Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
A Twitter thread has gotten some attention recently, where my former-coworker / current-best friend, Marty, recounted the day he realized just how bad, and insidious, workplace sexism could be. After noticing that a client was treating him like crap while his email signature was accidentally set to my name, we came up with an experiment….
“Let’s see where it goes,” Ben Seklow, his director, replies. Later in the episode, the guru hands Aslan a bit of human brains, saying “Look, I am eating.” The Aghori pops the brains into his own mouth. “Eat,” he says. Aslan looks at the brains, clearly disgusted. After hesitating, he pops it into his mouth…
GTM DataLayer Umbel End Umbel [if lte IE 9]>< ![endif][if gte IE 10]>< ![endif] Google Tag Manager Container End Google Tag Manager Container Amazon has never ordered a show straight to series from a woman. Why? On paper, it seems pretty reasonable that Amazon Studios asked Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino to produce a pilot episode of her new…
The Supreme Court vacated an appeals court decision in favor of a transgender boy, Gavin Grimm, and sent the case back for further consideration in light of new guidance from the Trump administration. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Prompted by the Trump administration’s reversal of the federal government’s position on transgender rights,…
Stephen Bannon, President Donald Trump’s chief strategist and the driving force behind the administration’s controversial ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, has a favorite metaphor he uses to describe the largest refugee crisis in human history. “It’s been almost a Camp of the Saints-type invasion into Central and then Western and Northern Europe,” he…
After a fucking creep won the Oscar, he received a standing ovation from the audience. Brie Larson was also standing, behind him, with her hands firmly at her sides. The Internet was littered with gifs and pics of Larson imitating a tin soldier back there, and many suggested she was silently protesting the Academy Award…
Art by Angelica Alzona Every birthday I get an overseas call from my grandma, always early in the morning due to time zones. This was the first year that call was tinged with concern that I would be attacked by a fellow citizen. She lived in America for decades, but suddenly, in 2017, she’s concerned…
Win McNamee/Getty Images On International Women’s Day, President “Grab ’Em by the Pussy” took to Twitter to express his support for women. “I have tremendous respect for women and the many roles they serve that are vital to the fabric of our society and our economy,” he tweeted Wednesday morning. “On International Women’s Day, join…
Illustration: Jim Cooke There are bad tweets every day of the year, but this is the day that we celebrate the bad tweets that were tweeted today: International Women’s Day. Thank you to everyone for their tweets. core-decorated Reporter, Special Projects Desk PGP Fingerprint: E6A2 8CF9 9829 649D A52E 3D40 F960 DDD5 7026|PGP Key …
Is James Bond in drag enough to get people to pay attention to statistics on gender inequality? Hopefully yes, because Dame Judi Dench’s voice over in this PSA for International Women’s Day is great, even if Daniel Craig looks a little uncomfortable in drag. (Note for next year: Hugh Jackman would totally nail the role…