2015年2月20日 星期五

2015-02-21 U.S. Spotlight


'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Isn't A Movie About BDSM, And That's A Problem   
Huffington Post
Like its source material, the "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie is a phenomenon. Sam Taylor-Johnson's much-derided adaptation of E.L. James' more-derided novel broke all kinds of box-office records over the holiday weekend, with more than $94 million in ticket ...


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The Atlantic
   
What ISIS Really Wants   
The Atlantic
The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here's what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it.

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Meditation booms as people seek a way to slow down   
Los Angeles Times
One hundred fifty people sat in the big meeting room, hands on laps, eyes closed, feet flat on the floor. "Bring your attention to this moment," Janice Marturano instructed. "Be open to sensations of warmth or coolness, sensations of fullness from breakfast, ...


   


24 Pictures That Perfectly Capture How Insane The Snow In New England Is   
BuzzFeed News
1. In case you didn't know, there is whole lot of snow in New England right now. We're talking historic-level shit. The snowiest place in America. We have a NEW champion for snowiest city in America. Sorry Worcester. Trained spotter @ShawnKMCW reports ...


   


2015 Countdown to NFL Combine   
ESPN (blog)
INDIANAPOLIS -- We have arrived at the NFL scouting combine, which means it's time to wrap up our look at the Green Bay Packers' needs by position this offseason and which prospects general manager Ted Thompson might be taking a closer look at ...


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40 reasons why 'Saturday Night Live' is still awesome at 40   
CNN
It wasn't called "Saturday Night Live" then. It was "NBC's Saturday Night," because there was another "Saturday Night Live," hosted by Howard Cosell, over on ABC. And its Not Ready for Prime Time Players -- seven youthful comic veterans of theatrical and ...


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Fortune
   
President Obama unveils cybersecurity push in tech industry's backyard   
Fortune
It may be Friday the 13th, but the White House is hoping a summit on cybersecurity and consumer protection will bring a bit of much-needed luck to the gloomy cyberthreat landscape. The summit kicked off Friday morning at Stanford University in Palo Alto, ...


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I Dated Christian Grey: How Women Are Groomed For Abuse   
The Mary Sue
I met him my sophomore year in college. Tall, dark, handsome, popular, talented, articulate, and immensely charming, I formed a crush on him almost instantly. But, I knew to my marrow that someone like me could never be with someone like him. I didn't move ...


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WebProNews
   
Are You Grabbing Traffic From Flipboard?   
WebProNews
This week, Flipboard launched a new web version. It's available for the desktop for the first time after being mobile-only since 2010. While it already has millions of users from phones and tablets, this opens it up to more people, and to more usage from existing ...


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The Weekly Standard
   
He's a Raging Partisan   
The Weekly Standard
President Obama's claim to have disapproved of gay marriage until he changed his mind in 2012 has been exposed as a lie. It was a small, politically expedient lie, but it got a lot of attention last week. Meanwhile a bigger lie hovers over the Obama ...


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