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The Pepsi blunder, among the more egregious additions to the crisis-advertisement canon, made obvious something already pretty transparent: that corporations understood their audience’s desire for social change and planned to profit from it. Three years later, brands are still trying to Join The Conversation, but more earnestly, with a tenor of self-seriousness. In the past two months, as the global COVID-19 pandemic ravaged lives and jobs, companies digested human trauma into cloying inspirational montage at a rapid-fire pace. And last week, when the country broke out into protest (and police aggression) over the public murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin, corporations again chimed in. Some offered much-needed donations; others parroted vague statements of support against identical black-and-white backgrounds.  … [Read more...] about These Companies Have the Most Hypocritical Black Lives Matter Messaging

On April 21, 2014, Jackie told Eramo that on April 6, 2014, she was assaulted by several male students in public. She said that the men threw a beer bottle that left heavy bruises and glass shards in her face. She also said that her roommate, a nursing student, helped pull the glass out of her face. But Longo said that Jackie’s roommate disputed that account and that she refused to give a statement to police at the time. (RELATED: Police Release Details Of UVA Rape Investigation; Claim Accuser Embellished Another Attack Story) … [Read more...] about Rolling Stone Officially Retracts Its Report On UVA Rape Hoax, Reporter Apologizes

This image provided by Oakley shows sketches of the new face shield designed by Oakley. With NFL training camps set to start at the end of the month, the league believes it is closer to one answer when it comes to player safety in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Face shields for the players' helmets. (Oakley via AP) … [Read more...] about NFL, Oakley unveil face shield meant to prevent spread of coronavirus

Alaska has never been considered a battleground state on the national level. Since becoming a state in 1959, its three electoral votes have gone to a Democrat only once, in 1964. Alaska’s single U.S. House member, Rep. Don Young, has been in office for all but 15 years of Alaska’s entire history as a state. At least one of its Senate seats has been represented by a Republican, either the late Sen. Ted Stevens or someone with the last name Murkowski, since 1968. Its most notable figure ever on the national political stage was a certain “hockey mom” turned governor turned vice presidential candidate. … [Read more...] about ‘A Little Bit Weird’ Alaska Flirts With Purple-State Status

“We’re actively working with players even this coming week looking at prototypes, so we will love to have them rolled out by the time we start,” Sills said. “Obviously we won’t be starting helmeted activities right when training camp starts, that’s a little bit of a down-the-road thing. We would love to get them on board from the get-go.” … [Read more...] about NFL, Oakley Come Up With Face Shields To Protect Players