Blurred Lines

A new sexual revolution is sweeping the country, and college students are on the front lines. Few places in America have felt the influence of #MeToo more intensely. Indeed, college campuses were in many ways the harbingers of #MeToo. Grigoriadis captures the nature of this cultural reckoning without shying away from its complexity. College women use fresh, smart methods to fight entrenched sexism and sexual assault even as they celebrate their own sexuality as never before. Many “woke” male students are more open to feminism than ever, while others perpetuate the cruelest misogyny. Coexisting uneasily, these students are nevertheless rewriting long-standing rules of sex and power from scratch. Eschewing any political agenda, Grigoriadis travels to schools large and small, embedding in their social whirl and talking candidly with dozens of students, as well as to administrators, parents, and researchers. Blurred Lines is a riveting, indispensable illumination of the most crucial social change on campus in a generation.

From its origins in academic discourse in the 1970s to our collective imagination today, the concept of “rape culture” has resonated in a variety of spheres, including television, gaming, comic book culture, and college campuses. Beyond Blurred Lines traces ways that sexual violence is collectively processed, mediated, negotiated, and contested by exploring public reactions to high-profile incidents and rape narratives in popular culture. The concept of rape culture was initially embraced in popular media – mass media, social media, and popular culture – and contributed to a social understanding of sexual violence that mirrored feminist concerns about the persistence of rape myths and victim-blaming. However, it was later challenged by skeptics who framed the concept as a moral panic. Nickie D. Phillips documents how the conversation shifted from substantiating claims of a rape culture toward growing scrutiny of the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses. This, in turn, renewed attention toward false allegations, and away from how college enforcement policies fail victims to how they endanger accused young men. Ultimately, she successfully lends insight into how the debates around rape culture, including microaggressions, gendered harassment and so-called political correctness, inform our collective imaginations and shape our attitudes toward criminal justice and policy responses to sexual violence.

Secrets never stay secret forever…. When Carys Reece, the daughter of music royalty Bishop and Alana Reece, and her boyfriend, up-and-coming recording artist Nikko Williams, decide it’s time to move past the “safe zone” and take their relationship to the next level, their long-awaited sexy getaway is derailed by a shocking family intervention. They soon learn their parents have never told them the whole truth of what they’ve had to do to make it in the ruthless and tumultuous world of love and hip-hop…and now their complex web of lies threatens everything Carys and Nikko hoped to build together. Full of steamy twists, salacious turns, and devastating revelations, Blurred Lines is a tale of three generations of strong-willed and ambitious women who find themselves at life's crossroads with everything to lose: their men, their money, and even their music. This fast-paced, outrageously scandalous and compelling page-turner by Mona Scott-Young, Executive Producer of VH1’s hit docuseries “Love & Hip Hop,” and bestselling author Courtney Parker is as wild a ride as the show itself, and the straight-from-the-headlines story will satisfy fans while taking storytelling to a whole new level – and reaching a whole new audience. When the reality show ends, the real drama begins!

Celebrating the launch of her new company, Solange felt as if she had conquered the world. She had a wonderful marriage, beautiful daughter, and now a striving business. That was until she met the smooth talking Gabriel, owner of the IT support firm she hired for her IT needs. Solange began to feel something that she hadn't felt in a very long time...wanting. After many late night conversations confiding in this complete stranger, Solange started to look at her "happy" marriage and seeing it for what it really was...complacency. Falling under Gabriel's trance, Solange began doing things that she has never done before. With her blurred vision, Solange finds herself lost in a bed of deceit and lies. She is so caught up that she doesn't see that Gabriel is sabotaging her life and convincing her that he is the man for her, not mater who gets hurt. Even if its losing her loving daughter behind this deadly mistake. From the Pen of Ni'cola comes a story of desire, sex, lust, and the ultimate betrayal. This story will make 50 Shades look like a Disney story. Will Solange begin to see clearly, or will she continue to fall under Gabriel's spell filled with Blurred Lines?

Drawing on interdisciplinary research methods from musicological and legal scholarship, this book maps the historical terrain of forensic musicology. It examines the contributions of musical expert witnesses, their analytical techniques, and the issues they encounter assisting courts in clarifying the blurred lines of music copyright.

Reliable media outlets don't allow advertisers or officials to control what news they print or give favored treatment to them, nor do they deny news coverage to those who don't advertise or pay. However, as the amount of news sources online and elsewhere grow, some may often have a hidden agenda. "Advertorial" copy in usually reputable sources can blur the lines even more. This book makes this sometimes-confusing topic accessible and understandable to young readers, showing them how to navigate the murky waters of news versus ads.

Kelli MacCabe is a no nonsense detective with a tough exterior. Only a select few know her as a loyal, loving friend. Committed to her family, her friends, and her job, Kelli puts her needs behind everyone else's. As a surgeon, Nora Whitmore is used to being in control. The hospital is her life and leaves room for little else. Respected by her colleagues, but misunderstood by the residents, Nora takes what she needs and keeps everyone at arm's length. In the process, she creates unexpected enemies. Tragedy brings them together. As chaos grows around them, the lines between them begin to blur. Despite being from different worlds, friendship grows between them, turning quickly to attraction. Will these two strong, independent women find a way to deal with their individual baggage? Or will they be overcome by it?

From USA Today Bestseller A.D. Justice comes a new, sexy and suspenseful standalone novel. The CROSSING LINES SERIES is a spinoff of the USA Today bestselling series, STEELE SECURITY. Each book in this spinoff series can be read as a complete stand-alone. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Omg what a story --just a perfect read." The road to hell is paved with good intentions. What should've been a simple fact-finding visit changed in the blink of an eye. I'm a patriot. A CIA officer. A master at manipulating the double agent schemes. The straight and narrow path I set out on turned into a hundred winding roads, all leading to the same destination: I'm now aiding and abetting a foreign spy. Kira Petrov stole something from me the moment we met--my breath, my heart, my allegiance. If I'm caught, I'll be tried as a traitor. But there's more to her story than anyone knows, and time is not on our side. The only way out this tangled mess is to march straight through it. Staying between the imaginary lines on a map is easy when the boundaries are clearly defined. It's that blurred line in real life that trips up the best of us.