Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Poor Ben Affleck. The early reviews for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice(including ours) have been absolutely brutal, and despite the fact that the Batfleck’s performance as the Dark Knight was a bright spot in the middle of an otherwise total clusterfuck, the actor doesn’t seem to be taking the criticism well at all. Just take…
The social publisher aims for a bigger slice of marketing budgets. Photo Illustration: Dianna McDougall; Sources: Getty Images paging_filter BuzzFeed’s made a name for itself with a cross-platform distribution model that relies heavily on publishing to social platforms. Now, it’s looking to leverage that reach for more brand dollars. During a keynote at South by…
Last Tuesday, March 15, Omniwomen, Omnicom’s leading women’s network, hosted an historic panel discussion on the topic of women’s leadership and its importance to doing business in the 21st century. When the panelists were announced, I, and many members of the Omniwomen Governing Body, received quite a few emails questioning our casting of this panel….
Playing his tune: Alan Rushbridger was one of the best newspaper editors of his generation, but lacked commercial success ©Amy T. Zielinsky/Getty Images Let’s agree that the Guardian is a great newspaper whose survival should concern us all. It may sometimes be pompous and self-regarding, but in an age of dumbing down it still carries…
Think like the enemy. Let’s suppose I am an Islamic State terrorist. I don’t do bombs or bullets. I leave the dirty work to the crazies in the basement. My job is what happens next. It is to turn carnage into consequences, body parts into politics. I am a consultant terrorist. I wear a suit,…
Kanye West has lived a “hell of a life,” and he’s brought his listeners along for the ride with a catalog of songs that recount his childhood, rise to fame, and struggles as a celebrity. If Yeezy ever released an autobiography, it would top the best-seller list, but for now, we combed through hundreds of…
A group of eagle-eyed puzzlers, using digital tools, has uncovered a pattern of copying in the professional crossword-puzzle world that has led to accusations of plagiarism and false identity. Since 1999, Timothy Parker, editor of one of the nation’s most widely syndicated crosswords, has edited more than 60 individual puzzles that copy elements from New…
Not long ago I sat with my husband and previewed several episodes of “Underground,” a new drama that premiered last week on WGN America. As the end credits rolled on Episode 2, which airs tonight at 10 p.m. on the cable channel, I asked him whether this is a series he’d willingly watch. He considered the…
South Dakotans narrowly missed the detonation of a precedent-setting bomb on Super Tuesday when Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill that would have been devastating for the transgender community. HB 1008, which was designed to “restrict access to certain restrooms and locker rooms in public schools,” would have required that students use bathrooms and locker…
At least it can’t get much worse for the GOP Nobody could have seen this coming, except for everybody, including us. Senate Republicans’ plan to win the White House, and the hearts and minds of Americans, by invoking a little-known codicil it discovered up its own stank butthole, is going as well as expected. Which is…