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Historically, acquiring meat was a role performed by men, as hunters, while women, as gatherers, were responsible for obtaining vegetables. Studies have demonstrated an inverse relationship in premodern societies between women’s empowerment and the importance of meat: The more limited women’s economic position as food providers, the more circumscribed their social status. Processing plants may have replaced man in his role as hunter, but he still demands control over the preparation and cooking of meat, most notably through the masculine pastime of “grilling...
...firm can purchase a CDS on a company with which it has no direct relationship. Consequently, if a firm looks like it will fail, one can purchase a CDS on it so that when it collapses one receives the insurance payout. This incentivizes firms to work against each other and was one reason why Lehman Brothers collapsed. As the Financial Times asserts, “a house insured for more than its value is always considered a fire risk.” Healthy competition among banks is essential to a vibrant economy, but incentivizing the failure of banks...
...Priour said the awareness of playing a gay character soon faded into the larger challenges of their roles. Priour had to wrestle with the emotional weight of playing a man with AIDS who’s been deserted by his lover. Breaux had to negotiate a deeply flawed relationship with the wife his character deserts...
...visit campus this weekend, according to the Cornell Basketball Blog.The cases of particular recruits are not allowed to be discussed because of NCAA regulations, making it hard to determine just how Wade’s move could jeopardize the commitments of players with whom he has built personal relationships. For his part, Wade insisted that recruiting remains in capable hands.“Coach Amaker is a tremendous recruiter,” Wade said. “He’s going to carry the torch recruiting-wise—Coach [Kenny] Blakeney does a tremendous job, and whoever else...
...crossroads of art, society, politics, and the law. Inspired by the work of artist Shepard Fairey—best known for his “Hope” poster featuring President Obama—the day-long lecture series provided historical, theoretical, and practical insights into the relationship between design and society. The lectures ranged in subject matter, from the ways in which the Obama campaign used design to the controversy surrounding intellectual property that was sparked by Fairey’s use of an Associated Press photograph in his “Hope” poster. Steven Heller...