Thu. January 31
The Daily Scene
Source: Vanity Fair
Jennifer Lawrence and Her Supportive Parents–Vanity Fair
They are just as charmingly down-to-earth as their daughter–and oh, so proud.
A Whole New Realm of Bad Taste–The Atlantic
The digital world has opened up a whole new way to offend and/or delight fellow drivers: With TxtSpk and license plates.
What’s Up With Netflix’s Original New Show?–The Daily Beast
Netflix is jumping into the original programming arena with a remake of the BBC miniseries ‘House of Cards,’ all 13 episodes of which will be available for streaming on Friday. Gone are time slots, episode run times, and any sense that the viewing experience is being dictated by anyone other than the consumer, who can choose to watch as few or as many episodes of House of Cards as he wishes.
The Sheryl Sandberg Problem–New York
While I’m glad the need for women in leadership roles is in the forefront of all our minds, I worry that the conversation tends to center around super-powerful ladies with huge resources and very high stakes. Sandberg herself had a full-time writer to help her pen her book. What about middle class women?
Why Do Birds Sing?–Brain Pickings
Science vs. romance, or how evolutionary theory holds up against poetry and philosophy.
