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Archives for January 2019

Culture
Netflix’s upcoming content crisis, in one chartNetflix’s upcoming content crisis, in one chart
Culture

The biggest shows on Netflix are shows owned by other companies.

By Emily St. James
Is America’s future capitalist or socialist?
The Big Idea

Steve Pearlstein, author of Can American Capitalism Be Saved? and Bhaskar Sunkara, editor of the socialist journal Jacobin, debate.

By Ezra Klein
Culture
7 winners and 2 losers from this year’s weird Golden Globes7 winners and 2 losers from this year’s weird Golden Globes
Culture

Winners: Sandra Oh and Green Book. Losers: A Star Is Born and the HFPA’s claim to edginess.

By Emily St. James and Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Sandra Oh made history 3 times at the Golden GlobesSandra Oh made history 3 times at the Golden Globes
Culture

Sandra Oh is the first actress of Asian descent in 39 years to win the Globe for best leading TV actress.

By Constance Grady
Awards Shows
Green Book builds a feel-good comedy atop an artifact of shameful segregation. Yikes.Green Book builds a feel-good comedy atop an artifact of shameful segregation. Yikes.
Awards Shows

The movie is named after guides published for black travelers in segregated America. But its spin is all Hollywood.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Bohemian Rhapsody loves Freddie Mercury’s voice. It fears his queerness.Bohemian Rhapsody loves Freddie Mercury’s voice. It fears his queerness.
Culture

The film inadvertently illustrates the paradox of queerness in the era of the AIDS crisis.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Game of Thrones season 8: new footage reveals Sansa and Dany’s first meetingGame of Thrones season 8: new footage reveals Sansa and Dany’s first meeting
Culture

An alliance between Sansa and Daenerys is here.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Golden Globes: Regina King pledges every project she produces will involve 50 percent womenGolden Globes: Regina King pledges every project she produces will involve 50 percent women
Play
Culture

“Time’s up times two,” says King.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg’s Golden Globes roast ended with a heartfelt speechSandra Oh and Andy Samberg’s Golden Globes roast ended with a heartfelt speech
Play
Culture

Oh paid tribute to the “faces of change” in the crowd, in a year in which Hollywood made small strides toward greater diversity.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Chris Messina goes blond in a blatant play to join the Hollywood ChrisesChris Messina goes blond in a blatant play to join the Hollywood Chrises
Culture

Allegedly it’s for Birds of Prey, but I think we all know the truth.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Time’s Up was at the center of the 2018 Golden Globes. What has come of it?Time’s Up was at the center of the 2018 Golden Globes. What has come of it?
Culture

What the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund has accomplished in its first year.

By Constance Grady
World Politics
Trump’s Syria withdrawal now comes with conditions, Bolton saysTrump’s Syria withdrawal now comes with conditions, Bolton says
World Politics

The national security adviser’s comments only slightly clarify the administration’s murky stance since Trump announced a complete withdrawal last month.

By Amanda Sakuma
Culture
The Masked Singer is a televised abomination I’m going to devour every second ofThe Masked Singer is a televised abomination I’m going to devour every second of
Culture

The new reality show feels like something that would be on in the background of a dystopian movie.

By Emily St. James
Politics
Man charged in death of 7-year-old Jazmine BarnesMan charged in death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes
Politics

Authorities now believe the death of the young black girl was a case of mistaken identity.

By Amanda Sakuma
Future Perfect
The scientist who tried to be as selfless as possible, until it killed himThe scientist who tried to be as selfless as possible, until it killed him
Future Perfect

What the late biologist George Price can teach us about the price of altruism.

By Dylan Matthews