Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Just last year, Ben Bernanke was still serving as the head of the Federal Reserve—the most powerful central banking position in the world. Now, he’s going to work for a hedge fund. Is it possible—just possible—that we have a systemic problem? The “revolving door” between powerful governmental (or quasi-governmental, in the case of central bankers)…
What the online juggernaut can learn from Time, USA Today,and MTV Adrienne LaFrance and Robinson Meyer April 15, 2015 Before Nyan Cat, before “Imma let you finish,” even before rickrolling, there was a small startup in New York dedicated to finding pre-viral content online. The first employees of BuzzFeed wrote about Borat, MySpace, and the “highly…
Bravo for companies that are starting to focus on innovation again! It’s about time. But even with this renewed attention to innovation, some managers keep projects resource-starved, in the belief that scarcity drives creative invention. Although ingenuity can sometimes spring up when means are scarce, managers beware: It is a dangerous miscalculation to think that…
Joan Jett. Christopher Polk/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Christopher Polk/Getty Images Joan Jett. Christopher Polk/Getty Images Of the 726 artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since the ceremony began in 1986, only 65 have been women. But on Saturday night in Cleveland, Joan Jett will be inducted along with The…
This morning on a Spanish Facebook group, Star Wars fans were startled and delighted to discover what could be movie posters for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The leak comes to us courtesy of Twitter user Tim Veekhoven, who found the pictures on Facebook. Indie Revolver’s Jay Carlson stated that he can “absolutely confirm” that the poster…
Today, Hillary Clinton embarked on a “surprise” tour of Iowa, which started at a community college in the eastern town of Monticello. There, she spoke to a small group of supporters, and inadvertently triggered what may be the most embarrassing video we see all campaign season when MSNBC caught sight of a mob of reporters…
What’s going on with the Hugo Awards and the what are the Sad Puppies? Read this first: The Hugo Awards are a yearly Science Fiction and Fantasy set of awards given by an organization called WordCon, a long lasting convention around the same topics. Nominees for the award are voted in by members of WorldCon,…
“Game of Thrones” author George R. R. Martin has written 20,000 words about a culture war brewing in the science-fiction world. Can the Internet be saved? The culture wars have claimed a new victim: the next Game of Thrones book. I’m exaggerating. But Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin has spent more than…
The celebrated poet Maya Angelou crafted a number of lines that have resonated with her readers — but the one on this stamp, it turns out, isn’t one of them. AP hide caption itoggle caption AP The celebrated poet Maya Angelou crafted a number of lines that have resonated with her readers — but the…
As I’ve said before – in the religious liberty context – when one takes their eyes off the “head for the hills” Republicans and focuses on the vast conservative grassroots, the social-justice and identity-politics Left is taking beating after beating. And now that losingstreak is extending into a new cultural arena — the arts. Conservatives who love gaming…