Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
PARIS — In this iniquitous world, it’s a very blessed woman who starts her day with a coffee break. Thanks to my industrious and, fortunately, early-rising husband, I do. But after a few short minutes, the caffeine works its dark magic. I clock in. All the baguette crumbs on the attractive 19th century parquet come…
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His response was vague — something about being in Canada, getting distracted and dropping the ball. I should have known better than to ask. The reality is that if someone unexpectedly goes out of town, has to work late, gets sick, you probably will never hear from him again, despite the fact that he says…
MALLORY: WHEW. First of all, we should start by saying No, this is not a joke and Yes, this is really happening. We would never joke about this, we would not do that to you! But we are closing the site, and it’s funny to be talking about it with all of you guys now,…
So I have access to Facebook’s dashboard for Journalists: “Signal”. Facebook needs to approve access for Signal and it seems you need to work at a media organization to use it. With all the discussion around Facebook’s Trending I thought it would be interesting to talk about what is visible inside of Signal for Trending….
The Obama administration will order all US public schools to allow transgender students to access restrooms that match their identities in a move that escalates the national fight over LGBT rights that has erupted in response to North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill”. The Justice Department and department of education will send the decree, a copy…
Obama to public schools: open restrooms to transgender students Today the Obama administration will issue a sweeping directive to public schools across the US to allow transgender students to access restrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identities. In a move that is likely to escalate the contentious national battle over LGBT…
This Oct. 20, 2015, photo, shows a sign outside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Google announced Wednesday that it will ban all payday loan ads from its site, bowing to concerns by advocates who say the lending practice exploits the poor and vulnerable by offering them immediate cash that must…
.entry-header I spy Agent Carter on the unemployment line. ABC has cancelled the Hayley Atwell-fronted Marvel series after two acclaimed-yet-little-seen seasons, TVLine has learned. In TVLine’s annual “Keep or Cut” poll, 83 percent of respondents wanted to see the drama renewed. The show’s low ratings, however, likely made a third season cost-prohibitive for ABC. The…
George Zimmerman shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012. One year later, he was acquitted of second-degree murder; four years later, he’s no closer to feeling the gravity of his actions. Zimmerman is auctioning the gun used to kill Martin on UnitedGunGroup.com on Thursday and describes it as “a piece of American history.”…