Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
View this image › Tevor Leis, exercising his Ohio open carry rights, stands armed in Public Square on Tuesday, July 19, in Cleveland, during the second day of the Republican convention. John Minchillo / AP ID: 9953393 Earlier this year, I travelled with a British friend to Louisiana. After a few days spent eating po…
Last night, the hidden factions of white supremacy fully emerged, though we know they were never really hidden. You could call Donald Trump’s win a shock, but that’s also another lie. The blinding red map last night that looks so much like blood, and feels so much like a relapse, is simply the reality of…
Images via AP. On Wednesday, Hillary Clinton gave her concession speech and reminded little girls everywhere that they are “valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity” to pursue their dreams. They’re particularly painful words to hear after watching Clinton lose to the political manifestation of male privilege. But there were some other…
It was an innocent mistake—but one that brought widespread humiliation on a noted Canadian journalist and illustrated just how much our country lags behind America in terms of race coverage. “Code-switching” is the act of changing the language you use, or how you express yourself in conversations, depending on the context. It’s a way to…
In Alton, Illinois, a small town across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri, lies the grave of Elijah Parish Lovejoy. Lovejoy was a journalist who was murdered by a racist mob in 1837. Lovejoy moved at age 25 to St. Louis, the site of violent clashes over black freedom. Missouri was a slave state…
On Wednesday, Bernie babe Susan Sarandon told the BBC that she wouldn’t be voting for Hillary Clinton because, as she put it rather succinctly, “I don’t vote with my vagina.” But… what if she did? Never mind that for all her bluster, Sarandon is actually planning on voting for a female presidential candidate, making it…
The following sentence applies regardless of when you read this: A famous man has recently been accused of doing sexual things to a woman (or many women) without consent. At the time of this writing, it was a politician’s “groping” scandal but next time it’ll be unwanted dick pics a powerful man sent to an…
Image screengrab via Yahoo In a recent interview with Yahoo! Style, Amber Rose talked about being groped by countless famous men, who must follow Donald Trump’s school of thought about grabbing women by the pussy. When host Joe Zee asks for her thoughts on Trump’s “bragging about potential sexual assault” in Access Hollywood’s hot mic…
close story-meta-footer close story-meta Photo Hamdi Ulukaya employs about 300 refugees from Africa and the Middle East at Chobani. Mr. Ulukaya started a foundation to help refugees. His advocacy has made him a focus of racist attacks. Credit Drew Nash/Times News By many measures, Chobani embodies the classic American immigrant success story. Its founder, Hamdi…
RPS Feature “Code is never neutral” Reed’s having a bad day: her spaceship crashed, she’s one of three survivors, and the other two won’t stop hitting on her. Unfortunately for her, she’s beautiful, which means that they’re immediately enamoured with her; unfortunately for them, she’s gay, which means the feeling is definitely not mutual. Her…