Almost 40 years later and we're still treating indigenous peoples like this. (r/ObscureMedia, thanks UPSO!)
Culturally insensitive 1979 TV commercial for Faygo's Redpop, starring Jamie Farr of M*A*S*H
Black officers say racism is endemic in Capitol Police
If you're wondering why the rioters in Trump's coup attempt last week were able to breach barriers and break into the Capitol so easily, this ProPublica article offers a couple of reasons. First, some of the Capitol Police helped the rioters into the building, and second, the agency is full of racists. Racism: Since 2001,… READ THE REST
WATCH|Disastrous CBS Interview with Miya Ponsetto who tackled Black teen she falsely accused of stealing her phone
Miya Ponsetto was arrested for attacking a Black teenager at a New York City hotel last week. Ponsetto was recorded on video at the hotel falsely accusing the 14-year-old and tackling him when he refused to let her confiscate his phone. In this CBS News interview, Ponsetto describes herself as "super-sweet," portrays herself as the… READ THE REST
Former FX tech person points out the racist trajectory of skin and hair CGI
Theodore Kim is a Yale computer science professor who's worked for years on techniques for rendering computer-generated humans; he used to be a senior research scientist at Pixar. In Scientific American, he wrote a fascinating piece detailing the racial dynamics of CGI. While computer graphics has become enormously better in recent decades at reproducing the… READ THE REST
Check out 23 vacuum deals that will clean up your 2021
It's likely that there's never been a New Year's resolution focused on vacuuming more. However, plenty of people want to clean up the clutter and tidy up their lives to start a new year. The investment in a quality vacuum and other cleaners can be a good way of ensuring that much-needed cleaning work gets… READ THE REST
2021 is the year QuickBooks can untangle your business accounting nightmares
If you've ever started a business, it probably wasn't so you could process invoices and fill out payroll checks. Yet, accounting is the absolute lifeblood of any enterprise – and unless a company is paying thousands to have a certified professional take charge of their finances, it's easy to feel like the entire accounting arena… READ THE REST
These five meditation apps will help get your 2021 started right
Well, if the opening days of 2021 are any indication of what's to come, we may not find the peace and normalcy we hoped for after 2020 any time soon. Of course, that doesn't mean you have to slip into a dark funk and let the fear, confusion, and general insanity of our daily lives… READ THE REST