Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The father of Brock Turner, the ex-Stanford swimmer who was given a paltry six-month sentence in a county jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in 2015, is defending his son’s crime—and saying that he should not be imprisoned for only getting “20 minutes of action.” In a letter Dan Turner penned as a diametric…
Jack Taylor/Getty Images Parliament fears robots will herald the end of humanity Robots ‘could pose a challenge to humanity’s capacity to control its own creation.’ By Chris Spillane and Ryan Heath 6/2/16, 3:06 PM CET Updated 6/4/16, 7:05 AM CET /.meta /.summary /.story-intro The survival of humanity is at risk because of robots, some members…
In a series of text messages obtained by Entertainment Tonight, Johnny Depp’s assistant seems to confirm allegations made by Depp’s estranged wife, Amber Heard, who has testified under oath that she suffered long-term abuse at the hands of the A-list actor. “When I told him he kicked you, he cried,” the assistant writes on one…
President Barack Obama endorsed an expansion of Social Security for the first time on Wednesday. “We can’t afford to weaken Social Security,” he said during a speech on economic policy in Elkhart, Indiana. “We should be strengthening Social Security. And not only do we need to strengthen its long-term health, it’s time we finally made…
The latest—never the last—horrifying deadly shooting rampage in America was brought to us by Mainak Sarkar, a disaffected former UCLA student who murdered Professor William Klug over an imagined slight. Before killing Klug and then himself, Sarkar also killed his estranged wife Ashley Hasti. While no one was paying attention or keeping track, Hasti’s murder…
The army came up against “an elaborate system of blockades”, described in a cable from May 21, 1989, which allowed students to “control much of central Beijing”. Diplomats observed that “there were buses turned sideways to form roadblocks” and students had vowed the army would not be able to cross. “But we doubt it”, one…
I jumped on the Freewrite/Hemingwrite kickstarter ages ago. It took so long for the single purpose, first-draft-only word processor to show up, I’d occasionally forgotten it was coming. I’ve had it for a few weeks now, and last weekend I typed a review out, on the unit itself. Thing is, you can’t edit on the…
Photo Donald J. Trump at a campaign event Friday in Urbandale, Iowa.Credit Max Whittaker for The New York Times WAUKEE, Iowa – I was late to Donald J. Trump’s unannounced visit to a Pizza Ranch on Friday, his first drop-by of this ubiquitous Iowa chain that is standard stop for candidates, but which Mr. Trump…
Bringing it Together These imperfect, internal rhymes are a hallmark of rap and hip-hop. Listen to this verse from The Fugees, performed by Lauryn Hill, which is littered with imperfect rhymes. Lauryn Hill is one of a long list of artists and genres that influenced Lin-Manuel Miranda, the mastermind behind “Hamilton.” Let’s compare the rhyme…
He won six N.B.A. championships, is the greatest scorer ever and once netted 38 points while battling the flu. The logo of a billion-dollar sneaker brand is a silhouette of him flying through the air. But on Twitter, Michael Jordan is a loser. For the past two years, a photograph of Jordan crying, snapped at…