Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Icons End icons [if lte IE 8]> What Are You Watching? is a weekly space for The A.V Club’s film critics and readers to share their thoughts, observations, and opinions on movies new and old. The fact is that almost everything I’ve watched in the last week, I’ve already written about, and the rest is under embargo. So…
Icons End icons [if lte IE 8]> Sean Spicer, the holy fool of the Russian tragedy novel that is our current existence, has been a reliable source of comic pathos ever since his first appearance as press secretary, be it the revelations of his years-long war against ice cream balls, his desperate attempts to laugh off Melissa…
A member of the European Parliament votes to lift parliamentary immunity of Marine Le Pen during the plenary session at the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, March 2, 2017.(Photo: STEPHANIE LECOCQ, EPA) cxenseparse_start A Polish lawmaker sparked a backlash in the European Parliament after he said women should not have equal pay to men because they…
Story Highlights Five years ago the U.S. saw one of its most extreme weather months in history. February 2017 shares similarities with March 2012 because of the widespread early-season warmth. The eastern U.S. experienced a rash of extreme weather in February 2017, from record warmth that has led to the early blooming of trees and…
To hear Vice President Mike Pence tell it, Hillary Clinton‘s email debacle makes her one of the most corrupt politicians since Richard Nixon. But what about his emails? Emails obtained through public record inquiries by the IndyStar show Mike Pence used a private AOL email account, which has been under scrutiny since November, to handle sensitive government…
Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 2, 2017 The media praises Donald Trump for coming across as presidential in his first speech in front of Congress, but Trevor knows it was all just a performance. Watch…
Earlier this week, Overwatch’s Bastion buff went live and, as usual, the sky fell. Players were so devastated about the changes, and so vocal, that the game’s director Jeff Kaplan just said he’d roll them back, a little consolingly. But two days post-patch, did players really have enough time to develop workable strategies to counter…
On Wednesday, far-right Twitter user @polNewsNetwork1 denounced this photo as “the future that liberals want.” This is the future that liberals want. — /pol/ News Network (@polNewsNetwork1) ID: 10626977 2. And right off the bat, it kiiiiind of backfired. Imagine getting your panties in a bunch over people literally just sitting there existing https://t.co/rNI4QVDfoy —…
The Nintendo Switch eShop is now live, with nine launch titles available for purchase such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch. Nintendo released the Switch’s day-one update this morning, which is necessary for the console to be able to access the eShop. The update, which brings the Switch firmware from…
Snap Inc. debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. (Getty Images) Shares of Snap Inc., maker of the popular messaging app Snapchat, began trading on Thursday at $24 per share on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SNAP, giving the company a market cap of about $33 billion. The stock opened 41% above the shares’…