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Taylor Swift runs into trouble marketing to China

Taylor Swift recently announced the launch of a clothing line based around herself and her 1989 World Tour in China, appealing to a huge market. The clothing line is supposed to be partnered with local e-commerce giant JD.com and the Alibaba group. She inadvertently stirred controversy with her initials and year of birth (also now …

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Kimmel moved over inhumane hunting of Cecil the Lion

Jimmy Kimmel was noticeably moved on his show Tuesday night as he made a plug for the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit. Oxford Research Group This group originally had tagged Cecil–the famous, beloved lion killed by the infamous dentist. Cecil was a popular lion at  a Zimbabwean national park and had been tagged for scientific research …

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Boy asked for junk mail because he couldn’t afford books

Twelve-year-old Matthew Flores asked his mailman, Ron Lynch, for junk mail, because the Salt Lake City boy had no way to get to the library and couldn’t afford to buy books. “Today while delivering mail to his apartment complex, I saw him reading ads, and then he asked me if I had any extra mail …

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Boy Scouts of America Ends Ban on Gay Leaders

Today Boy Scouts of America ended its ban on gay adult leaders despite protests from the Church of the Latter Day Saints (Mormon). The organization compromised by saying that conservative church-sponsored units could choose their leaders, however the Mormon church said they may still leave the organization. “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints …

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