Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Whatever happened to television’s most famous couples? Ross and Rachel. Carrie and Big. Cory and Topanga. Whether you love them or love to hate them, you can’t deny the enormous place so many of television’s fictional couples occupy in pop culture. And if you’ve ever come within 20 feet of a water cooler, chances are…
In December 1950, Woody Guthrie signed his name to the lease of a new apartment in Brooklyn. Even now, over half a century later, that uninspiring document prompts a double-take. Below all the legal jargon is the signature of the man who had composed “This Land Is Your Land,” the most resounding appeal to an…
The sky is falling on print newspapers faster than you think Last October, a McKinsey report declared, “We believe that many of the people likely to abandon print newspapers and print consumer magazines have already done so…. We believe most of this core audience — households that have retained their print subscriptions despite having access to broadband — will…
New Yorkers are taking to Craigslist to find a cuddle partner for the weekend’s snowstorm. View Full Caption Wavebreak Media Ladies, when the season’s first snowstorm hits, there’s no reason to hibernate alone. New York’s Craigslist Romeos are only too happy to host you for a weekend of earthly delights, from cooking together to #netflixandchilling — because “going…
The don’t-call-it-a-boycott Oscars might be more interesting for who won’t be in attendance than who will. Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith, and now Will Smith have all said that they’re not planning on attending the Oscars, which, for the second year in a row, nominated 20 white people in the acting categories. Oscar nominee Mark…
end of ShanesHouse1 At my liberal arts college, the most popular sports activity was the ultimate frisbee pick-up game I organized every other day. It could get competitive, at least by hippie artist standards, but it never got too intense. Until Bro Seth came along. Bro Seth (name slightly altered), consistently misread the vibe of the…
All, I’ve decided to withdraw the CoC RFC. There are many reasons for it, but there are a few points I want to make. As to the content of the RFC, when I initially proposed it, I selected the Contributor Covenant due to it being a well adopted standard. Several people raised objections to…
Sends you a push notification every time the police kill someone in the United States. Archives + Absences | An iPhone App by Josh Begley. Source: Archives + Absences | An iPhone App by Josh Begley
On February 4, 2004, a handful of Harvard students logged onto a newly launched website called thefacebook.com. Just a dozen years later, some 2 billion people—nearly a third of the planet’s population—are social media users. So if companies are having trouble keeping up with that pace of adoption, it’s no surprise. Businesses have overcome their…
Something strange has happened in the endless war for domination of superhero movies. After years of Marvel ceaselessly kicking DC’s ass, I feel as though DC has suddenly taken the lead, thanks to the fantastic new Suicide Squad trailer and the Wonder Woman movie footage. What is even happening? If you’ve read my work with…