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Design Bias

Popup Ads Are Terrible, and They're Even Worse for the Blind

Most sites still don’t do popups correctly, because many developers don’t even realize that blind people are using their websites.
Rose Eveleth
10.5.16
Highlights

Baylor Title IX Coordinator on Resignation: "Baylor Set Me Up to Fail from the Beginning"

Patty Crawford, Baylor University's Title IX coordinator since November 2014, resigned her position yesterday and appeared on CBS This Morning on Wednesday to discuss the reasons for her departure.
Sean Newell
10.5.16
News

Theresa May's Conference Speech Gave a Monstrous Ideology a Human Face

Her grab for the political centre ground was really the return of the old Tory right.
Sam Kriss
10.5.16
Remembering Things

What Happened to All the Iconic Dance Singers of the 1990s?

From N-Trance's "Set You Free" to Alice Deejay's "Better Off Alone," these soldiers guarded and unleashed positivity. But where are they now?
Tom Rasmussen
10.5.16
Yahoo!

Yahoo is giving the US government access to its tech in an unprecedented way, report says

The company is said to have built a backdoor for the federal government.
Noah Kulwin
10.5.16
climate change

What in the World Did Mike Pence's 'Russian Bear' Comment Mean?

During last night's vice presidential debate, Mike Pence dropped a serious knowledge bomb that may have surprised many a biologist.
Sarah Emerson
10.5.16
Gaming

There Is No Room in My Life for PlayStation VR

If PSVR is the savior of virtual reality, virtual reality is in for a rough ride.
Emanuel Maiberg
10.5.16
Stuff

How to Talk About Terrorism On Stage

We spoke to Theresa Ikoko about her new play 'Girls', an ode to the 276 Chibok schoolgirls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in April of 2014.
Amelia Abraham
10.5.16
Feminisme

Women in the World Competition Terms & Conditions

Broadly Staff
10.5.16
Internet

Why Scribd Changes Copy-Pasted Text to 104 Point Comic Sans

Feature, not a bug.
Yael Grauer
10.5.16
News

How the Conservative Party Is Sucking Up to Bigots and Stoking Racism

They helped to create a new wave of brazen xenophobia, and now they're using it to justify hating on immigrants.
Simon Childs
10.5.16
israel

Waze Lets Israelis Avoid Palestinian Areas, but Not the Other Way Around

I drove across through the West Bank to find out if the navigation app has a double standard when it comes to identifying dangerous driving territories.
Hunter Stuart
10.5.16
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