Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Arnold Schwarzenegger is once again playing a machine cloaked in human skin in Terminator Genisys, but now he’s the most human thing in a plastic movie. Arnie’s trademark grimace looks rough around the edges, like a slab of petrified wood after years of erosion. In a movie that’s basically shitty comfort food, the original Terminator…
Here’s the full text of the letter from Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to the heads of the IMF, the European Central Bank and the European Commission: I am writing to inform you on the position of the Hellenic Republic towards the list of Prior Actions of the Staff Level Agreement as published on the…
Alexis Tsipras is asking for only a few changes to proposals, reports say Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has offered new concessions to the country’s creditors, media reports say. A letter to creditors obtained by the Financial Times says Mr Tsipras is prepared to accept most conditions that were on the table before talks collapsed…
Mount Zion A.M.E. Church in Greelyville, South Carolina, was ablaze on Tuesday evening. Photos were posted by local firefighters and journalists on social media: The prominent African American church was burned down by the KKK in 1995. The cause of this latest fire is unknown. There have been a string of fires at African American churches throughout…