Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
If you haven’t been watching Jessica Jones on Netflix, then allow me to be the 1,000th person to recommend it to you. The leads range from good to great, the visuals are excellent, and the core dilemmas are interesting and emotionally engaging. The show’s great strength and weakness is that it is committed to showing a…
Lately, this site has been All Iron Fist Every Thing, so apologies if you don’t give two shits about that particular character. Also, you might want to click elsewhere because we’re going to drill a little deeper into the reasons why we’ve been on the #AAIronFist train — that would be Asian American Iron Fist…
SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (AP) — Every morning at 2 a.m., they heard a kick on the door and a threat: Get up or get beaten. For the next 16 hours, No. 31 and his wife stood in the factory that owned them with their aching hands in ice water. They ripped the guts, heads, tails…
An article published by The Guardian in 2011 on the topic Cybercrime: is it out of control? received a nasty response from a hacker who inserted a malicious URL inside one of the syndicated link embedments in the article. The article published by the website was headlined “Cybercrime: Is it out of Control?” and the hacker…
Fame and fortune except the fortune part. Oh hi, do you know me? I am one of your Wonkettes, and I am the most famous person in the universe. I am taking a break from having brunch with Taylor Swift, saying “Oh no she di’int” about our ongoing feud with Katy Perry as we drink…
WOODLAND – The Woodland Town Council rejected a proposal to rezone a section of land north of town to M2 (manufacturing) from RA (residential/agricultural), essentially denying approval of a solar farm. Newly sworn in councilman Cecil Harkey voted against the motion to reject rezoning the land, while council members David Cooper, Ron Lane, and Pat…
The publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal removed quotes from a Thursday night article about the newspaper’s sale that questioned its new owner’s decision to remain anonymous, according to a newsroom source. Around midnight Thursday, publisher Jason Taylor had editors remove a quote from Michael Schroeder, manager for News + Media Capital Group LLC, the undisclosed…
Stop saying ’sorry’ if you want to say thank you: A seriously insightful cartoon Share on Facebook Share on Twitter We often apologise assuming that people will appreciate our politeness and good manners. But in most cases, the other party is much more pleased to hear words of gratitude from you rather than an apology. Talented illustrator Yao Xiao, using everyday situations as inspiration, helps…
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s new government will not try to revive a voided pact with Iran to jointly investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center here, Justice Minister Germán Garavano said Friday night. Mr. Garavano said the Justice Ministry would not appeal a court’s decision last year that declared the pact, signed in 2013…
This investigation looks across 10 states at the accounts of workers, experts, activists and government officials to reveal an unprecedented glimpse of the costs of war and the risks of a strong defense. IRRADIATED: Will the nation’s new nuclear age yield more unwanted fallout?.