Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Stanford rapist Brock Turner, who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman behind a dumpster last year, has sparked national outrage this month, horrifying onlookers with his unapologetic statement and measly prison sentence. But drawing just as much ire are the people defending him, like his father and childhood friend, who have blamed the former Cub Scout…
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T are many things that we do in this life simply because we are required to, such as going to the dentist and telling people their babies are cute even though they look like someone tried to make a hand puppet out of a yam. Performing a sex act that you’re not suuuuuuper into just…
We all know smart people who do stupid things. At work we see people with brilliant minds make the most simple mistakes. At home we might live with someone who is intellectually gifted but also has no idea. We all have friends who have impressive IQs but lack basic common sense. For more than a…
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…
I’ve been trying to write this essay for a few weeks. Every time I sit down to start, only bile comes out. The hurt I want to document goes deeper than a neat thesis statement. I feel betrayed, and betrayal is more like an infection than a broken bone. There is no way to easily…
Inside the Realbotix factory, where some of the world’s first sex robots are being developed. It’s only a matter of time before we will love, marry and have sex with robots, believes David Levy, an artificial intelligence expert. (Abyss Creations/ Phoenix Studios) By Sunny FreemanBusiness Reporter 7:00 AM, Sat., June 4, 2016 She’s the perfect…
It is through the mysterious beauty of the universe that growth exists at all. Also, trees can talk. Let’s break down each of those in turn. Nicole He is one of Brooklyn’s foremost tech weirdos, known for Soylent Dick, True Love Tinder Robot and Unfamiliar Cat Petting Simulator. I made @grow_slow, which takes a picture of…
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I am on the record as liking Uber. I like its service, which has revolutionized urban mobility by improving convenience, taking cars off the road, and (most likely) reducing incidents of impaired driving. I’m partial to its swashbuckling style, particularly when confronting taxi interests and municipal regulators who are more concerned with self-preservation than the…