News in Brief Facebook Isn’t Telling You How Much It Really Knows About You The site shows users how Facebook categorizes them. It doesn’t reveal the data it is buying about their… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Is Covergirl’s New Coverboy a Feminist Coup or a Capitalist One? Covergirl’s decision to feature 17-year-old James Charles does serve to break down the gender binary, but it does… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Will the Last Antarctic Peninsula Ice Shelf Crumble? The formation of a giant iceberg could spell the beginning of the end for Larsen C. By Bob… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Donald Trump Is Saving His Swamp-Draining Straight Talk for the Foreigners Amid mounting concerns over his administration’s mistruths, Trump has been telling it like it is on issues of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Chronic Problem: Violence Against Women and Girls in Turkey Deep-seated, restrictive views of gender roles still foment violence in Turkey, despite the legal protections women enjoy there.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Wildlife for Sale: Jaguars Are the New Trafficking Victims in Bolivia Jaguar fangs have become one of the sought-after goods in the Chinese wildlife market, posing a severe threat… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Maybelline Signs Manny Gutierrez as Its First Male Ambassador Manny Gutierrez made history this week — as the first male make-up artist to represent an iconic (and traditionally female) brand. Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief Shot in Syria, Directed Over Skype The new documentary Little Gandhi commemorates Syria’s initially peaceful pro-democracy movement — but was filmed at great risk in the midst of the civil war that it became. Sukhada Tatke
News in Brief The End of the Rural Hospital Nearly 700 rural hospitals face the risk of closure—a problem that will only be exacerbated by an Obamacare repeal. Jared Keller
News in Brief The Justice Department Wants to End Solitary Confinement of Juveniles — For Now Hundreds of years of history show that solitary confinement is dangerous. While the end of the practice is… Pacific Standard Staff