Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
On Wednesday night in Manhattan, it was cold. The pavement was wet from the day’s long rain, and men were congregating in a penthouse on 23rd Street to learn, together, how to become elite. For half an hour they filed in, one after another. The group could have easily been pulled from any average…
Aug. 5, 2016 9:12 a.m. ET I apologize to the world for igniting the Cargo Shorts Wars of 2016. I pitched the story to explore a debate I was having with friends and colleagues. I had no idea tensions over cargo shorts were simmering beneath the surface across this nation. Since the story published on…
During the three years that Arianna Travaglini used Airbnb, she was a very good guest and received stellar reviews from her hosts. The five she stayed with praised her friendliness, cleanliness and conscientiousness. After she visited Toronto in April 2014, the Airbnb host wrote, “Very clean tenants. The apartment was in an amazing condition! Highly…
Or for Bill O’Reilly’s termination on The Nib The Case for Refutations – by Matt Bors. Source: The Case for Refutations – by Matt Bors
This is Fine Dog speaks out in a world gone mad. on The Nib This is Not Fine – by KC Green. Source: This is Not Fine – by KC Green
For the last 100 years, the Olympic spirit has come with an asterisk for the United States. It’s not doping. It’s not underage gymnasts. In fact, if you’re not looking closely, you’ll miss it at the Opening Ceremonies: the United States will be the only country that refuses to dip its flag when passing the…
By its very definition, slang is simple. It is informal language used by a group of people to discuss or describe certain concepts or characteristics that are implicitly understood if one is a member of said group. As such, approaching slang as if it is some layered, highly nuanced matter in which the individual who…
Miss Teen USA Karlie Hay Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images When Miss Teen USA tweeted out its top-five contestants, the competition’s lack of diversity was so stark it almost appeared to be a parody. These are your TOP 5 #MissTeenUSA contestants! pic.twitter.com/qi3KJT6COb — Karlie Hay (@MissTeenUSA) July 31, 2016 Even…
Aug. 1, 2016 4:20 p.m. ET Dane Hansen, who operates a small steel business in Pleasant Grove, Utah, says that throughout his 11-year marriage, 15 pairs of cargo shorts have slowly disappeared from his closet. On the occasions when he has confronted his wife about the missing shorts, she will either admit to throwing them…
*Well, the mostly young and mostly male users of Reddit, anyway. PUBLISHED 2:00 pm EDT | Nov 18 Since the launch of Reddit — the online link-sharing and commenting platform — in June 2005, the site’s monthly visitors have grown to more than 200 million, and users have posted more than 1.7 billion comments. Those…