Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
When is a story not a story? When is the story about a story actually the story? Well strap yourselves in because you’re about to find out! As usual because I’m a night time writer, the Outhouse beat me to the punch so you can hop over there for the basics. But here’s the bullet…
Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 Jess Zimmerman’s previous work for The Toast can be found here. Late last month, British actress Susan Sheridan died of cancer at the age of 68. Sheridan was an accomplished voice artist, but for me (and, it seems, for a lot of news writers), her defining work was in the original Hitchhiker’s…
This article contains spoilers for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, specifically regarding the character Quiet. As anyone who’s watched my video output on the Eurogamer YouTube channel can attest, I love talking about sex in games. More often than not its execution is hilarious, sometimes it’s even erotic, and I believe that…
Continue reading the main story Video Kim Davis Speaks After Release From Jail Ms. Davis, the Rowan County, Ky., clerk, spoke at a rally after she was ordered freed, saying: “I just want to give God the glory. His people have rallied, and you are a strong people.” By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date…
Imagine you are a woman in public service in any number of states across this country. You spend your career teaching, nursing the elderly back to health, assisting the unemployed in their job search. After many years of working hard, playing by rules, supporting your children to get them through college, you retire. If you’re…
VATICAN CITY — On a sunny morning earlier this year, a camera crew entered a well-appointed apartment just outside the 9th-century gates of Vatican City. Pristinely dressed in the black robes and scarlet sash of the princes of the Roman Catholic Church, Wisconsin-born Cardinal Raymond Burke sat in his elaborately upholstered armchair and appeared to…
Asexuality pride signs at a 2012 Pride Parade in Stockholm. Photo by Mikusagi, Creative Commons. The asexual visibility movement has grown over the past few years—many asexuals are starting to come out of the closet and demand respect. Unfortunately, asexuality remains a relatively invisible orientation in our pop culture. That leaves many asexuals still…
Scott Walker has told the world that the shooting deaths of police in the United States are a major problem and implied there is really only one cure: to return to the bygone era of his youth, when life was safer and more idyllic. His language was vague, incorrect, and most importantly stokes a fear…
Photo Credit Alex Nabaum The Republican Party and its acolytes in the news media are trying to demonize the protest movement that has sprung up in response to the all-too-common police killings of unarmed African-Americans across the country. The intent of the campaign — evident in comments by politicians like Gov. Nikki Haley of South…
Facebook After enduring catcalls and uncomfortable stares, 20-year-old Felicia Czochanski is speaking out about her accomplishments being overshadowed by her beauty. For Felicia Czochanski, it’s not easy being beautiful. After enduring catcalls and uncomfortable stares for years, the Fordham University student is speaking out in a Cosmopolitan article, titled “People Judge Me Because I’m Pretty.” “I…