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A prestigious university has been branded a 'disgrace' after it awarded the world's oldest photojournalism prize for a picture of a mutilated and murdered October 7 victim. Shani Louk, 22, became a symbol of the brutal Hamas attack after the world saw the picture of gunmen rushing her half-naked corpse back to Gaza on the back of a pick-up. That photo was the centerpiece of the submission that won photo agency AP the Team Picture Story of the Year category from the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism.

Conservatives sure are afraid of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. They don’t like that she danced in college, they’re in an uproar over an old high school nickname — some are even spreading a false rumor about a nude photo. The Republican, mostly male obsession with the 29-year-old Bronx native is more than run-of-the-mill misogyny; it’s existential panic. Because in addition to the young Democratic Socialist standing for (reasonable) policies that conservatives find terrifying, Ocasio-Cortez represents a vision of the future of the United States — a future that’s no longer centered around old white men. The newest class of political representatives are more diverse than...

I am proud as all hell to announce to FReeperdom that Bacon Man, my best friend of more than 20 years, and his amazing lady Hap have tied the knot! They were married yesterday afternoon, May 15, 2004, in a small ceremony at the Chapel at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, attended by family and friends. It was undoubtedly the best wedding I've ever been to. They're the best people I know, and their love is so strong that you feel better just being around them. Please join me in a huge Mazel Tov for the happy couple!