Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Melanie’s Marvelous Measles is a book about how awesome it is to catch the measles. Children ages 4-10 are invited to learn that the measles is actually pretty fun, has no serious possible side-effects, and is something kids should look forward to getting. The book includes helpful medical advice, like that measles is easily avoided…
The letter S appears nowhere in the word “dollar”, yet an S with a line through it ($) is unmistakably the dollar sign. But why an S? Why isn’t the dollar sign something like a Đ (like the former South Vietnamese đồng, or the totally-not-a-joke-currency Dogecoin)? There’s a good story behind it, but here’s a…
Photo Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in Washington.Credit Win Mcnamee/Getty Images In the world of consumer finance, they are chameleons: payday lenders that alter their practices and shift their products ever so slightly to work around state laws aimed at stamping out short-term loans that can come with interest rates…
A new study released Monday offers airlines, an often-hated industry, a simple secret to further their success and pad their bottom lines: Be nice. “Call it a back-to-basics mantra, but sometimes in a technology-riddled world, we all can benefit from a few therapeutic reminders to reset our moral compasses,” says the IdeaWorksCompany report, “Boost Ancillary…
Ever since their invention, automobiles have been symbols of innovation. The flying car, for example, has been a staple of science fiction for more than a hundred years. The industry’s progressive nature has even led some in the field to claim that the car may well be the most technologically advanced product that most consumers…
You may be loving your new Internet-connected television and its convenient voice-command feature—but did you know it’s recording everything you say and sending it to a third party?Careful what you say around your TV. It may be listening. And blabbing.A single sentence buried in a dense “privacy policy” for Samsung’s Internet-connected SmartTV advises users that…
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese industrial designer Kenji Ekuan, whose works ranged from a bullet train to the red-capped Kikkoman soy sauce dispenser as familiar as the classic Coca-Cola bottle, has died, his company said. He was 85. A former monk, Ekuan crafted a tabletop bottle for Kikkoman Corp. in 1961, winning international popularity both for…
James Kwak hit the nail(s) on the head about our corrupt tax system that mostly benefits the very rich. Here are three tax avoidance strategies that he brings to light — and says these three tax schemes top his list for the ones most in need of tax reform… 1) Ending the “step-up in basis”…
Begin: WordPress Article Content Editor’s note: Aimee Millwood covers e-commerce marketing, growth and engagement for the Yotpo blog.Before I quit ghostwriting, I wrote for publications like Forbes, Inc., The Next Web, and even TechCrunch. I worked as a behind-the-scenes magician, penning content that helped CEOs and companies gain Internet fame and glory, all the while wondering…
41 W. 24th St. View Full Caption FLATIRON — “Affordable luxury” three-bedroom apartments are hitting the market in Flatiron, offering balconies, heated bathroom floors and granite countertops for $4,500 a month. Ten three-bedroom units will soon be available in the eight-story building at 21 W. 24th St., two blocks from Madison Square Park, in what…