Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Elon Musk has never shied away from comparisons with superhero Tony Stark, but his most recent joke on the subject is pretty on the nose, even for him. Responding to a story from CNN that pondered why the SpaceX founder had met with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter earlier this week, Musk replied in a tweet: “Something…
That alone is a tall order, but Jones’ ambitions reach much higher. He’s trying to tell a story about people driven equally by duty and personal need. He’s trying for something denser and more realistic than the usual fantasy binaries of pure, simple good and evil. He’s also finding resonance with his favorite themes, as…
The elite college reported 26 sexual assaults in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Then 17 days into 2015 came the most shocking one in recent memory. Stanford University reported a sexual assault every two weeks in the three years leading up to Brock Turner’s rape of an unconscious woman in 2015. The elite college reported 26…
Stanford rapist Brock Turner: “I’ve been shattered by the party culture” In a pre-sentencing letter to the judge released today by the New York Times, convicted rapist Brock Turner fails to own any responsibility for raping an unconscious woman behind a trash dumpster on Jan. 17, 2015. Turner’s plea letter reads like a laundry list…
Concealed carry may or may not be a wise public policy choice, but it is not a constitutional right.Scott Olson/Getty Images On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the Constitution does not grant citizens the right to carry concealed firearms outside the home. The decision, Peruta v. San Diego, is…
Turner, 20, was convicted on three counts of sexual assault last week, and Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky sentenced him to just six months in county jail and probation, saying that a longer sentence in prison would “severely impact” the college swimmer’s life. Turner has appealed his case. A letter read aloud by the…
Obtaining formal permission to use three quotations from New York Times articles in a book ultimately cost two professors $1,884. They’re outraged, and have taken to Kickstarter — in part to recoup the charges, but primarily, they say, to “protest the Times’ and publishers’ lack of respect for Fair Use.” Two California professors, Daniel C….
Nearly half of unemployed Americans have quit looking for work, and the numbers are even worse for the long-term jobless, according to a poll released Wednesday that paints a grim picture of the labor market. Some 59 percent of those who have been out of work for two years or more say they have stopped…
That being said, I won’t be seeing the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Why would I? It’s just more warmed over nostalgia, souped up with computer-generated graphics replacing practical effects and Michael Bay explosions. The turtles’ vocabulary alone—bogus, cowabunga, radical—prevents them from making any sort of sense in the 21st century. Plus, 3D movies…
This footage of a black bath bomb has had 1.4 million views since it was posted on Instagram by @toxicbitchcraft. Instagram: @toxicbitchcraft It’s sold by Belfast-based Bella Muerte Clothing. Facebook: video.php And it has people on Twitter and Tumblr absolutely losing their shit. Twitter: @J4CKMULL thecommonchick.com It’s also not the only amazing bath bomb the company…