Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
I wrote earlier today about my frustrations with The Simpsons‘ voice work, which has become the least interesting part of a show that’s doing its best to creatively tread water. A number of people have already responded that the solution to the show’s casting problems is for The Simpsons to finally end. That almost happened in…
Guys. I’m kind of freaked out right now. That’s partially my fault. I’m in a confusing part of the internet right now, and it’s midnight, and I’m trying to figure out this creepy game I’m playing. Maybe you’ve heard of it. It was in Rolling Stone. It was on Vice. It was on The Hollywood…
A few months ago we got an email from a tipster who said he was awaiting a phone call from Louis C.K., who will host the final episode of Saturday Night Live’s 40th season this weekend. The subject of their phone call was sexual misconduct allegations made by the tipster’s friend against the comedian. Our…
The New York Times, among a small cadre of other outlets, today announced it will start publishing selected articles directly into Facebook’s News Feed. Some think the move historic; others deem it unremarkable. Either way, the intriguing part is to understand how to make sense of this deal and what it means for the future….
Time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter must assemble a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat to the planet…and to time itself. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is coming soon to The CW. SUBSCRIBE to The CW https://youtube.com/subscription_cent… Find The CW here: http://cwtv.com/ http://www.facebook.com/TheCW http://twitter.com/cw_network http://instagram.com/thecw http://plus.google.com/+thecw/ http://cwnetwork.tumblr.com/ DC’s Legends of Tomorrow –…
Everyone’s favorite superhero team is back again! They’re all here — there’s the tech genius with a metal suit, the hyper-accurate archer dude, and the mysterious backflipping assassin woman. That’s right, it’s the heroes from DC Comics’ upcoming Legends of Tomorrow, the first trailer of which was shown off by TV network The CW today ahead…
Commencement day is supposed to be a time for celebration, but at a small Georgia college, it has turned into a day of controversy. On Wednesday, a student at Kennesaw State University named Kevin Bruce recorded an uncomfortable encounter with a university adviser. Later in the evening, he uploaded the video on Twitter. It has now been retweeted over 4,000…
What happens when alcoholic mad scientist Rick and his grandson/sidekick Morty invade The Simpsons season finale? Well, first they manage to kill the whole family in the couch gag, meaning that the pair then have to scramble to put the whole lot of them back together. This is the couch gag for the May 17th…
Despite relentless attempts by developers to make it otherwise, New York City is a beautiful salad bowl of diversity—an eclectic assemblage of tasty vegetables united together under a light vinaigrette of filth. How is it possible that we’re able to coexist in such relative peace despite our disparate backgrounds, world views and socio-economic statuses? We…
The Rape of Proserpina, 1636-1638. Artist: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640) (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) “Not far from the walls of Enna, there is a deep pool,” begins Ovid’s version of the rape of Persephone. “While [Persephone] was playing in this glade, and gathering violets or radiant lilies, while with girlish fondness she filled the…