Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The Economist is out with a new ranking of colleges that ranks Harvard fourth and Yale 1,270th. The rankings are based on whether a college’s alumni fare better than expected in the labor market, as measured by earnings 10 years after starting school. Using a range of variables — a college’s location, its religious affiliation, its students’…
This morning the Today Show cast accomplished what no one has ever been able to in the very long history of the beloved Peanuts gang. They slipped into the body skins of each character and scared the shit out of America. We present the images below without comments, because we are sitting in the corner…
ESPN on Friday announced that it is shutting down Grantland, the sports and culture website started by Bill Simmons in 2011. “Effective immediately, we are suspending the publication of Grantland,” the company said in a statement Friday at the same time staffers were informed of the news. Other writers said they had learned the news…
Well, here’s some wild news from ESPN’s PR department: Effective immediately we are suspending the publication of Grantland. After careful consideration, we have decided to direct our time and energy going forward to projects that we believe will have a broader and more significant impact across our enterprise. Grantland distinguished itself with quality writing, smart…
Effective immediately we are suspending the publication of Grantland. After careful consideration, we have decided to direct our time and energy going forward to projects that we believe will have a broader and more significant impact across our enterprise. Grantland distinguished itself with quality writing, smart ideas, original thinking and fun. We are grateful to those who made…
There are two ideas that people on the internet love to hide behind when they get in trouble, despite the fact that they have absolutely no understanding of what those ideas actually mean. The first is freedom of speech, which countless assholes have used as justification for death threats, rape threats, and other things that…
Darth Vader after boarding Princess Leia’s ship in “Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope.” (Credit: Lucasfilm) The Daily Beast’s Asawin Suebsaeng recently noted that “neoconservative Twitter” loves the Intergalactic Empire, the putative villains of the “Star Wars” universe, prompting much harrumphing from people who think this is nothing but petty trolling. As I always…
Earlier this week we made a mistake. By cancelling two sessions we sent an unintended message that SXSW not only tolerates online harassment but condones it, and for that we are truly sorry. The resulting feedback from the individuals involved and the community-at-large resonated loud and clear. While we made the decision in the…
For millions of Americans, it’s not getting better. While the national unemployment rate has been on a downward trend in recent years—after reaching a high of 10 percent in October 2009—not everyone has been able to enjoy those benefits. According to a recent report from the Orlando Sun-Sentinel, the paper found that food stamp rates…
A rare bloom turns the arid Atacama desert in Chile into a magnificent carpet of mauve-colored flowers after the region’s heaviest rain in 20 years. (Reuters) The Atacama Desert in Chile, known as the driest place on Earth, is awash with color after a year’s worth of extreme rainfall. In an average year, this desert…