Tag Archives: Cult

Direct Primary Cult? A Reality Check

In which its adherents fall into the same trap as those who conflate health insurance and health care.Look, I have long been a fan of the Direct Primary Care (DPC) model: in fact, we were among the first to interview … Continue reading

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What the Cult of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Got Wrong – Mother Jones

Irin Carmon, co-author of Ginsburg fan-book The Notorious RBG, and who is as responsible as anyone else for the contemporary Cult of Ginsburg, encouraged devotees not to freak out. Their hero is resilient, indestructible even, Carmon insisted. Ginsburg has survived … Continue reading

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Mark Leckey’s Cult Classic Video Removed from YouTube Following Copyright Claim

According to a removal notice posted by the artist to Instagram last week, the video posted by Leckey was deleted by Google following a copyright claim from the distribution company Fremantle Media, Inc. What, exactly, the company claimed as its … Continue reading

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USPTO Database: World’s Best Kept Secret For Cult Fans (and new filers, too!)

\ In this day and age of fast-paced innovation, the question of “what’s the next big thing” often hounds even the least-interested of onlookers. While only the most rabid of technologists strive to have the deepest understanding of the latest … Continue reading

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