Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
For over a year after Love Me Back came out I woke up every day with this loop in my head: I should write. But I need money. If I write something I can sell it and I’ll have money. But I need money now. If I had money now, I could calm down…
Image via Fox Searchlight I don’t watch footage of violent encounters on Facebook, but I happened to catch the footage of the murder of Philando Castile not long after it had been posted. I thought it had to be a trailer for a movie or something similar. There was no way a death would play…
Your Post Has Been Launched! Fabulous! Don’t forget to share with your friends on Twitter and Facebook. 1. Please welcome another Young Avenger to the solo light: America Chavez is getting a Marvel Comics series of her very own come 2017. View this image › Marvel Comics ID: 9755604 2. The series was announced Friday…
Throwing statistical fuel on what is quickly becoming a show-biz conflagration, a just-released study on gender inequality in Hollywood finds that women directors are disadvantaged from the very beginning of their careers — and the disadvantage only grows. And as its lead author put it, “when money moves in, women get pushed out.” The study…
Here’s what’s going on in Matt Lauer’s neck of the woods…nothing. For part two: https://youtu.be/cVjax8Fb3ag. Watch Full Frontal with Samantha Bee all new … “Asking” the “Tough” “Questions” (Act 2, Part 1) | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS – YouTube. Source: “Asking” the “Tough” “Questions” (Act 2, Part 1) | Full Frontal with…
Dear Mr. Frank Fahrenkopf and Mr. Michael McCurry: As you gentlemen undoubtedly know, Week 1 of the 2016 NFL season concluded with its usual and unusual fanfare: roaring crowds, jammed parking lots, overserved fans, heartfelt renditions of “The Star Spangled Banner” (with some players kneeling, others raising their fists and an entire team locking arms)…
Tweet Tumblr Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins have decided to step down as the presenters of The Great British Bake Off. Mark Bourdillon / BBC/Love Productions/Mark Bourdillon They both issued a joint statement. We were very shocked and saddened to learn yesterday evening that Bake Off will be moving from its home. We made no secret…
In July, CBS announced that it will debut a new Star Trek series, Star Trek: Discovery, in early 2017. There’s already a lot of hype around the show, which is being developed by veteran Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager writer Bryan Fuller and Star Trek: Into Darkness screenwriter Alex Kurtzman. Last…
It’s supposedly 97 degrees and I’m grossly sweating through my shirt on a rooftop in the middle of Manhattan. From where I’m standing, New York City is all floating buildings and blue skies; no sidewalks overcrowded with tourists bumbling past self-important men in suits rushing to wherever they have to get to. All around…