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• Atlantic Media Nabs Foreign Policy Writer to Edit Defense Site

  
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  The Atlantic Media Company has hired an editor to run Defense One , a digital-only publication concentrating on defense and national security launching this summer. Kevin Baron, a national security reporter for Foreign Policy magazine, has been brought on as editor-in-chief executive editor, effective June 3. ...
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• Court gives reason to the Atlantic Club Casino

  
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  The company Colony Capital LLC, owner of Atlantic Club Casino, saw their claims met by a judge in New Jersey and other potential buyers can search Hotel Casino Atlantic City. The judges decision is a major blow in Rational Group (now owner of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker), who already had advanced $ 11 million to ...
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• New Casino Bankruptcy Draws Eyes To Atlantic City’s Record-Setting Collapse

  
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  A new casino bankruptcy hearing will take place on Monday to allow troubled Atlantic City mega-resort Revel to reduce its debt and secure new financing, all ahead of the traditional tourist season opening weekend on Memorial Day.   It may or may not go smoothly, since a federal agency watchdog and unpaid ...
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• We Are Almost Better So Go Read Awesome Stuff Elsewhere

  
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  I didn’t put Lars in charge of my daughter while I was sick, but I considered it. I got sick right after my daughter so while I’m peeling off those not-yoga pants for the first time today, I’m going to turn over my blog to my hard work elsewhere. My Other Hangouts (don’t tell my blog): From My ...
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• Hugo Schwyzer: I Teach a College Class on How to Think and Talk About Pornography

  
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  Hugo Schwyzer teaches history and gender studies at Pasadena City College.  He is co-author of Beauty, Disrupted: A Memoir . "What do you study in a porn class?" Ive gotten that question almost daily since "Navigating Pornography"—a humanities course I offer at Pasadena City College—received national ...
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• NowThisNews Raises a New Round to Help Bring Pregnant Panda Videos to Your Phone

  
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  NowThisNews, the startup that’s trying to create a video news service for the iPhone generation , has raised another $4.8 million . In addition to earlier investors, who include Lerer Ventures, Oak Investment and Bedrocket, SoftBank Capital has also put money into the new round; SoftBank principal Nikhil ...
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• Rational Group processes owners of Atlantic Club and get restraining order

  
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  Until two weeks ago the relationship between Rational Group (the company that owns the PokerStars) and the owners of the Atlantic Club looked like a bed of roses, for now it seems more calm gave way to the storm. Last week the owners of the New Jersey Casino decided to cancel the sales agreement establishing the ...
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• In Praise of NPR Names, or The New American Nomenclature

  
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  We’ve already heaped plenty of praise on NPR’s Chana Joffe-Walt , not necessarily for her name — which is definitely gnarly — but because she’s so damn good at what she does. Anyway, The Atlantic looks at the unusual and awesome names of NPR correspondents : But can you still make it in the radio ...
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• Reasons Why the Celtics Would Do Blake Griffin-Kevin Garnett Potential Trade, Reasons Why the Clippers Would Not

  
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  Photo by Brian Babineau/Getty Images The Los Angeles Clippers have had talks in February with the Boston Celtics regarding 17-year veteran power forward Kevin Garnett, which is why these recent trade discussions should not be a surprise to anyone. There are various reasons why the C’s would do the trade, but then ...
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• Report: Blake Griffin, Eric Bledsoe to the Celtics for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Doc Rivers Has Been ‘Talked About’

  
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  Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics are stirring up blockbuster trade rumors yet again. Garnett, who was a part of talks regarding Lob City in February, has recently been rumored in another Celtics-Clippers trade. In a seven-man trade, head coach Doc ...
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• "The Forgotten Story" of Openly Gay MLB Player Glenn Burke

  
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  The Atlantic revisits the "forgotten story of Glenn Burke", the former centerfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland As who was the first and only Major League Baseball player known to have been out to his teammates and team...
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• Monday Q&A: The New York Times’ new head of video production on plans for growth

  
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  Rebecca Howard occupies a unique position at The New York Times. She came to the paper with experience from the AOL/Huffington Post video department and Fox Digital Studios, where she has worked on both branded and original content. Now she holds one of very few positions at the Times — and maybe in the industry ...
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• From The Atlantic Photo Journal: ‘Afghanistan: April 2013′

  
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  Photos here . We’re still in Afghanistan. Related On This Site:  Form Foreign Affairs: ‘Stephen Biddle and Max Boot Discuss U.S. Afghanistan Policy’   From March 27th, 2009 At WhiteHouse.Gov: Remarks By The President On A New Strategy For Afghanistan And Pakistan … Stephen Biddle At Foreign Affairs: ...
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• The Atlantic Launches New Line of Ebooks

  
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  The Atlantic has launched a new line of ebooks, called The Atlantic Books. Paidcontent reports that it will include long-form pieces between 10,000 and 30,000 words. The Atlantic president M. Scott Havens said in a statement, "The launch of The Atlantic Books reflects our commitment to innovation in publishing in ...
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• Accountability or Responsibility?

  
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  I’ve been reading a number of articles recently about the Finnish School system, which as you may know is regarded among the finest in the Read More
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• 38,000 historical maps at DPLA

  
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  More than three decades ago, David Rumsey began building a map collection. By the mid-90s he had thousands and thousands of maps to call his own -- and his alone. He wanted to share them with the public. He could have donated them to the Library of Congress, but Rumsey had even bigger ideas: the Internet. "With ...
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• An Invitation to a Live-Action Infomercial

  
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  I was invited to an event yesterday that was held specifically so that media companies can take money from companies who will pay for the chance to be mistaken for an expert.
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• Queer Women in the Humanities: The Job Market, Part 1

  
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  For those of us in academia, especially the humanities, we know that the job market holds less than satisfactory prospects... make that terrifying prospects. read more
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• Short Notes: Disempowerment Is A Cooperative Act

  
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  Sabrina Stevens at TEDxNYED, Brooklyn Tech A few things: The Atlantic’s John Tierney joins in the chorus of the annoyed in this essay about the Atlanta / Washington DC cheating scandals and its ramifications for education reform. [The Atlantic] Michael Doyle makes a clear argument for the village raising the ...
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• Reading The Atlantic

  
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  Im still making my way through Mays edition of The Atlantic , and am intrigued by Derek Thompsons article The Millenial Stimulus Plan . And this just makes me giggle. The Generational Scorecard .
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