News of the Weird: Doing Time Right

News of the Weird: Doing Time Right

In October, a Harvard University debate team — three-time recent champions of the American Parliamentary Debate Association — lost a match to a team of prisoners from the maximum-security Eastern New York Correctional Facility. Prison debaters “are held to the exact...
Bait and Switch? Cut and Run? or Just a Bump in the Road? Big changes test Springfield’s faith in MGM

Bait and Switch? Cut and Run? or Just a Bump in the Road? Big changes test Springfield’s faith in MGM

In October 2007, MGM announced plans to build a $5 billion casino resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In addition to slots, tables, and hotel rooms, renderings of the 60-acre complex boasted restaurants, clubs, and retail space. Among 11 other nearby casinos, MGM...