Daily Archives: July 26, 2017
A Note on Trump’s Proposed Ban of Transgender People in the Military
Posted on July 26, 2017 139 Comments
Leaving aside everything else that is wrong and immoral about this proposed ban, at the moment there are something like 11,000 trans people currently serving openly in the US services and reserves. They are there legally, and it is currently their right to serve openly. Trump’s ban, at first glance, appears to take away their […]
Is This The End of Our Hero, Coke Zero, Part II: The Zeroening
Posted on July 26, 2017 39 Comments
Coke announced today that it’s rebranding Coke Zero to “Coke Zero Sugar”: Coca-Cola Zero Sugar is the new and improved Coke Zero. We’ve made the great taste of Coke Zero even better by optimizing the unique blend of flavors that gave Coke Zero its real Coca-Cola taste. Coca-Cola Zero Sugar is our best-tasting zero-sugar Coca-Cola […]
The Big Idea: Vivian Shaw
Posted on July 26, 2017 9 Comments
Monsters are monsters, but do they always have to be so… monstrous? Vivian Shaw considers the fundamental nature of these terrible creatures in Strange Practice, and how she came to look at them from another angle entirely. VIVIAN SHAW: What’s my big idea? The facile answer is, of course, sensible monsters. An idea which doesn’t […]
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