Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Recently, the Star Wars fanbase took time off from freaking out about The Force Awakens to freak out over a rumored ban on merchandise depicting Princess Leia’s “Slave” outfit from Return of the Jedi. Many words about the matter have been said since—a lot of them pretty good!—but leave it to Leia herself to put…
For the first time in many decades, The New York Times has taken the rare step of running an editorial on its front page. Calling the availability of deadly weapons “a moral outrage” and “a national disgrace,” the editorial calls for an outright ban on some weapons: Certain kinds of weapons, like the slightly…
Earlier this year a young employee at a celebrity magazine explained to me a problem. The magazine was doing reasonably well, as was its website. But both were publishing photos taken from Instagram with increasing frequency. This was fine: the photos were good and people liked them. The problem, this person said, was that it…
While critics have tried to claim that allowing transgendered students to use same-sex school facilities is some kind of safety or privacy concern (we’re looking at you Mike Huckabee), a new report shows that there’s actually zero evidence of that being true. None of the 17 largest US school districts’ schools with trans-inclusive nondiscrimination policies…
These tweets early in the San Bernardino shooting Wednesday attracted a lot of media attention, including a blog post from me last night and the initial version of this post (most of which will be retained here, with updates noted): As I noted in both posts, this was either an eyewitness who could provide helpful…
With reporting by Victoria McNally Over the past year, any dedicated gamer or casual player with a social media account has likely witnessed the same conversation: the one surrounding women’s roles inside the world of gaming. With Zoe Quinn’s Gamergate Memoir “Crash Override” coming to the big screen, and everyone from John Oliver to “South…
Two young campers were sleeping in Yosemite Valley this August when a tree branch snapped and fell on their tent, killing them both. “We don’t know what caused the limb to fall,” said the park’s spokeswoman, Jodi Bailey. “It seems like just a freak accident.” Ms. Bailey was right: Being killed by a falling object…
I know, right? Will your friends agree? Share this Link These People Complaining About “The Wiz” Seem To Have Forgotten That “The Wizard Of Oz” Exists http://www.buzzfeed.com/andyneuenschwander/thes… Let’s learn some Broadway history, shall we? These People Complaining About “The Wiz” Seem To Have Forgotten That “The Wizard Of Oz” Exists.
Not to be outdone, Democrats seized the debate to try to force votes on gun control legislation that could put some Republicans in a politically tough position as the country is reeling from a recent spate of mass shootings. By voting to nullify Obamacare — the signature domestic accomplishment of the Obama administration — GOP…
The seahorse is a fascinating creature. Aside from being evidence that whatever god of creation may have existed was on some truly excellent hallucinogens, seahorses –Hippocampus hippocampus – are a species where the male gets pregnant. Life would be a lot more interesting if human beings had to breed like seahorses. For a start, I highly…