Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
What is up, generations of bemused and confused observers have asked, with Donald Trump’s hair? The television clown and serially bankrupt business mogul sports a peculiar, swirling spun-sugar-colored confection on top of his head. It is clearly an elaborate work of artifice, designed to confound the eye. But what is the truth that lies hidden…
After dumping thousands of dollars into the Star Citizen project, the spiritual successor to the Wing Commander franchise being designed and built by a team led by Chris Roberts, one backer tried to get his money back. What followed was a weekslong struggle that only recently ended after a Los Angeles County investigator got involved….
GIF Last month, I made a public challenge to Donald Trump, which I will repeat here: If he or either of his sons will box me for one round, I will make the maximum legal contribution to his campaign and donate $100,000 to the charity of his choice. In challenging Trump to box me, I…
No Man’s Sky fans have long wondered whether it’s possible to see other players if they’re on the same planet. The answer, it appears, is no. Player TheSadCactus noticed this afternoon that he had landed on a planet discovered by a different player, named Psytokat. SadCactus sent his new buddy a message, and before long…
On January 16, 2013, Deadspin published an exposé of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s fake dead girlfriend. The next morning, reality TV personality Donald Trump tweeted his congratulations. Fourteen minutes later, Deadspin tweeted back “Go fuck yourself.” This is the story of that tweet, as told by those who lived it. Barry Petchesky, Deadspin staffer:…
GIF Illustration: Jim Cooke If you’re reading this article, you’re probably frustrated by the fact that, somewhere in your house or apartment, a smoke alarm with a dying battery is beeping, and beeping, and beeping—usually once every 60 seconds—but you cannot figure out where the alarm is located. The following solution to this problem will…
Here’s a question on every New Yorker’s mind: Where is it going to happen when it happens in New York City? I’ve thought about this a lot. When I ask my friends, they say it’s probably going to happen in Times Square, because there are a lot of people there, or Grand Central Terminal, because…
Hearthstone’s next adventure, One Night in Karazhan, begins rolling out this week. New cards are always an exciting time for the game, and this add-on brings 45 total with it. But there’s one card in particular that has a lot of Hearthstone fans talking, and they are not happy with it. The card in question…
Aug. 9, 2016 5:59 p.m. ET It seems almost everything involving Gawker finds its way into a courtroom nowadays. A blowout bash to celebrate the company’s “14 years of independent journalism” ahead of a bankruptcy auction next week became the subject of debate in court on Tuesday. Lawyers for Gawker’s creditors said they felt the…
Popular online ad-blocking software Adblock Plus will soon include a feature allowing users to pay websites for content, which could help those sites recoup some revenue from visitors who choose to avoid ads. Thanks to a partnership with Sweden-based content-funding startup Flattr, Adblock Plus users will be given an option to specify how much money…