What’s inside a talent and search show?
Director Michael Bay’s upcoming film Transformers 4 announced its production agreement with government-run China Movie Channel. This agreement will make the film the first Western project actively supported by the Chinese government. In the agreement, Transformers 4 will be casting …→
Brutal murder of British solder in London called act of terror
On Wednesday, May 22 in the London neighborhood of Woolrich, a 25-year-old soldier was killed in a brutal attack using a meat cleaver while he was off duty. The solider, Drummer Lee Rigby of the second battalion of the Royal …→
Don’t blow it: Proposed legal BAC change raises concerns
The “.08 Don’t Blow It” slogan, which is a reminder to drivers of the legal alcohol BAC level, may soon need revision if the proposition to lower this level is accepted. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has suggested that …→
The cost of domestic oil production and U.S. energy independence
The United States currently finds itself in the midst of a domestic oil boom so unprecedented that the IEA projected that the U.S. will overtake Saudi Arabia to become the world’s biggest oil producer before 2020, and will be energy …→
The Jodi Arias trial: Sex, murder and lies lead to guilty verdict
The trial and conviction of California native Jodi Arias became somewhat of a media circus for its four-month duration. Arias was tried for the murder of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander which occurred on June 4, 2008. Alexander was found in …→
20 years later: Zhu Ling poisoning case raises questions in China
After 20 years, Chinese Internet-citizens have brought attention back to the unsolved case of Zhu Ling. A student at Tsinghua University, known as “China’s Harvard,” Zhu Ling ‘92 was a happy and bright girl who played piano and majored in …→
The budget sequester: Cutting the country apart?
The sequestration is a result of failed attempts of the bipartisan super committee to agree on where 1.2 trillion dollars of the budget could be cut. The automatic cuts of the sequester will affect both parties, with cuts in both …→
Deadly factory disasters in Bangladesh raise ethical questions
How much money would you be willing to spend for a given article of clothing if you knew that the people who produced it did not have to fear dying on the job? Or, would you rather not think about …→
U.S. intervention in Syria: A risky and dangerous decision
The Syrian Civil War is a continuous conflict between forces of the Ba’ath party government and those who want it removed. The Ba’ath party has been in power for over four decades, and protesters are now demanding for President Bashar …→
U.S. intervention in Syria: A desperate need for action
Republicans and Democrats alike can agree on one issue: the need for a United States intervention in Syria. Ever since the Arab Spring, when citizens of the Syrian Ba’ath party government decided to take opposition against the corrupt government, protestors …→
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