Bart Simpson

In Samule Selvon’s 1956 novel The Lonely Londoners much of the characters’ interactions with each other are focused on sexual relationships between the West Indian male characters (“the boys”) and the European white women whom they pursue, whether these interactions be between men and women or between male friends. The way these relationships are described by the boys to each other perpetuates the systematic devaluing of women in British society, reducing their personhood to mere sexual…

If you count a win as +1 point, a loss as –1 point, and a draw as zero, for example, the sum of the wins, losses, and draws for a game is always zero. To a game theorist this means just one thing—the optimum strategy can be worked out from the Minimax principle. This leads to the intuitively obvious conclusion that the best approach, in the absence of any information about the opponent’s intentions, is to use a mixed strategy, throwing rock, paper, and scissors at random, with equal probability…

Rape Culture is a term that has become increasingly relevant in modern society. It encompasses a wide variety of cultural practices propagated through media that condone and normalize sexual abuse. The prevalent message the media has been sending is that men are sexual aggressors and that women are purely objects for men’s sexual desire. In other words, the actions represented in Rape Culture express that rape is acceptable. This may come as a surprise to most that this even exists, because who…

‘Let’s go back in,’ Constable Lumina said. ‘Sure.’ Sarah butted out her cigarette and picked up her bag. Constable Peters came back, followed by Sarah and Constable Lumina. The two women were carrying half empty mugs. They smelt of nicotine and mint. Constable Peters set up the recorder and turned it on. ‘So,’ he said, ‘tell me what you and Ashleigh did once you left the house.’ His voice was softer now, it reminded Jo of Grandpa Tom, of sitting on the back veranda with him when she was little…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…