Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Early Monday morning, posters were seen at the entrance of Payne Whitney Gymnasium and on bulletin boards around Yale University’s campus that read “Yale Men’s Basketball: Stop Supporting a Rapist.” The posters—most of which were quickly torn down by members of the men’s basketball team—included a Yale Daily News photo of players at last Friday’s…
Recently, the New York City Housing Authority sued St. Mark’s Bookshop, one of its tenants, on the ground floor of the First Houses, at 138 East 3rd Street, in the East Village, for more than $68,000 in back rent. According to court documents, NYCHA issued St. Mark’s its first rent demand on June 26th, 2015,…
With the premiere of Netflix’s Fuller House comes a classic conundrum: How do you mercilessly criticize a product while encouraging the instinct that led to its creation? Because despite the plaintive catchphrase of one Uncle Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos), which reappears along with every other vaguely recognizable zinger from the original series, Fuller House doesn’t…
While checking VSB’s analytics earlier this week, I came across some demographic information that informed me we have a larger White readership than I assumed. I knew we had a good percentage, but the actual number has grown since I last checked. This (obviously) means there are quite a few White people reading this right now. And…
Meerkat—the live video-streaming app that was the buzz of SXSW last year—is admitting defeat against rival Periscope. Recode reported yesterday (March 4) that the startup is changing direction to become a video social network where “everyone is always live.” “It was a fucking hard decision to say, ‘It’s not going to work, thank you everyone…
On San Francisco’s Quantified Self-Delusion Sociology is a frustrating subject to have mastery in. Few people will ever read a book by an actual Sociologist on any subject, so cocksure is everyone that they have Society all mapped out. Then there are people like me who after reading literally thousands of books have come to…
The men who yell repulsive things about me from their cars or on the street. The men who follow me home. The men whose hands slip up the back of my skirt as I squeeze by for a seat on the bus. The men who wave their limp, rubbery genitalia at me in broad daylight….
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Permits will no longer be required to carry a concealed weapon in West Virginia in 90 days following the completion of a legislative override vote Saturday morning. The 23-11 vote by the state Senate, joined with a vote in the House of Delegates Friday, makes the permitless conceal carry bill law despite Gov….
On Thursday, for the second year in a row, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin pulled the emergency brake on legislation that seemed almost tailor-made to bring harm upon law enforcement. The bill in question sought to give persons over the age of 21 the right to carry concealed handguns without a permit. Later that…
The global super rich continued to splash out on super-yachts and luxury goods last year, despite a decline in their overall wealth in the wake of financial market turmoil. According to the latest wealth report from estate agents Knight Frank, published on Wednesday, sales of super-yachts – boats longer than 24 metres – soared 40%…