Thou shalt not hug: British society no longer trusts grown-ups to interact with children. In a controversial new report, Frank Furedi and Jennie Bristow argue that the culture of “vetting” adults is damaging relationships between the generations. [New Statesman]
The White Stuff: They like running marathons and eating sushi, venerating Jon Stewart and bragging about not owning a TV. They talk endlessly about HBO’s The Wire and dance self-consciously to ’80s music. They’re into “irony” and have a tendency to threaten to move to Canada. “They” are white people, and they’re the subject of “Stuff White People Like,” a flavor-of-the-moment blog that, since appearing in January of 2008, boasts nearly 30 million hits. [American Prospect]
Newspaper ad departments are already outsourcing to India. Is editorial next?: If it happens, it won’t be without an uproar in the journalism world. Last year, the local news Web site Pasadena Now, in California, was roundly mocked when it announced a plan to have Indian reporters cover local government meetings via webcast. More recently, The Miami Herald announced in December that it would outsource some copy editing and design work to the Indian company Mindworks… [CJR]
Waves of Would-Be Immigrants Target EU Shores: As the weather warms up and the waves calm down, thousands of would-be immigrants are setting sail for Europe from African shores. Many get picked up by EU authorities — or die before they get that far. [Spiegel]
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