Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The lady from Misery is having quite a month: Kim Davis has gone from your ordinary born-again, thrice-divorced civil servant to a media lightning rod to an anti-gay political martyr, all by doing absolutely nothing. (In case you’ve been away from the internet for a while, Davis rose to fame for refusing to issue marriage…
Legend is a movie about a pair of notorious London gangsters, twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray. It stars Tom Hardy, who fills the shoes of both brothers, but, according to The Guardian, the film is “a disappointingly shallow take on a fascinating period of time and leaves us sorely uninformed, as if we’ve skim-read a pamphlet.”…
To understand the feeling of crisis that many see in higher education right now, it’s useful to start with some figures from 40 years ago. In 1974, the median American family earned just under $13,000 a year. A new home could be had for $36,000, an average new car for $4,400. Attending a four-year private…
Brian Finke If you didn’t think the 2016 election season could get any more batshit crazy than it already is, now, John McAfee—the self-described “eccentric millionaire,” who founded the anti-virus software company McAfee, and who once played Russian roulette with a loaded gun while WIRED writer Joshua Davis stood by—says he is considering joining the…
Continue reading the main story Video Kim Davis Speaks After Release From Jail Ms. Davis, the Rowan County, Ky., clerk, spoke at a rally after she was ordered freed, saying: “I just want to give God the glory. His people have rallied, and you are a strong people.” By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date…
Photo Stephen Colbert outside the window of his office, which overlooks Broadway and his new marquee at the Ed Sullivan Theater. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times On a recent Monday night, Stephen Colbert was about as high atop the Ed Sullivan Theater as one can be, looking out over the 200 or so employees…
By Chris O’Shea on Sep. 8, 2015 – 11:01 AM Alan Murray has been editor of Fortune for just over one year. Despite that brief amount of time, his editorial guidance has had a significant impact on Fortune.com. In August, Fortune.com enjoyed record-setting traffic. Compared to August of last year, unique visitors are up 100 percent, to 15.9…
Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 Charlene Cheung’s previous work for The Toast can be found here. This message and any attached documents contain information that may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not read, copy, distribute, or use this information. If you have received this transmission in error, please…
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Start Article Post Content Former “True Blood” showrunner Mark Hudis and director Barry Sonnenfeld have signed on to steer Netflix’s adaptation of the Lemony Snicket “A Series of Unfortunate Events” fantasy book series. Hudis will serve as showrunner and exec producer of the series, while Sonnenfeld will direct and exec produce….