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...decision is a red flag not only for campaign finance laws but also for the Supreme Court itself. It is one of a growing number of decisions that overlook individual rights in favor of corporations. In 2007, the Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s decision to award Lilly Ledbetter discrimination compensation because she filed her claims outside the 180-day statutory period. Apparently timeliness mattered more than the fact that Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, her employer of nearly 20 years, had been paying her less than every one of her male colleagues. Additionally...
...studios paid more attention to the films screened at Sundance, the festival became an incubator where indie projects became box-office successes. Winning a coveted award often meant an instant distribution deal. Quentin Tarantino, who had received funding and creative support from the Sundance Institute, premiered his 1992 film Reservoir Dogs at the festival; the film went on to earn more than $2 million at the box office and established his reputation as a significant American auteur. The Blair Witch Project, a tiny, scary independent film produced with a budget of less than $25,000 by two old friends from...
Gould, a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for “The Mismeasure of Man,” developed the theory known as “punctuated equilibrium,” which describes evolution as a sporadic, jerky process over a period of time rather than a smooth, gradual change in traits...
...event progresses as it did last year, the award-winning musician will receive the traditional Pudding Pot after a comical roast by some of the theatrical group's leaders...
...multiple Grammy-award winning artist launched a solo career with his debut album "Justified," which sold more than 7 million copies. He then came out with his second solo album "FutureSex/LoveSounds" in 2006. Timberlake shifted into the film business as well, acting in movies such as "Alpha...