Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
“Initial experiments in some aggressive types of cancer are indeed very promising. “It represents an unexpected new biology that provides the code, the software for turning off cancer.” Cells need to divide constantly to replace themselves. But in cancer the cells do not stop dividing leading to huge cell reproduction and tumour growth. The scientists…
After rescuing over 50,000 manuals from destruction in a Maryland warehouse with a lot of help from volunteers, some of whom responded to a call on Twitter, the tenacious Jason Scott, filmmaker, archiver and good friend of Laughing Squid, has announced his new project Archive Corps, a volunteer collective that helps quickly save physical archives…
Some freshmen students at Duke University are protesting the assignment of Fun Home, claiming reading it would violate their Christian beliefs. Fun Home is an award-winning, New York Times best-selling graphic novel and memoir that was adapted for the theatre and recently won five Tonys, including the coveted Tony Award for Best Musical. The book and the Broadway…
Following the five more women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual abuse in August alone, a new report claims that his publicity team has had a eureka moment: Just say that the allegations are a big racist attack on an old, kind black man. Radar Online says that it spoke exclusively with an “insider,” and…
article start Traditional and online publishers are struggling to cash in on their surging mobile traffic, raising questions about their future growth as consumers increasingly turn to smartphones and tablets for media. News and information outlets ranging from the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to Business Insider and About.com all can point…
In first grade, a boy named John— a notorious troublemaker—systematically chased every girl in our class during recess trying to kiss her on the lips. Most gave in eventually. It was easier to give in than keep running. When it was my turn, I turned and faced him, grabbed his glasses off his weasel face,…
Following last week’s reports that girls in the UK are among the most unhappy in the world because of low self-esteem and body image issues (some of which I’ve battled with personally), Girlguiding UK released its report that almost half of British girls are seeking mental health help and are failing to find it. The…
A breakup happening in real time on Twitter is without a doubt the most interesting thing this great planet has to offer. I will go on record saying the combination of the Grand Canyon, the Great Pyramid of Giza and Niagara Falls is less entertaining than this series of viral tweets chronicling a couple breaking…
Where did it come from? Where is it going? Nobody can say. (Actually, it’s art! Haha.) On Wednesday evening, part of a Toledo Museum of Art exhibit, “the RedBall Project,” was knocked loose in a thunderstorm and rolled away. “It started pouring rain, so the ball was wet and slippery,” the museum’s director of communications,…
China’s stock markets continued a seemingly uncontrolled drop on Monday, pulling everything from Asia stock exchanges to commodities down further with them. Despite a huge amount of government stimulus, investors have lost faith in China’s stocks and are now focused on an impossible to answer question: how bad will China’s economic slowdown be? The Shanghai…