Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
He’s crazy, she’s crazy, and, almost as an afterthought, they’re all the “Worst Heroes Ever”: Warner Bros.’ long-awaited “Suicide Squad” movie opens in less than two weeks, and ifthe trailers are any indication, it devotes a significant amount of screen time to The Joker and Harley Quinn. But while Jared Leto has done a great…
Harley Quinn has sported several memorable looks since her 1992 debut — across animation, comic books and video games — but perhaps none is as iconic as her original jester costume. As the fan-favorite DC Comics antiheroine leaps to live-action with director David Ayer’s “Suicide Squad,” an effort was made to bring the red-and-blue suit…
I’ve been meaning to write about this all week, but the weirdness of Brogan BamBrogan got in the way. A week or so ago, a judge ordered the release of documents that show beyond all reasonable doubt that Uber hired a CIA-linked private investigation firm to investigate the personal and professional life of Portland attorney Andrew…
Another week, another police shooting in the United States. So far this year, 569 people have be killed by US police, according to The Guardian’s count. Police brutality is a horrific normality and, in more ways than one, black men being shot by police has become the modern-day equivalent of lynching. But, of course, it…
Police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana have suffered gunshot wounds in what the Advocate reports local law enforcement is calling “an active shooter situation in the area of Airline and Old Hammond highways.” According to NBC Nightly Nights, at least two officers, as well as a suspect, have been shot. Police respond as officers are feared…
“Ghostbusters,” a revival of the 1984 original, hits theaters nationwide on Friday. As a reboot of a beloved, male-led science fiction film from the 1980s with a female-led cast, the reboot has proved somewhat controversial in the circles you would expect. But regardless of the quality of the film, it serves as a perfect demonstration…
PHOENIX — Inside a cramped committee room on the cactus-dotted campus of Arizona’s Capitol, Kelsey Lundy stepped to the podium to detail new legislation and the higher costs it would impose on struggling borrowers. But Ms. Lundy is not a lawmaker, a government employee or even a statehouse intern. She is a lobbyist for one…
Did you hear some weird noises last night, sometime between the hours of 7 p.m. and midnight? First there was a kind of saddest-trombone-in-the-world sound that went on for a while, followed by shouts of righteous joy and a multi-octave chorus of Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman.” The first, of course, was the sound of…
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Saturday there were indications the attacker had been “radicalized very rapidly.” CNN learned Sunday that Bouhlel sent a text message shortly before Thursday’s attack to an unknown recipient saying, “Bring more weapons 5 to C,” according to a representative for the Paris prosecutor’s office. It appears Bouhlel also had…
Story highlights Sheriff: Shooting appears to be “extremely random” Police chief: Staff’s response saved more lives The victims were an elderly female patient and a female hospital employee, who were sitting in the room, Titusville police Chief John Lau said. Moments after the shots rang out, two security guards came into the room at Parrish…