Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
In a move that could transform the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has said he’s open to the possibility of ordaining married men to minister in remote communities facing priest shortages. In an interview with Germany’s Die Zeit newspaper published this week, the pope said the church should study whether so-called “viri probati” – or married…
SEOUL South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed President Park Geun-hye from office on Friday over a graft scandal involving the country’s conglomerates at a time of rising tensions with North Korea and China. The ruling sparked protests from hundreds of Park’s supporters, two of whom were killed in clashes with police outside the court, and…
There are people who will tell you that you should use LinkedIn to flirt with women. Here’s our much better advice: Don’t do this. Ever. Flirting on LinkedIn isn’t just counterproductive — it can come across as wildly inappropriate. Yet we find that there’s still plenty of need to explain why you should never, ever — no, really,…
END CLASS=”STORYTITLE” END CLASS=”STORY-TOOLS” END ID=”STORY-META” CLASS=”STORY-META HAS-BYLINE” Acutely malnourished child Sacdiyo Mohamed, 9 months old, is treated at Banadir hospital in Somalia on Saturday. Somalia’s government has declared the drought there a national disaster. Mohamed Sheikh Nor/AP The world is facing its greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945, says the United Nations humanitarian coordinator, Stephen…
By Erin M. Kearns, Allison Betus and Anthony Lemieux By Erin M. Kearns, Allison Betus and Anthony Lemieux March 13 at 6:00 AM President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28 as Vice President Pence and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan applaud. (Pool photo by Jim Lo Scalzo via AP) At his…
Television googleon: index Jack Is Back: After A 13-Year Hiatus, ‘Samurai Jack’ Returns For A Final Season END CLASS=”STORYTITLE” END CLASS=”STORY-TOOLS” END ID=”STORY-META” CLASS=”STORY-META HAS-BYLINE” The Way Of The (Temporarily) Peaceful Warrior: Samurai Jack, in repose. Turner hide caption toggle caption Turner The Way Of The (Temporarily) Peaceful Warrior: Samurai Jack,…
Editor’s note: This review is spoiler-free. Iron Fist arrives with more baggage than its creators intended. Dogged by accusations of cultural appropriation (was it really a good idea to cast a white man as the protector of a mythical Asian culture?), it’s a show with something to prove. And in the six episodes made…
A Twitter thread has gotten some attention recently, where my former-coworker / current-best friend, Marty, recounted the day he realized just how bad, and insidious, workplace sexism could be. After noticing that a client was treating him like crap while his email signature was accidentally set to my name, we came up with an experiment….
This Sunday, March 12, The Washington Post Magazine will share with readers that it will no longer host the annual Peeps contest or Post Hunt. Below is the editor’s note from Magazine Deputy Editor David Rowell. At the magazine, we always want to make the deepest connection with readers we can. And there are lots…
Stephen Bannon at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 23. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post) In the three years before he became Donald Trump’s chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon lived as a virtual nomad in a quest to build a populist political insurgency. No presidential adviser in recent memory has followed such a mysterious, peripatetic…