Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Please note that this post contains ALL OF THE SPOILERS. In fact, I’m so conscientious of spoiling Rogue One that I’m gonna put a shitload of Greek copy between here and the actual beginning of the post. [All work and no force chokes make Vader a dull boy. All work and no force chokes make…
Shattered glass, smoke and passengers in shock. Footage from directly after the train derailment this morning. (Published 56 minutes ago) endclickprintinclude startclickprintinclude What to Know A Long Island Rail Road train derailed at track 6 at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Terminal at the height of Wednesday’s morning rush 103 people were hurt, though fire officials said their…
.entry-header General Leia Organa. Official portrait, Hall of Darasuum Kote, Coruscant. Leia Organa, the politician and revolutionary who led the defeat of the Galactic Empire, died after a short illness. She was 60 years old. Hers was a life laced with controversy concerning everything from her tactics to her very ancestry, but her intelligence, commitment…
Every year, the marketing arm of the tech industry huddles around a simmering cauldron of PR gumbo and fishes out a single word or phrase that will embody the hope — and hype — of the latest generation of gadgets. Previous examples have ranged from the charmingly vague (the “Internet of Things”) to the idiotic…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XanyPq5BcoA Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Dec 29, 2016 The writer and broadcaster takes a satirical look back at the events of the past 12 months, a year that has seen the deaths of countless cultural icons, Donald…
It’s difficult to picture anyone arguing that Disney’s animated adventure musical Moana is in any way inferior to fellow cartoons like DreamWorks’ Trolls, a movie based on a once-popular line of toy trolls, or Illumination Entertainment’s Sing, a movie based on the frequently popular idea of singing. But 20 years ago, actual cartoons with contemporary…
Amazon’s Echo devices and its virtual assistant are meant to help find answers by listening for your voice commands. However, police in Arkansas want to know if one of the gadgets overheard something that can help with a murder case. According to The Information, authorities in Bentonville issued a warrant for Amazon to hand over any audio or records…
The Megyn Show Megyn Kelly‘s last day on Fox News will be this Friday. She is joining NBC News in a bold, risky move, and the media world is abuzz about it. Ever since 12:30 p.m. ETDylan Byers and I have been on the phone with sources, gathering intel, and this special edition of the newsletter contains 1) everything we know…
The statue of George Mason at George Mason University. (Pete Marovich For The Washington Post) My school, George Mason University, has been triggered. I know this from the seven — yes, seven — university administration emails I received in less than 24 hours advertising forums described as “post-election conversations” and “healing spaces.” These forums are offered…
Clinton Lost the Economic Argument It was the way she could have eased Trump voters’ racism, and she blew it. /header President-elect Donald Trump addresses supporters at an election night event on Tuesday in New York City.Jabin Botsford /The Washington Post via Getty Images It is an ironic twist of history that Hillary Clinton,…