Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Over the past four years, the number of million-dollar homes in the US has doubled. In 19 American towns, 100% of residences are now worth at least seven figures. Those findings come from real-estate listing company Trulia, which included properties not currently listed for sale in its calculations. Hanalei CDP, HI 100% Rolling Hills city,…
Attorney General Loretta Lynch recently stated that North Carolina’s new law regarding transgender people and public restrooms is in violation of federal civil-rights law. Credit Photograph by Drew Angerer / Getty Barrier Status: ‘none’ This month, regional battles over the right of transgender people to access public bathrooms were elevated to national legal theatre. First,…
Paramount/YoutubeYes, they bought frozen concentrated orange juice, but you get the idea.It’s easy to think that the stock market is the playground of hedge funds and day traders, but in reality most of the stock market is owned by the average joe. In fact, the largest chunk is doing one thing: helping people retire. In…
CREDIT: Kira Lerner Assault weapons on display at the NRA annual meeting. “What’s your edc?” Sitting alone in my Louisville hotel room, working in my pajamas, I pulled up a new internet tab to consult Urban Dictionary. I consider myself proficient in internet speak — I taught many of my friends what Netflix and chill…
You might have heard that Americans overwhelmingly favor mandatory labeling for foods containing genetically modified ingredients. That’s true, according to a new study: 84 percent of respondents said they support the labels. Brandon McFadden and Jayson Lusk But a nearly identical percentage—80 percent—in the same survey said they’d also like to see labels on food…
Some millennials may never get to experience the joys of playing bocce and telling kids to get off their lawn, as 12 percent of Americans between the ages of 20 and 34 expect to work until they die. A study, released on Tuesday by workforce solutions company Manpower Group and conducted by surveyor Reputation Leaders, found…
I am terrible at sharing the bed. When my boyfriend travels out of town, my first thought is how much space I will take up in the bed while he’s gone. I know people who claim to sleep on their same side when their partners are gone, the place reserved for the body of their…
Three white high school football players at Dietrich High School in Idaho have been charged in the October 2015 rape of their black disabled teammate. The alleged victim’s family filed a $10 million lawsuit against the school. Here’s what you need to know. (Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post) When a teammate held out his arms after football practice…
Just about everybody interested in the Middle Ages, who has played Dungeons and Dragons, or read historical and fantasy novels knows what a military flail is. It’s one of these: A one-handed military flail (modern reproduction) A military flail is a medieval weapon consisting of a short handle attached to a chain, at the end…
When we watch a livestream on most platforms, we see how many viewers are watching at that very moment. But when we watch an uploaded video, we see how many views have been recorded. This leads many to reasonably assume that live video metrics are different than uploaded video metrics. But for the most part, they…