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Portraits Of Powerful Men And Women As Societal Stereotypes Are Shocking​, Elite Daily

In order to raise awareness about this ongoing world issue, photographer Joel Parés created a visual series titled “Judging America” that highlights the different stereotypes pinned on people from all walks of life. No one looks at a person’s accomplishments or personality or lifestyle. Instead, people only look at what’s on the surface and let their cruel judgements get the best of them. Parés’ series shows both sides.

New Terrible Dating App Dubbed 'Tinder Without the Poor People,'SFist

Billed as "the easiest way to connect with the successful, attractive people," Luxy is a Tinder-like dating app that allows you to swipe through prospective matches based on income levels and commonly favored luxury brands. In a press release sent out this week, the company (probably in an effort to be intentionally headline-grabbing) billed itself as an app that allows users to "weed out the poor and unattractive.

Hope For Late-Night Transit Dawns; BART to Roll Out Test Project,SF Gate

The dearth of late-night transportation around, and especially across, the bay is a long-standing problem that’s growing worse as the Bay Area population rises and the number of people depending on public transportation booms. Once BART shuts down for the night, options for getting home are limited.

So, facing an increasing demand for late-night transit service, regional transportation officials are taking a hard look at how to change that — and testing at least one plan to help people get around in the late-night and early morning hours.

Not Your Mother's Cat Whisperer: A Visit From a San Francisco Cat Expert, Daniel Quagliozzi, SF Weekly

For most the phrase "cat expert" would conjure the image of a stooped, cardigan-wearing older woman, strangely scented and perpetually alone. Daniel Quagliozzi may wear the occasional ironic cardigan, but he is no dated, cat stereotype. In his third year as consultant and owner of Go, Cat, Go! Quagliozzi makes house calls to cat guardians in the Bay Area whose feline cohabitants have "behavioral problems" (a phrase which in the cat business means every surface is coated in urine). One brave Exhikittenist agreed to invite the self-identified Cat Behavior Consultant into her home for a consultation.

Wal-Mart Names Instagram Co-Founder Systrom to Board, Bloomberg

Wal-Mart has been shoring up its e-commerce operations, aiming to ward off competition from Amazon.com Inc. and squeeze more growth from the Internet. It redesigned its website last month to be more compatible with tablets and mobile devices and said it was modernizing the technology used to run its search engine and recommendation tools.