Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
There is a chicken in my shower. It’s 8:30 a.m., I’ve just sat down on the toilet to pee. I casually glance around and there it is, drinking some of the residual water puddled on my shower floor. This is not the first creature to make an appearance in my bathroom. Since I moved to…
START “MORE ON” SINGLE STORY BOX v. 2 END “MORE ON” SINGLE STORY BOX v. 2 Here’s a loaded question: Is casual sex immoral?From Hester Prynne to Hobby Lobby, from our dorm-mates to our politicians, it’s an issue that’s sparked more than its fair share of fiery public debate (after all, we Americans are a…
Beginning Sync AdSlot 3 for Ad unit leader_a For the past couple of weeks, the “dad bod” has been sweeping the Internet as the latest “preferred” body type for men. Chris Pratt (pre-Guardians of the Galaxy), Seth Rogen, Leonardo DiCaprio, and many other celebrities fit the “trend,” and news outlets across the board were quick to praise the dad…
Int3gr4/Wikimedia CommonsIn Columbia University’s student newspaper, four members of the school’s student Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board call on professors to be more sensitive when teaching provocative or controversial material… such as the Roman classical poet Ovid. Ovid is best known for The Metamorphoses, a 15-book narrative poem that covers more than 250 mythological stories. Written entirely…
/.byline-inner How would you describe a woman who has decided that she never wants children? Selfish? Just going through a phase? Bound to feel alone as she grows older? Our culture has a lot of labels for childless females. One word you don’t often hear in reference to a woman and her personal choice not to procreate? Empowered. But, that’s…
PC Music is as infamous for their eye-popping aesthetics as they are for the saccharine digi-pop producers like A.G. Cook cook up for QT, Hannah Diamond, GFOTY and more. The sugary, polarizing U.K. dance label often seems tailor-made for the digital age, best experienced through touch-screens and laptop speakers, but we jumped at the chance…
The miniature wargame play celebrated in the War Game Digest could reach only a limited audience because it required painstaking efforts from dedicated and artisanal adults. Avalon Hill’s board wargames, on the other hand, could reasonably aspire to reach the mass market. They built on the recognized tradition of juvenile board games, but with a…
My Tinder match decisions had grown more rapid and decisive. Handsome but no bio and all shirtless gym selfies? Dick is abundant and low value. Lists only an Instagram as a bio? Dick is abundant and low value. Quotes Jack Kerouac’s “The only ones for me are the mad ones…” Dick is abundant and low…
Laura Benanti Actress. Daughter. Sister. Writer. Pizza Lover. Twitter: @laurabenanti Instagram: @laurabenanti Text by Victoria Myers Images by Michelle Tse “Thank God we’re interviewing Laura Benanti,” was a phrase we proclaimed a lot in the past two weeks. It’s only the middle of January, but so far 2015 hasn’t exactly been a banner year for…
Consider this newest and perhaps hairiest of trends in Silicon Valley these days: The hipster lumbersexual has merged with the tech elite, creating the world’s wealthiest cavemen. Jack Dorsey, of Twitter and Square fame, was the first to be spotted sporting heavy chin whiskers, in a picture Kara Swisher tweeted after visiting him. She described…