Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Barrier Status: ‘none’ On paper, my life seemed great. I had a dream job, a swanky apartment, and a loving girlfriend. But something was off. I couldn’t bear being chained to my desk in a stuffy office any longer. So I decided to quit and travel the world, bringing only my passport, a small backpack,…
Viceland’s live broadcast from the Governors Ball music festival this Saturday night was a sloppy, sexist (I mean, “edgy”) mess, and the only person who seemed to notice was one very pissed-off host. Amidst rain delays and soaked TV equipment, three Viceland employees were brought in front of the cameras to waste time until The…
“Our significantly expanded compliance office today not only evaluates new client candidates, but also existing accounts, and especially those that were established prior to the new international regulatory regime coming into effect,” a spokeswoman said in a written statement, referring to a 2010 law passed by Congress. “It wasn’t always this way.” The firm’s American…
The ceremonies and traditions involved in most forms of witchcraft may seem exclusive and arcane, passed down for centuries through covens and other secret groups, but today, trying your hand at the occult can be as easy as downloading an app on your smartphone. For everything from spells and rituals to numerology and tarot…
Mimi Sheraton is no fan of kale chips, shown here at Elizabeth’s Gone Raw on May 20, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images Mimi Sheraton is no fan of kale chips, shown here at Elizabeth’s Gone Raw on May 20, 2011 in Washington, D.C. …
A surprise late-night show announced at Webster Hall turned into a 4,000-strong horde of anxious and unruly Yeezus disciples. And for some, their night took them to an unlikely place. What started as a hint about a secret Kanye West concert turned into a free-for-all in downtown Manhattan on Sunday night. Teens made out on…
[Image: Blizzard] Blizzard released a short animation to explain the rivalry between bow-wielding mercenary Hanzo and cybernetic ninja Genji. The animation is neat and all, but people online in Japan have been pointing out that the kanji sure is odd. Japanese has a rather complex writing system that features kanji characters from China. There are…
We all know smart people who do stupid things. At work we see people with brilliant minds make the most simple mistakes. At home we might live with someone who is intellectually gifted but also has no idea. We all have friends who have impressive IQs but lack basic common sense. For more than a…
CNN reporter Jake Tapper asked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump if his judge attack was racist, then followed up 23 times. (Thomas Johnson/The Washington Post) There’s persistent … and then there’s Jake Tapper. The CNN anchor posed the following question to Donald Trump on Friday: Let me ask you about comments you made about the…
Photos by John Filo (Getty Images) It is a photograph all young journalists should pin to their cubicle walls: the iconic image of the 1970 Kent State shootings, in which a teenage girl grieves over the body of a slain student. Forget for a moment that the picture is among the most famous in US…