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On this Thanksgiving, there are many things to be thankful for when it comes to women in cinema. We have incontrovertible talents like Meryl… Continue reading Girls on Film: The Gender Equality Study and Why Discourse Matters
Is Facebook making Americans sad? New research suggests that social networking sites — like the House that Zuckerberg Built — may end up making people feel more dejected than happy. Continue reading Facebook Is Depressing Us, Study Says
The so-called Oscar Curse that left Best Actress Academy Award winners like Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon, and Sandra Bullock single not long after winning the most esteemed prize may be more common than you think, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University [...] Continue reading Study: Best Actress Oscar Winners At Greater Risk For Divorce
Perhaps pulling off scams with Kelsey Grammar, hitting on co-workers in the editing room, and sharing a drink with Jack Donaghy on the clock isn’t supposed to be all in a day’s work. NBC’s Emmy-winning Thursday night comedy 30 Rock has topped a list of the TV shows with the most violations in the areas [...] Continue reading Study: “30 Rock” Most Unethical Show On TV
Customers of eBay who participate in the company”s online communities become more conservative buyers and more selective and efficient sellers, a new study from Rice University”s Jones Graduate School of Business has found. To do this, the researchers started with data from a yearlong study of 13,735 new eBay Germany customers. (The authors noted that [...] Continue reading eBay communities make participants better buyers and sellers: Study
