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...Access Hollywood co-anchor Billy Bush told TIME the NBC entertainment news show was offered photos and video of Spears attacking a paparazzo's car with an umbrella while outside Federline's house in between rehab stints two and three, but he and his producers decided against using the images. "I couldn't justify it, not with my faith, not with my family," says Bush, who has three daughters, ages, 2, 6 and 8. "Here's a girl who's cracking. She's a young person who's got some problems. They're obvious. We don't need...
...filed a major lawsuit for discrimination by video résumé. But George Lenard, a St. Louis, Mo., employment lawyer, can envision a case centered on "disparate impact." If an employer requires applications by video, then those without video cameras and broadband-equipped computers might argue they lacked access. Of course, he adds, the live interview process is hardly infallible. He cites a 2000 Princeton study that examined orchestras' penchant for hiring male musicians as an example of "disparate treatment." When screens were put up--now a common practice in auditions--the gender skewing disappeared...
...teach children about African cultural achievement. Gsann credits this educational deficit—coupled with the lack of prominent domestic musicians—with leading Tanzanian youth to listen to American music, particularly violent American rap.Gsann and his brother formed X Plastaz so that Tanzanian youths would have access to hip hop that was truly African. X Plastaz lyrics cover everything from women’s rights to unemployment. It’s hip hop without the bling, the violence, or the expletives. The idea of using hip hop as a medium for discourse concerning social injustice...
...Books bestow a certain legitimacy on their subject matter, giving lower-rung celebrities the validation they lack. Authordom and celebritydom have always had a thriving relationship. It used to be that the literary stars were part of the glittering social elite. Authors like Truman Capote gained access to a whirlwind life of cocktails, beautiful women, and beautiful men because of their writing. But such a life no longer exists for overweight Southern authors. We now have different standards for our celebrities, and an over-fondness for Krispy Kremes is a dealbreaker. Today’s author celebrities are famous either...
...altitude. The route also makes moving raw materials from the province, which once would have had to been done by truck over high mountain roads, potentially affordable. "The railway has given this economic reality," says a mining lawyer who asked not to be named. "I mean, they can actually access these places...