Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Should the published writing of professional writers be subject to any criticism? I believe yes. At least one professional writer disagrees. Mary Elizabeth Williams is a longtime writer for Salon. She writes about “culture,” in the most tepid sense of the word. As an essayist, her style is to follow around day-old conventional wisdom like…
It was a bloop in IM from a colleague. “Oh god, I’m so sorry,” it read. “And screw Gawker.” It was an email a moment later, from my boss. “Just ignore it,” it read. “It’s not a big deal; they do this to everyone.” That’s when my heart lunged into my stomach. That was four…
After a week of chaos, Gawker Media will attempt to wipe the slate clean (so to speak) on Monday by relaunching Gawker.com. Not only that, but the name “Gawker” might be on its way out too. “We have an awesome portfolio,” Denton told Digiday. “We produce a lot of drama. And sometimes, we become the story….
Gawker founder Nick Denton is doing his best to put a positive spin on the chaos that has enveloped his media empire. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Denton said that perhaps the now-deleted awful item that outed a married man and led to two editors quitting under idiotic pretenses would be a…
google_ad_section_start (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) shares surged 18 percent in premarket trading on Friday, adding more than $44 billion to the company’s market value, after strong growth in the company’s cloud business drove a surprise quarterly profit. The jump in shares – setting up the stock for its best trading day in five years…
The Naval Posgraduate School’s Timothy Chung stands with the unmanned aerial vehicles his team attempted to swarm in May, 2015. That day they were able to launch 20 into a swarm. After a second attempt in July, they got 30. Krista Almanzan/KAZU hide caption itoggle caption Krista Almanzan/KAZU The Naval Posgraduate School’s Timothy Chung…
Photo Outside the Grand Theater in Lafayette, La., where a man fired on people at a screening of “Trainwreck.” The gunman was one of the dead. Credit Lee Celano/Reuters LAFAYETTE, La. — Three people were killed and seven were injured when a man opened fire in a movie theater here on Thursday night, officials said….
If you love visual comedy, you gotta love Edgar Wright, one of the few filmmakers who is consistently finding humor through framing, camera movement, editing, goofy sound effects and music. This is an analysis and appreciation of one of our finest comedic voices. For educational purposes only. You can donate to support the channel at…
A gunman in Lafayette, Louisiana, who has been identified as a 58-year-old white man, killed three, including himself, and injured at least seven others during a shooting at a movie theater Thursday night. The shooter, whose name has not been disclosed, opened fire at a 7 p.m. screening of Trainwreck. Louisiana State Police spokesman Sgt. Brian…
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