Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The 2013 film “The Wolf of Wall Street” received harsh criticism for its depiction of women as two-dimensional trophy wives, money-grubbing secretaries who sleep with their bosses, and prostitutes and strippers who served as a backdrop to a group of drug-fueled man-child stock brokers. But Martin Scorsese’s depiction of Reagan-era excess in America’s financial capital,…
Photo A floating cage containing hundreds of oysters was pulled into Jamaica Bay from Bayswater Point State Park in Queens on Thursday. Credit Dave Sanders for The New York Times Torrential rain poured down on the team of scientists and conservationists on Jamaica Bay as their small boat slowly towed about 85 cages packed with…
Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel season 1, episode 7 of “Star Trek: The Original Series.” CBS via Getty Images Not so long ago, the concept of a virtual assistant that could listen to your questions and provide answers was purely the realm of science fiction. In fact, it wouldn’t be unfair at all to…
Acting on behalf of deposed Fox News honcho Roger Ailes and wife Elizabeth, attorney Charles Harder – Hulk Hogan’s libel lawyer – has requested that New York magazine and writer Gabriel Sherman preserve all documents pertaining to the Ailes, a not-so-subtle threat of possible legal action in response to the magazine’s damning article about sexual…
Despite progress in recent decades, women remain underrepresented (or not represented at all) in many aspects of political and civic life. In the United States, the current Congress is about 20 percent female; there has not (yet) been a female president (out of 44 in total); and the first female Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day…
Robby Mook, the Clinton campaign manager, said 2.3 million people had contributed to the campaign, which has significantly increased the number of donors who give online in small increments. The public has gotten used to seeing Mrs. Clinton’s carefully choreographed appearances and her somewhat halting speeches and TV interviews over the course of the long…
Matt, a father in his early 40s with soulful eyes, thinning hair and a ready smile, is doing his best to explain why he has a more intense relationship with his son than he does with his daughter. Over a mojito at a bar in Brooklyn, near the flat he shares with his wife and…
cache hit 181:single/related:8ff2d4c250aa759059ac5ed16d56ab89 empty In a final ruling announced Friday, the Food and Drug Administration is pulling from the market a wide range of antimicrobial soaps after manufacturers failed to show that the soaps are both safe and more effective than plain soap. The federal flushing applies to any hand soap or antiseptic wash product that…
Facebook is testing a new feature to encourage conversations By Damon Beres2016-09-02 21:13:17 UTC Facebook really, really wants you to talk to your friends. The company is testing a new feature — “What friends are talking about” — in some News Feeds. Mashable spotted it Friday in the Android version of Facebook’s mobile app, though…
Michelle Tan, the editor in chief of Seventeen, has been let go after about two years in the job, WWD has learned. A spokeswoman from Hearst declined to comment but did confirm the departure. Tan, who joined Hearst in November 2014, came from Time Inc.’s People where she served as special projects editor. At Hearst,…