Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
And so continues one of the most confusing relationships of my adult life: that between myself and Fox News’ Megyn Kelly. Once again Kelly brought out her “sensible adult” side during an interview with Rand Paul, taking him (as well as other male journalists) to task for sexism. You’ll recall Rand Paul’s dickhead interview with…
Sulinh Lafontaine looks athletic and confident posing next to the Challenger from Furious 7. And why shouldn’t she? As she’s said publicly a number of times, she was the only female stunt driver in the blockbuster movie. There’s only one issue: that’s total bullshit. The only stunt she’s done is insulted the entire stunt community…
We have seen the real cause of the California drought, and it’s one crunchy inch tall. One gallon of water to grow a single nut? BAN THEM ALL, writes everyone. But almond outrage is misplaced. We shouldn’t stop eating any fruit or vegetable due to how much water it takes to grow it. Especially when…
1. By now, you know that California has been in a horrible drought for years. Justin Sullivan / Getty 2. I’m not exaggerating when I say the deadliest and most morally sinister cause of our water shortage is ALMONDS. 3. California is the only state that produces almonds commercially, according to the Agricultural Marketing Resource…
My joy of tech and innovation discovery is back. First, check out my new 360-degree video of Dan Shine showing me around San Francisco’s Innovation Hangar (you’ll need Google Chrome or a modern Android phone to properly view these, sorry, iPhones don’t yet work). What a place! More on the Innovation Hanger later and we’ll…
LUCKNOW: Drones will soon perform a special task in the state capital apart from functioning as eyes in the sky with the Lucknow Police planning to use them for dispersing mobs.These little unmanned mini-choppers are already in use in various sensitive parts of Uttar Pradesh for taking aerial snaps, but for the first time the…
Since yesterday, Square Enix has been teasing a new game via a three-day alternate reality game that was due to end tomorrow. But their surprise has been ruined. Today, an early leak from the Russian website Kanobu.RU (as found by NeoGAF) has revealed that the big tease is for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, a sequel…
Negative comments on your social-media posts might just be the work of standard Internet trolls. But it could actually be a bit more sinister. An article recently published by The Guardian details the Russian troll house, a government agency that hires people to post pro-Russian and anti-Western blogs and comments. Though it may be surprising…
Mario Anzuoni/Reuters What do white evangelicals, Muslims, Mormons, blacks, conservative Republicans, and immigrants from Africa, South America, and Central America all have in common? They’re less likely to support gay marriage than the average Californian. Over the years, I’ve patronized restaurants owned by members of all those groups. Today, if I went out into Greater…
The New York Times became an investor in Tina Brown’s event series Women in The World late last year. When the news was announced, the Times promised a new website for the brand. Today that site makes its debut, at nytimes.com/womenintheworld. The new site features responsive design and is updated throughout the day with content from Women…