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advertisement advertisement advertisement France is hurriedly instating an age of sexual consent. And that age of consent will be . . . 15. For anyone who has recently interacted with a 15-year-old, this brings up some pivotal questions. advertisement advertisement Wait. Before this, was it legal for adults in France to have sex with kids under age 15? No. Sex between adults and minors under age 15 is illegal in France. But without a formal age of consent, perpetrators could claim that the interactions were consensual, which commonly resulted in charges being reduced from rape to sexual assault, with significantly lighter punishments. That put the onus on victims to prove coercion, force, or threat, which is nearly impossible for child victims or adult survivors to do. Can you say that another way? Statutory rape was not a thing in France. Going forward, most sex with someone under age 15 will automatically be considered … [Read more...] about France will soon have an age of sexual consent. Why is it 15?

advertisement advertisement advertisement When Jeff Vinik bought the Tampa Bay Lightning and its NHL arena in 2010, he got a couple of extra pieces of land as part of the deal. Like the arena, which is surrounded by parking lots and cut off from the rest of the city’s downtown by an expressway, the other lots were similarly isolated in a part of town that had seen better days. It was something of a dead zone. But it was also a blank slate. advertisement advertisement Vinik began acquiring more lots in the area, and after years of planning and construction, a transformation is nearing completion. More than 5 million square feet of development is underway across 56 acres, with 10 new buildings rising, including housing, offices, and retail. They’re all connected by a new central corridor that prioritizes pedestrians. Developed by a partnership between Vinik and Cascade Investment, the investment fund owned by Bill Gates, the project … [Read more...] about Why one city in car-obsessed Florida is prioritizing pedestrians

advertisement advertisement advertisement The iPhone 12, released last year, featured the biggest redesign to the iPhone in almost four years. But that redesign left many fans and industry pundits thinking the 2021 iPhone, currently dubbed the “iPhone 13,” will be a more modest, iterative update. However, if the latest rumors are true, the iPhone 13 could feature some of the biggest advances to Apple’s smartphone ever. advertisement According to leaker Max Weinbach (via MacRumors ), it’s true that the iPhone 13 will be nearly identical in appearance to the iPhone 12, but the iPhone 13 will have a massive amount of under-the-hood improvements. The biggest surprise? Weinbach says the iPhone 13 will feature upgrades that allow for astrophotography. Astrophotography is an increasingly popular field of photography that sees people using complicated camera setups to photograph the moon, stars, and even distant spiral galaxies. The inclusion … [Read more...] about Apple’s 2021 iPhone 13 is rumored to shoot for the stars

advertisement advertisement advertisement It is an old truism: employees do not turn to written statements on the company intranet for clues about how to behave–they look to each other. If your goal is to intentionally shape the actions and interactions of employees, you know the importance of creating a “values-based” culture. However, you also know how difficult it is to implement one. advertisement advertisement Zappos, a present-day paragon, has seemed to crack the cultural code. So much in fact that they have built a business that teaches others how do it. Thousands of companies from around the world travel to the Las Vegas headquarters to see how Zapponians “live their 10 WOW values.” They can choose the 60-minute tour to observe the culture in action or attend a fully immersive, 3-day boot camp. If you take a moment to consider this fact, it is quite amazing. Zappos turned their culture into an attraction that warrants a … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons You Need To Instill Values In Your Organization

advertisement advertisement advertisement Harvard-Westlake’s upper-school campus sits in the craggy foothills of Coldwater Canyon, a sylvan corner of the city where luxury SUVs careen down winding, wooded roads that splinter off into cul-de-sacs dotted with midcentury architectural master- pieces wedged into the mountainside—or leaning against it on terrifying one-hundred-foot stilts. Here, nature and wealth seamlessly coexist in a kind of stubborn harmony. If you can dream it, you can build it, mudslides and gravity be damned. Situated less precariously, at the foot of the canyon, Harvard-Westlake brings an old-world vibe to these distinctly LA environs. advertisement advertisement Harvard-Westlake originally functioned as a finishing school for young white Protestant males—who dined on lobster Newburg and caught glimpses of Clark Gable trotting across campus on horseback—but today the school is much more ethnically if not … [Read more...] about Why Los Angeles was the epicenter of the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal