Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Today, Giphy is using every “excited” GIF we have! We’re thrilled to announce that we have raised a $17 million Series B financing round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from General Catalyst and current investors. So, what does this mean for our users? Giphy is going to use this funding to accelerate our…
What’s a pizza company to do if they want to get in on that sweet50 Shades of Greycash cow action, but have absolutely no promo connection to the infamous amalgam of Freaky Friend Fiction word snippets masquerading as dialogue? How about an ad referencing BDSM? OK, great, but even better: how about an ad that…
Photo via Flickr/StevieHave any cash lying around that you’re just chomping at the reins to get rid of? Perhaps you’d be interested in this startup filing an IPO to fund it’s hunt for Bigfoot.That’s right, Bigfoot. According the Wall Street Journal, Carmine “Tom” Biscardi, a man who has been on the quest to find Bigfoot for…
(Bloomberg) — The business of bundling riskier U.S. mortgages into bonds without government backing is gearing up for a comeback. Just don’t call it subprime. Hedge fund Seer Capital Management, money manager Angel Oak Capital and Sydney-based bank Macquarie Group Ltd. are among firms buying up loans to borrowers who can’t qualify for conventional mortgages…
On Sunday night, a woman who has dominion over our universe was crowned in Doral, Florida. It was the Miss Universe pageant. There were hockey sticks on dresses, an ambassador for child prostitution, and a big upset. Here’s what you may have missed. Who won? (Getty Images) Miss Colombia (Paulina Vega). Miss USA (Nia Sanchez)…
Yo listen up if any of you know what a blizzard is please get in touch as soon as possible (ASAP) because I’m covering the blizzard live on CNN and I’ll be god damned if I know what all this snow is about, really. At least CNN has found something it is worse at than…
We did it. We made this … item. Way to go, us. So … I need an adult RT @andytoddcook: Wut? pic.twitter.com/sUxRupmKZS — Zach Harper (@talkhoops) January 26, 2015 Thoughts about this new menu item: 1. Presenting it with only yellow mustard on it should please the hot dog purists 2. This is a sandwich…
One of the Twitter accounts set up using the author’s photo and name This post first appeared on VICE UK. “Ellie! Chia! I didn’t know you were here!” We’re on the Malia strip during the summer of 2010. My friend and I stare blankly back at the boy in front of us, certain we’ve never…
/.byline-inner Nearly every single trend people used to wear in the ’90s has made a comeback by now: relaxed-fit jeans, logo tees, turtlenecks, camel coats. Many of them played a big role in last year’s normcore movement. If we’re going to be honest, though, most of us who are loving the redux probably didn’t wear…
The measles outbreak that started at Disneyland in late December has been spreading; most recently, it’s hit Huntington Beach High School in Orange County, where 24 unvaccinated students have been told to stay home from school after an infected classmate exposed the school to the disease. Thanks a lot, paranoids who don’t want their precious…