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...backseat of a car and using credit cards to make payroll. They realized they needed a more experienced executive team if they were going to make their business work. "We were beating our heads against brick walls," says Blake Hayunga, that first employee, who's now vice president of content. "We'd have these meetings where we'd talk about how we were going to take Bloomberg out of business. Then we'd all run off in our separate directions...
...court's ruling is misleading because it implies the city ordinance sidesteps any normative judgement on the content of the expression. In reality, the ban is an across-the-board affront to basic free speech principles. If nude dancing at adult establishments did indeed lead to higher crime rates or severe property devaluation, the city could have used a number of non-speech related means to control the effects. Certain zoning laws might allow for more efficient law enforcement and could limit the extent to which the surrounding property is devalued. Instead, as Justice Stevens wrote, "the City of Erie...
...site is perfect, but the best ones share some important qualities. They're up-front about who they are and what their mission or business plan is. Advertising, if any, and online shopping zones are clearly separated from editorial content. Both the original source of the information and the date it was posted or reviewed are marked. Online experts are identified by name, credentials and institution, and confidentiality is treated as more than a technicality. (You would be surprised how often data on your surfing habits are collected without your knowing...
...reduce the crime and other problems associated with erotic entertainment. Others warn that once you begin to limit speech, the slope becomes very slippery. "In past cases the Court allowed municipalities to use zoning to limit nude bars," says Sanders. "Now they're saying you can actually regulate the content of speech, and that's dangerous ground." Still others argue that if you censor erotica, the public will find other ways of getting it - and that could drive the trade underground, either into speakeasy-type establishments or onto web sites serving up such fare. But even First Amendment advocates must...
Most of today's hottest hip-hop acts are content to talk about the problems associated with urban life without offering any examination of the root causes. The hip-hop duo Dead Prez digs deeper, drawing inspiration from such politically oriented performers as Peter Tosh and Public Enemy. "We're sick of working for crumbs and filling up the prisons,/Dying over money and relying on religion," run the lyrics to Police State, a track on this CD. Smooth, strong beats drive the duo's provocative messages home...