Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Phyllis Schlafly founded her conservative Eagle Forum the year I graduated from high school, in 1975. So I can’t summon a renewed sense of outrage after her death this week, at age 92. As much as I loathed Schlafly’s politics, I have to acknowledge her impact at a crucial time in my development. I aspired…
Antoine Dodson of the “Bed Intruder Song” Image: Gizmodo, Photos: Apple/YouTube On Wednesday, Mic published an extensive report on leaked internal emails from Apple employees that discussed the “sexist, toxic work environment” at the company. The anchor of the story, and the incident that apparently sparked an internal email thread among 12 employees, was an…
By JAY Z, MOLLY CRABAPPLE, JIM BATT and KIM BOEKBINDER | Sep. 15, 2016 | 3:58 Why are white men poised to get rich doing the same thing African-Americans have been going to prison for? Related: article: Jay Z: ‘The War on Drugs Is an Epic Fail’ Source: Jay Z: ‘The War on Drugs Is…
Only women would sign up for this much crap. Okay first, allow me to check my privilege so you don’t have to: I am a white woman with a college education. I am married. I live in a beautiful little town in the mountains. I have a career I genuinely like. I am one lucky…
Someone recently asked me if I had done theater in high school, to which I replied, “Oh yeah, I was acting 24/7 back then.” Actually, I played sports: soccer, basketball, and track. I came from an athletic family, so that wasn’t a surprise. When we are growing up, trans people like me learn early on…
Throwing statistical fuel on what is quickly becoming a show-biz conflagration, a just-released study on gender inequality in Hollywood finds that women directors are disadvantaged from the very beginning of their careers — and the disadvantage only grows. And as its lead author put it, “when money moves in, women get pushed out.” The study…
View this image › Jim Johnson, Baltimore County Police Department chief of police. Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call,Inc. ID: 9591600 One day after a BuzzFeed News investigation exposed how the Baltimore County Police Department declares many rape reports “unfounded” after only minimal investigation, the department has promised to “re-examine” three years’ worth of such reports….
In July of 2010, journalist and provocateur Andrew Breitbart posted a video excerpt of remarks on his site purporting to expose “evidence of racism coming from a federal appointee and NAACP award recipient.” This was an explosive charge. The Tea Party was ascendant then and racial grievance was one of its animating features. In Obama’s…
O Friday, Ipublished an article about the gender divide in Apple‘s last two iPhone events. I pointed that while Apple has been vocal about its commitment to diversity, is not evident On Wednesday, when Apple introduced the iPhone 7, women spoke for approximately eight minutes; men spoke for 99. Ahead of publication, I emailed Apple for comment twice, with no…
Image via Getty. Ahead of their Sunday season opener, the Seattle Seahawks announced plans to link arms during the national anthem as a show of unity for an vague collection of causes, including “brotherhood” and “freedom.” Three days before the game, Seattle wide receiver Doug Baldwin previewed this “demonstration of unity,” which I suppose is…