Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
As the parent of a toddler, there are multiple, competing opinions about basically every decision I make in regards to my almost three-year-old’s life. One thing that you get pretty universal criticism about, though, is putting an electronic device into the hands of a tiny person. Rest assured, my daughter has never tried to swipe…
.featured-image-inner (end) .featured-image (end) .featured-image-wrapper (end) (Header Photo Credit: US Army Europe) CBS and Paramount handed down new Star Trek Fan Film guidelines and most fans are livid: At the time of writing, the official post on Star Trek’s Facebook page had 1,300+ comments. 1,300+ “angry” and “sad” reactions. Tweets from Trekkie lawyers like Ryan Kairalla and…
This post contains spoilers for Season 6, Episode 10 of Game of Thrones. Proceed at your own peril. HBO What an EXPLOSIVE finale. HBO HBO Not only was the R+L=J theory confirmed, but so was another incredibly popular fan theory: that Cersei Lannister would go full Mad Queen and blow up King’s Landing with wildfire. And SHE DID IT….
This post contains spoilers for the Season 6 finale ofGame of Thrones. HBO YOU GUYS. THEY DID IT. THEY ACTUALLY FREAKING DID IT. HBO After years of dropping hints, fan speculation and one massive tease earlier this season, Game of Thrones finally took us inside the Tower of Joy. We saw Lyanna Stark dying in her bed of blood. We saw her…
Every week throughout season six, a handful of Vox’s writers will discuss the latest episode of Game of Thrones. Before you dig in, check out our recap of Sunday’s episode, as well the archive of our entire discussion to date. Next up this week is energy writer David Roberts. David Roberts: The “Battle of the…
06/23/16 01:54 PM EDT Updated 06/23/16 04:29 PM EDT Former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is joining CNN as a political commentator, according to a source familiar with the arrangement. It’s a salaried position and will make Lewandowski exclusive to CNN, effective immediately. The hiring comes just three days after Trump fired Lewandowski, ending…
Lending a new dimension to the phrase “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,” recently fired Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has joined CNN as a political commentator. Presumably now if he wants to grab a reporter so hard that she’s left with bruises on her arm, his case will be handled by CNN’s…
Looks like Sterling Archer will live to drink—and maybe fight, and definitely drink some more—another day, as FX brings the surprising news that it has renewed Archer for three more seasons. The “surprising” part comes in the wake of Archer’s season seven finale, in which some things happen and we’ll just leave it at that….
Before, it was very narrow with what Asian-Americans should do, the careers they should get into. It was limited to being a doctor, lawyer or business person. We were really comfortable with that and we found our place with the model minority. We’re all model citizens and have a 4.0 GPA, 1600 on SATs. Everything…
Warning! Spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 6 follow. ‘The Battle of the Bastards’ was many things. It was Game of Thrones‘ most expensive episode, costing around $10 million, and it took 25 days to shoot — another record for the show. And judging by how much of it my wife spent with her eyes squeezed nearly…