http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/opinion/sunday/actually-lets-not-be-in-the-moment.htm But still, the advice to be more mindful often contains a hefty scoop of moralizing smugness, a kind of “moment-shaming” for the distractible, like a stern teacher scolding us for failing to concentrate in class. The implication is that by neglecting to live in the moment we are ungratefulContinue Reading
http://www.vice.com/en_nz/read/killing-to-survive-how-new-family-violence-laws-still-fail-new-zealands-abused-women The Family Violence Death Review Committee found in their 2014 report that in the 10 out of 15 cases that year where women were the offenders, it was in response (or suspected to be in response) to a long history of family violence. Right now, whenever a woman killsContinue Reading
“None of those four bodies were with lifejackets, but lots of lifejackets washed up on the beach” – Muriwai Surf Club’s Tim Jago #kaipara pic.twitter.com/BW3ZWm8g4c — Morning Report (@NZMorningReport) November 27, 2016Continue Reading
http://heatst.com/culture-wars/new-film-the-red-pill-asks-whether-mens-rights-activist-have-a-point/ So, is The Red Pill a fair and balanced look at a rarely acknowledged side of gender issues, or a paid infomercial for misogynists? When I spoke to Jaye shortly after the film’s New York opening, she dismissed the idea that the MRAs had bought her with the fundraiser,Continue Reading
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38093957?SThisFB “Hundreds” of children may have been sexually abused by figures within football, former Tottenham and England player Paul Stewart has told the BBC. Mr Stewart, who says he was abused by a coach for four years as a child, said the sport could face allegations on the scale ofContinue Reading
The office jobs that could see you earning nearly 50% less than some of your co-workers https://t.co/IGRiGUrFKm pic.twitter.com/wppA1lvdKy — World Economic Forum (@wef) November 23, 2016 Here are the white collar jobs — occupations or occupational groups that involve mostly non-physical office work — with the largest pay gaps betweenContinue Reading
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/this-isnt-the-1930s-but-there-are-political-similarities?utm_content=buffera907d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer This isn’t the 1930s, but there are political similarities https://t.co/H3Uy2LFHd9 pic.twitter.com/9QPhfQou9m — World Economic Forum (@wef) November 23, 2016 Discussion of fascism suffers from an excess of definition. That often, ironically, allows far-right groups and their apologists to disavow the label because of some tick-box characteristic which they canContinue Reading
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/19/we-have-to-start-talking-about-it-new-zealand-suicide-rates-hit-record-high “Over the last eight years I believe we’ve seen a shift in society’s preparedness to have a more open conversation about suicide, but we are not seeing any movement in what is an unfortunate static annual figure.” Despite millions of dollars of government investment, national advertising campaigns urging peopleContinue Reading
Moving beyond fear, uncertainty and doubt on cyber attacks https://t.co/PESOoxzbqH pic.twitter.com/HtUE6MkzNR — World Economic Forum (@wef) November 23, 2016Continue Reading
