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DIA director disavows fashion advice telling women to ‘consider your body type’
A fashion presentation prepared for Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) employees tells men to match their shoes to their belt and to avoid wearing jewelry. Meanwhile, women at the agency are advised that “coordinated makeup communicates that you are moving assertively toward identified goals.”
Marine Corps holds Beyoncé’s voice hostage
Three months after Beyoncé’s lip synced performance at Obama’s inauguration, the Marine Corps has responded to a FOIA request by Michael Morisy for the singer’s backup tracks. The U.S. Marine Band sent two CDs from the performance — but not the singer’s own vocals.
Seth MacFarlane’s Academy Awards show elicits raised eyebrows, but few complaints
Despite raised eyebrows from viewers disgruntled by Seth MacFarlane’s risqué February Oscars show, only four filed written complaints with the Federal Communications Commission.
Early FBI investigative techniques relied heavily on ethnic stereotypes
In 1947, the FBI compiled techniques from seasoned investigators into a memorandum for agents in the field. Intended as a teaching tool, many of its suggestions for conducting interviews, obtaining confessions and training informants would today be considered unorthodox and illogical, if not outright racist or discriminatory.
Remembering Fung Wah: the bus that “broke in half”
Safety records regarding Fung Wah buses uncovered by MuckRock show that at least one of the company’s vehicles was “breaking in half.” The documents detail extensive safety violations prior to last month’s shutdown, including citations for operating buses in defiance of regulators’ orders.