Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
/end .figure We can all think of actors who aren’t as appreciated as they should be, whether they are consistently stuck in roles that are beneath their talent, their screen persona is chronically misunderstood, or they have become a cultural meme that obscures the true beauty of what they create on that flickering screen. In…
Despite Dylan Farrow’s damning allegations of sexual abuse, the director of Cannes’ opening film today remains beloved by stars, paid by Amazon and rarely interrogated by media as his son, Ronan Farrow, writes about the culture of acquiescence surrounding his father. “They’re accusations. They’re not in the headlines. There’s no obligation to mention them.”…
If there’s any such thing as a national consensus anymore, surely it is this: The 2016 presidential election has been one embarrassment after another for the United States. The Republican Party—no stranger to unmitigated disaster—really outdid itself this year, watching powerlessly as Donald Trump steered the clown car off a bridge. Meanwhile, the chair of…
“Jesus Christ, I really have too much Batman stuff,” Michael admits to The Dot and Line as we catch up with him on the podcast, his approach to tracking down guests (fans and creators alike) who connect with the character, and the dutiful, almost religious, love of Batman: The Animated Series he’s cultivated for twenty…
.entry-header I just lost one of the best men I’ve ever loved in my life. It’s just so painful, I don’t even know what to do. And it’s painful because it’s not my fault, it’s not his fault, it’s circumstances uncovered through living life. People realize they want to be better people. They have to…
It’s difficult to imagine that there was a time, not long ago, when advertising was said to be “dead.” In 2004, research company Forrester & Co, proclaimed that we had reached “the end of the era of mass marketing.” In 2009, Advertising Age, said “the post-advertising age is under way.” “Advertising Is Dead,” headlined the…
12:53 PM, Wed., May 11, 2016 Hi everyone. Thanks for coming out and listening. My name is Kathryn Borel. In December of 2014, I pressed sexual assault charges against Jian Ghomeshi. As you know, Mr. Ghomeshi initially denied all the charges that were brought against him. But today, as you just heard, Jian Ghomeshi admitted…
We knew Snapchat was a hot commodity — publishers often build entire teams to create content for Snapchat and have likened competition inside the section to “The Hunger Games.” But a new report from The Information found that publishers, including Vox Media (which owns this website), are actually forking over money to Snapchat in order…
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Photo The Sharaf family, refugees from Syria, shopping in November in Troy, Mich. The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has repeatedly called on world leaders to accept refugees, but his pleas have been met with reluctance. Credit Salwan Georges for The New York Times UNITED NATIONS — The Obama administration’s effort to step up…