Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
I’m a good reporter but a lousy journalist. I know how to write, but I have no clue what people want to read. It’s taken me a long time to admit that. I owe this sudden clarity to 50 Shades of Grey – both the book (which I haven’t read) and the movie (which I…
Update PLEASE READ. I had posted and linked the wrong response letter earlier today.. make sure you post the PDF. not the Doc.. it’s fixed now.. Sorry 1 person shop here.. and i’m extremely tired tooSo Pretty much it took less than 24 hours for Katy Perry’s law firm to send shapeways.com/shops/amznfx a cease and…
Sure, some might think this hip new tapestry from Urban Outfitters — yours, for only $69! — might be offensive, but that’s because they just don’t understand fashion. Or maybe they just don’t understand history: “Whether intentional or not, this gray and white stripped pattern and pink triangle combination is deeply offensive and should not be…
By Brendan O’Connor on February 8th, 2015 There is a lot of sex on the Internet. There are teenagers making love to Hot Pockets on Vine and 27-year-old medical students auctioning off their virginity. There are hookup apps and dating apps. But there are also just… people. People talking—chatting, tweeting, and commenting. And wherever you…
What does the phrase “next weekend” mean to you? According to its definition, it should mean the the nearest or most immediate weekend. But the nearest weekend is often called “this weekend,” leading some people to assume that by saying “next weekend,” you might actually mean the weekend after this coming one. Many people find themselves…
Gangs of New York: the Battle for 5 Pointz Jump to the comments ↓ Author Margaret McCormick SummaryA legendary venue for street art is now history. Torn apart, quite literally, by a new economy. But just how did a former factory become this legend and why was there no chance to save it? Themes Space…
This is the fifth in a series of postcards from Dan Williams’ journey along an electronics supply chain , following goods back to their source. Coming alongside at Yangshan Port, south of Shanghai, things move quickly. Mooring lines are cast ashore. The gangway lowers and the pilot departs. Towering cranes roll into position and lower…
When Democrats don’t stand up to the policing of speech, they surrender control of their party to its most extreme elements. Jessica Hill/AP “A liberal,” Robert Frost once said, “is someone who can’t take his own side in an argument.” If conservatives are often caricatured by their detractors as unfeeling, liberals are painted as uncertain,…
Over the past two years, Shanley Kane achieved a kind of celebrity on Twitter, where, as @shanley, she claimed to be leading a crusade for women in tech. But now some people wonder if the whole thing was a massive hoax. What’s most interesting is that, whether she intended to or not, Kane pioneered a…
“I’ve been invited to speak at a conference in Portugal this March,” I casually say to Tom as we’re sitting on the couch, watching episodes of Fargo. “Is it okay if I go?” Of course, I don’t need his permission to travel at all; I’m an independent woman, and travel is part of my job….