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'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan — with trigger warnings
The Academy Award Best Picture winner "Oppenheimer" finally premiered in Japan on Friday with trigger warnings after controversy over how it would be perceived there.
Film festival places trigger warnings before classic James Bond movies: 'Will cause offense'
Among these screenings are the two Sean Connery-era Bond flicks which Barry provided music for: 1967’s "You Only Live Twice," and 1964's "Goldfinger."
I almost died of sepsis after bowling: Beware these warning signs
"It is so serious, but it's so easily preventable if you know what to look for," the mom said. "If you think you could have sepsis, don't hesitate about going...
Trigger warnings, college safe spaces actually make Gen Z mental health crisis worse
The last thing young people need to be told when they arrive on campus is, “You’re fragile. But don’t worry, we’ll protect you.” Yet this message is loud and clear.
Forget 'Gone With the Wind' — these are the movies that really could use trigger warnings
Since we're slapping warnings on everything, here are the books, movies and TV shows that have me triggered.
Viewers demand Netflix add warning to Mila Kunis film: 'Could trigger PTSD'
"Luckiest Girl Alive" explores the phenomenon of victim blaming and the scarlet-lettering of sexual assault survivors in graphic detail -- perhaps too graphic.
Yesterday's heroes get the can and other commentary
Libertarian: Yesterday’s Heroes Get the Can At the pandemic’s height, Gothamites gathered at their windows nightly to bang pots and pans and cheer for health and other essential workers —...
Pulitzer Prize winner slams Brandeis University over ban of the word 'picnic'
Joyce Carol Oates took to her Twitter account to poke fun at the list, which was developed by the school's Prevention, Advocacy and Resource Center.
University warns students not to say these 'oppressive' words
The rule of thumb at this ultra-woke college is, don't say "rule of thumb."
Online trigger warnings are useless, researchers say
Suck it up, snowflakes. Trigger warnings don’t work. A new study has discovered that drawing people’s attention in advance to potentially disturbing content doesn’t ease their distress when they’re online....
Yale's lesson in dumbing down undergrads
WASHINGTON -- Summer brings no respite for academics committed to campus purifications, particularly at the institution that is the leader in the silliness sweepstakes, Yale. Its Committee on Art in...
The smoke and mirrors of the anti-cigarette crusade
Colleges and universities are not the only institutions infantilizing young adults these days. State and local governments are, too. The latest example is the District of Columbia, which is about...
The modern US campus shouldn't be a safe space
A specter is haunting academia, the specter of specters — ghosts, goblins and “cultural appropriation” through insensitive Halloween costumes. Institutions of higher education are engaged in the low comedy of...
A light in the politically correct campus darkness
As the dense fog of political correctness and lefty “sensitivity” engulfs campuses across America, a few lights still shine — and one of them flared bright last week, as the...
Can Ohio students use their 'graffiti wall' for good?
https://twitter.com/SamuelHHoward/status/720457258690330624 Ohio University has long had a “graffiti wall” to allow for artful self-expression. But now some troublemakers have gone and used it to tag in the name of free...
Hopefully Cornell president's free speech stance sets a trend
Calling herself “an avid supporter of freedom of speech,” Elizabeth Garrett — Cornell University’s new president — came out firmly against politically correct censorship last week. Hallelujah. Meeting with several...