Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The don’t-call-it-a-boycott Oscars might be more interesting for who won’t be in attendance than who will. Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith, and now Will Smith have all said that they’re not planning on attending the Oscars, which, for the second year in a row, nominated 20 white people in the acting categories. Oscar nominee Mark…
end of ShanesHouse1 At my liberal arts college, the most popular sports activity was the ultimate frisbee pick-up game I organized every other day. It could get competitive, at least by hippie artist standards, but it never got too intense. Until Bro Seth came along. Bro Seth (name slightly altered), consistently misread the vibe of the…
All, I’ve decided to withdraw the CoC RFC. There are many reasons for it, but there are a few points I want to make. As to the content of the RFC, when I initially proposed it, I selected the Contributor Covenant due to it being a well adopted standard. Several people raised objections to…
Sends you a push notification every time the police kill someone in the United States. Archives + Absences | An iPhone App by Josh Begley. Source: Archives + Absences | An iPhone App by Josh Begley
On February 4, 2004, a handful of Harvard students logged onto a newly launched website called thefacebook.com. Just a dozen years later, some 2 billion people—nearly a third of the planet’s population—are social media users. So if companies are having trouble keeping up with that pace of adoption, it’s no surprise. Businesses have overcome their…
Something strange has happened in the endless war for domination of superhero movies. After years of Marvel ceaselessly kicking DC’s ass, I feel as though DC has suddenly taken the lead, thanks to the fantastic new Suicide Squad trailer and the Wonder Woman movie footage. What is even happening? If you’ve read my work with…
Establishing a worldwide caliphate has proved to be a rather expensive endeavor. Subscribe Receive daily email updates: Subscribe to Defense One Today. Be the first to receive updates. Author The so-called Islamic State is feeling the economic toll of waging wars on a number of fronts as more countries join the fight against it. ISIL,…
You’re telling your own story: You graduated college and you’re a grown-ass woman now. Tina Fey is your spirit animal; Beyoncé, your preacher. You know how to take care of you. You’ve learned self-defense. If any man ever hit you, you’d rip his eyes out. You’ve seen Mad Men, and if anyone ever sexually harassed…
All about asteroids All about asteroids – Asteroid Day, a day organized by a group of notable scientists, astronauts and citizens, was held in June and aims to educate the global community on the potential threat of asteroids. Click through the gallery to learn more about these Near-Earth Objects. All about asteroids All about asteroids…
cxenseparse_start An Amazon Prime employee pushes a cart of items for customers while passing CD’s by Adele at the company’s urban fulfillment facility, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 in New York.(Photo: Mark Lennihan, AP) Amazon is powering up its already formidable Amazon Prime subscription service with 20% savings on new video game releases. The etailing giant…