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2/27/2015 02:19:39 am
The internet has been blasting with the "what color is the dress really?" stories, and within less than twenty four hours the blue and black dress became an internet controversy that raised tremendous argument and has been covered as a newsworthy piece by many leading news channels such as BBC and Fox. I really don't think it should have been made this important, and blown this much out of proportion. It is common sense that the perception of how we see colors changes with the light around it and some people really do see colors that we cannot see! I have a friend who always saw the color blue, as green. Well obviously there is a close association there so it makes sense but there had to be a reason why so many people were seeing the dress as gold and white, which is wayyyy off the real color. This article on wired.com explains the science behind the way we see a certain image and the reason behind different people seeing different things on the same image.
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Julie Simmons
2/27/2015 07:23:41 am
While the fact that this is all over the place is a little annoying, it's also kind of cool when you realize that what was being argued over was essentially an optical illusion. Because it was at least more of an optical illusion than a straightforward image, it was hard to get a sense of objective truth from it, and that was probably what drove people nuts. Here was a picture that seemed to have a straightforward subject yet nobody could come to a consensus on. After that, the capacity for social networking and the existence of platforms that can spread our enigmas to friends of friends of friends did the rest. At least, that's my theory.
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Aleks Brinker
2/27/2015 07:59:34 am
I agree with you that the dress phenomenon is getting old and the hype should be going down soon.
Laura Wilson
2/27/2015 08:04:48 am
Blue and black forever!
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Caitie Crock
2/27/2015 02:36:32 am
Today marks the day that Leonard Nimoy (Spock), has died. I woke up to this news all over my Facebook and Twitter. This seems so sudden to me because he was just in Star Trek: Into Darkness in 2013 as Spock Prime, and now he has passed away. The New York Times article concerning his death is here:
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Laura Wilson
2/27/2015 08:03:37 am
Heart breaking. Our world will never be the same. :'(
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Sydney Moman
2/28/2015 10:49:50 am
They say people die in threes, and here we go. So sad. Such a legend.
David Morgan
2/27/2015 07:37:29 am
Probably one of the biggest and strangest trending topics this week is the already infamous "What color is this dress?" phenomenon. The dress, seen here: http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article10074237.ece/alternates/w620/v2-TheDress-2.jpg
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Laura Wilson
2/27/2015 08:05:33 am
Blue and black forever! ;)
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2/27/2015 07:51:14 am
Since winter weather has been plaguing us for the past couple of weeks, I thought I'd share something I saw on Facebook that actually makes the cold seem kind of cool! Apparently, in Nantucket, Massachusetts, there are waves coming in that are filled with so much ice that they move in a way reminiscent of slushies. That's right. Nantucket's shoreline is being assaulted by giant, naturally occurring slurpees of the sea. The photographs of the waves are actually kind of stunning. I just thought it might be nice to see all this cold yielding something a lot prettier than what we've been seeing/feeling down here.
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Laura Wilson
2/27/2015 08:06:19 am
Slurpee waves! We'll be begging for them in July!! Fun share!
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Madison Armbruster
2/27/2015 08:15:16 am
Wow, that's cool. I wouldn't mind even slurpee waves at this point.
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2/27/2015 07:58:24 am
This article talks about dark matter being discovered and how it works in space. I am interested In this article because I am not familiar with space that well and always found news like this to be interesting. Helps me learn more about our solar system and more things we can discover in the future. This also reminds me of Sheldon Kooper from the Big Bang theory show working on that and how frustrating that subject matter was for him. I wonder if he already knows this or the science people already got it. Hope he does not get himself frustrated. Ba Zinga.
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Megan Westheider
2/27/2015 08:28:21 am
So the Academy Award show was this past Sunday. The most notable performance was Lady Gaga's medley of songs from The Sound of Music. The medley comprised of The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things, Edelwiess, and Climb Ev'ry Mountain. Many people forget that Gaga was classically trained and found it completely surprising that she pulled off the music so well. Personally I found her rendition amazing and I was so moved by her incredible performance. To top it off after she finished, Julie Andrews came on stage to present the next award and gave Gaga a hug and thanked her for how well she performed the songs. If you haven't seen her performance here is a link. It is seriously worth the watch.
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Sydney Moman
2/27/2015 08:37:17 am
So yesterday marked the three year anniversary of the fatal death of Trayvon Martin. Seeing it plastered all over social media made me think about one of the many parts of the case that raises a question to society as a whole: For how long and under what circumstances should we follow the police's orders? In this case, George Zimmerman was told to leave Trayvon alone and that officers were on their way and they would handle it, but obviously he didn't, and obviously there would have been a more positive outcome if he had, but let's say you were at home and someone was breaking into your house. You call 911, they say they're on their way and to remain hidden and not engage with the intruder, don't try to fight them off or anything, the police are on their way. Well the intruders enter the room you're in. You have a gun. Do you obey the dispatcher's orders and not confront the intruder, or do you shoot them out of what you feel is self-defense?
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Jennifer Hepburn
2/27/2015 08:53:06 am
George Zimmerman was not in any immediate danger as in the scenario you describe, I'm not sure if you are talking about Zimmerman or presenting a new topic, but personally if there is no immediate danger, no escalation of action should be taken by citizens or police. I was in law enforcement and there are strict guidelines for officers responses to aggression. I also do not agree with high-speed pursuits without an immediate danger, these pursuits are dangerous and should not be used on suspects fleeing warrants, only for hostage/active shooter/bomb situations. In your scenario, the person is in immediate danger and should take any action they feel will preserve their safety. Hope no of us ever face such a situation.
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2/27/2015 08:42:12 am
Adam and Tanya Phillips' daughter, Honey-Rae was born with red splotchy-patch birthmarks on her legs. To make their daughter feel special, mom and dad got tattoos mimicking her birthmarks. Don't they realize these birthmarks can change as she grows and be removed if Honey-Rae chooses? With mom and dad sharing the same "birthmarks" as her, they seem less unique and more like a family trait. Maybe they should of taught Honey-Rae not to be so superficial, after all they're only skin deep
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Kristen Ludwig
2/27/2015 09:32:17 am
To anyone who is a binge watching Netflix lover like me, let me just take this time to acknowledge that the season 3 of House of Cards is finally released!! It was trending as #HouseOfCards. Obviously, being the big fan of Kevin Spacey that I am, I watched more than 3 episodes and it is awesome! Big companies took to the release by acknowledging House of Cards on Twitter like Staples, E! Entertainment, Vogue, NBC, CNN and Arby's. Be sure to check it out if you've never watched HoC before. Because honestly, if it's made this much buzz, it's got to be good right? Absolutely.
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Laura Wilson
2/27/2015 09:51:50 am
Yes. Yes yes yes. In fact, I just tucked the kiddos in and am sitting on my couch about to queue it up!! Squee!
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Emma Seymour
2/27/2015 12:40:20 pm
This past Sunday was the Oscars and everyone obviously looked faboo, including actress and singer Zendaya Coleman. She wore her hair in locs, a natural hairdo that, if I may say so, looked STUNNING on her. After the big night, 'Fashion Police' host Giuliana Rancic made extremely offensive comments about her hair, saying "I feel like she smells like patchouli oil...or maybe weed." These comments were incredibly disrespectful and only perpetuates an extremely offensive stereotype. The uproar around these comments merited a response from Zendaya herself and led Kelly Osbourne to quit 'Fashion Police'. Below I've attached an article from MTV that does a great job explaining why this should matter to us. It isn't just some bitchy woman throwing shade on this girl's style, she's generalizing and insulting a culture, and perpetuating a stereotype at the same time.
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Laura Wilson
2/27/2015 09:31:28 pm
Oh this infuriated me as well. Coleman is gorgeous and delivered a perfect response. I've read a few defending Rancic, stating, "she wasn't thinking..." That's the point! If a slur like that comes out of your mouth with no thought to the meaning or consequences, that scares me. I can't imagine her internal dialogue. Ugh.
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Sydney Moman
2/28/2015 10:47:15 am
And the thing is, when she apologized, she said she was referring to the Bohemian style. Ohhh, so you didn't meant to insult one group, you were meaning to insult another. Got it. A lot of people were saying her comments were racist and I didn't necessarily see them as racist, I saw them as being ignorant, non-thinking, and rude. She made herself look like a child, stereotyping Zendaya like that and attacking a specific group. Not everyone who wears their hair like that identify with the Bohemian lifestyle or smokes weed. Come on, Giuliana, you know better. Joan is gone, stop trying to replace her rudeness with yours.
Michael vinegar
2/27/2015 06:00:42 pm
The first black basketball player died yesterday at 86. Earl Lloyd debuted on Halloween night in 1950 with the Washington Capitols. Over his career, the 6-foot-5 forward averaged 8.4 points and 6.4 rebounds in 560 regular-season games in nine seasons with Washington, Syracuse and Detroit. Lloyd made his NBA start and ushered in the masses including fellow black players Sweetwater Clifton and Chuck Cooper.
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Laura Wilson
2/27/2015 09:32:07 pm
May he rest in peace!
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Sydney Moman
2/28/2015 10:47:37 am
So sad, he meant so much.
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3/2/2015 01:39:11 am
I know I am a bit late to posting but this one slapped me in the face today. Apparently Ringo Starr, former Beatles member, is alleging that the 45 year old rumors about Paul McCartney's death are true. I have watched multiple documentaries about this phenomenon but always held to the fact that they were nothing more than a conspiracy. It seemed to unlikely, but yet here we are 45 years later, and maybe it is true. It doesn't make much sense that he would come out all these years later and finally admit to it, but what does he have to lose? Regardless if Paul actually died or not their music is timeless and will always be remembered for what it was. What does anyone think about this?
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