Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Can you identify this suspect who police said used a card after a man was robbed? Can you identify this suspect who police said used a card after a man was robbed? RICHMOND, Va. – A male was robbed at gunpoint by two men in Shockoe Bottom Saturday night, at 18th and E. Cary Streets….
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…
An Unlikely Archivist For Armenian Aleppo: A Punk Drummer From D.C. A 2010 photo of Father Yeznig Zegchanian of Forty Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church in Aleppo, Syria. Jason Hamacher hide caption itoggle caption Jason Hamacher A 2010 photo of Father Yeznig Zegchanian of Forty Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church in Aleppo, Syria. Jason…
On a recent Tuesday morning, members of the DNA Cold Case task force in Cleveland, Ohio, gathered for their weekly meeting. The conference room filled with detectives, prosecutors, a crime analyst, several victim advocates—and one journalist. Rachel Dissell is a reporter for The Plain Dealer, one of two who first uncovered and wrote about neglected…
Stephanie Burns came up with the idea for Chic CEO, a free online platform for female entrepreneurs, in 2008, when she was getting her MBA. Many of her friends had lost jobs in the recession and were asking her for tips on how to start their own businesses. After hosting about 15 friends at…
Councilmember Laurie Cumbo and Assemblywoman Diana Richardson rallying with tenants outside of 285 Schenectady on Wednesday night (UHAB) Dozens of Crown Heights tenants and allies gathered for a candlelight vigil near the corner of Schenectady Avenue and Union Street last night, in solidarity with 55 families at 285 Schenectady and 1646 Union who will…
When Jody Avirgan heard this story about what might just be the city’s longest subway trip you could possibly take without riding the same segment twice, he knew it was his calling. The route was discovered by someone’s browser using the Subwaytron5000 (see below). This is the route we gave him. Hello from Far Rockaway, where I begin my trek…
Photo At East 125th Street and Lexington Avenue. The sheer number of K2 users has left officers on this block on edge. Credit Josh Haner/The New York Times What happens when you blend into the field better than you imagined you might? This was never an issue for me. I spent most of my career…
So you finally noticed that terrifying, windowless skyscraper in the middle of Manhattan? It’s fine, really. Now, move along. Officially known as the “Long Lines Building,” New York’s doom-iest tower was designed in 1974 by architect John Carl Warneke. Though its most noteworthy feature is its utter lack of windows, the building is also noteworthy for its unusually high…
Against all odds, the Nissan NV-200 will rule the streets of New York. As of today, the vast majority of cab drivers must buy the so-called Taxi of Tomorrow when they retire their old yellow cabs. Anybody who’s ever taken a cab in the city will agree that new cars are a good thing. This…