Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
It’s a blue, cold Thursday in January and I’m walking down Rugby Road on the first night of fraternity rush at the University of Virginia, brushing past groups of identical gossiping boys in matching preppy outfits: fleeces, checked oxfords, khakis, boots. “Excuse me,” they say politely when our coats touch, then turn back to each…
Part of the Parenting For Success series In 2014, when my interview with Dr. Tim Elmore of Growing Leaders on 7 Crippling Parenting Behaviors That Keep Children From Growing Into Leaders went viral on Forbes (6.8 million views to date), I knew we’d hit a huge nerve. Both Tim and I are not only consultants…
For the past six years, Google has been hosting post-State of the Union interviews with the President on YouTube. Some of these used pre-recorded questions, others incorporated Google Hangouts. My brother John even asked a couple of questions during the Hangout they did in 2013. My brother and his wife ask Obama if he could…
What used to be simple outdoor fun is now considered real child therapy in our hyper-connected world. Kids at a digital detox camp near Sao Paulo SÃO PAULO — Bedtime is the most difficult time of day here. They can’t decide whether to stare at the ceiling, hum the latest pop hits or simply close their…
paging_filterWilliam Turton, 17, stands out from his tech reporter colleagues at The Daily Dot, a fast-growing digital media site dedicated to covering Internet culture.But that doesn’t mean they respect the high school junior any less. “He does not speak or act his age at all,” said Kevin Morris, the Daily Dot editor who brought him…
Actually, young people like the NSA more than old people do, Pew says After the Edward Snowden revelations about the National Security Agency’s wide-spread spying on the Internet, one might have expected the web-loving masses of young people to develop a poor impression of the agency. But, according to a new Pew Research Center poll, nothing…
By Ramon Ramirez on January 18th, 2015 There are miserable gaps in the narrative. These deleted scenes double as reverberating cliffhangers. They mean hope to grieving families and widespread indignation for their countrymen. Here’s what we know: In September, six people were killed and 43 college students disappeared in the rural state of Guerrero, Mexico….
When young college graduates decide where to move, they are not just looking at the usual suspects, like New York, Washington and San Francisco. Other cities are increasing their share of these valuable residents at an even higher rate and have reached a high overall percentage, led by Denver, San Diego, Nashville, Salt Lake City…
I’ve given a lot of thought to this as I’ve pondered what happened to me and why, because in some ways Mayer does have a point: learning to say no is an important part of professional growth (also personal, but that’s another article). Would I have flamed out quite as spectacularly if I’d made sure…
Did you vote yesterday? Are you under 30? Well, congratu-fucking-lations. You are among the few and the proud. Yesterday, Republicans swept to what I’m bound by day-old tradition to refer to as “historic victories,” taking the Senate, increasing their majority in the House, and holding fast to most contested governor’s races. They even picked up…