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Culture Archive

Archives for October 2014

Culture
Drama series Manhattan wraps its first season tonight. Here’s why you need to watch.Drama series Manhattan wraps its first season tonight. Here’s why you need to watch.
Culture

It’s time to catch up on this show, which builds to a terrific climax.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Re/wind: Apple’s New Toys, the Big Cable Unbundling and MoreRe/wind: Apple’s New Toys, the Big Cable Unbundling and More
Technology

Apple gave us a bunch more stuff to talk about, and HBO and CBS are ready to make their content available to non-cable subscribers.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Re/code on the Air: This Week’s TV and Radio HitsRe/code on the Air: This Week’s TV and Radio Hits
Technology

Talking tech on CNBC, NPR and elsewhere.

By Eric Johnson
Culture
Go for a run this weekend with this playlistGo for a run this weekend with this playlist
Culture
By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
How Gail Simone changed the way we think about female superheroesHow Gail Simone changed the way we think about female superheroes
Culture

Gail Simone went from ‘Women in Refrigerators’ to the first lady of DC Comics

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Elizabeth Peña died earlier this week. Here’s how Hollywood failed herElizabeth Peña died earlier this week. Here’s how Hollywood failed her
Culture

She was a part of a seriously weird series finale. Too bad the role that got her there was such a stereotype.

By Emily St. James
Sports
Study: More than 80 percent of football concussions go unreportedStudy: More than 80 percent of football concussions go unreported
Sports

Concussions are way more common than we realize

By Joseph Stromberg
Technology
Here Comes Code/Media 2015, Featuring Gawker, New York Times, BuzzFeed and Chelsea HandlerHere Comes Code/Media 2015, Featuring Gawker, New York Times, BuzzFeed and Chelsea Handler
Technology

Interested in the media-tech cloverleaf? So are we, and our fascinating guests. Join us in February.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The Other Reason the TV Guys Are Moving to the WebThe Other Reason the TV Guys Are Moving to the Web
Technology

Hint: It’s old, and it rhymes with “cable TV.”

By Peter Kafka
Culture
HBO’s new streaming service won’t kill cable companies. It might make them strongerHBO’s new streaming service won’t kill cable companies. It might make them stronger
Culture

Somebody’s going to have to give us the way to watch all of this new content. Might as well be the cable providers.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Code/red: When Are We Doubling Down on Secrecy Again, Apple?Code/red: When Are We Doubling Down on Secrecy Again, Apple?
Technology

Plus, spelunkers locate Netflix share price, a theory on the Nexus Player and The Walking Dead (Drunk).

By John Paczkowski
Culture
Transparent creator Jill Soloway discusses her brilliant show’s first seasonTransparent creator Jill Soloway discusses her brilliant show’s first season
Culture

The Amazon series just might be the best show of the year.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Now CBS Is Selling Web Subscriptions to Its Shows, TooNow CBS Is Selling Web Subscriptions to Its Shows, Too
Technology

For $6 a month, you get almost all of the network’s shows, live and on-demand. No cable subscription required. And unlike HBO, you can get it today.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Neil Patrick Harris will host the 2015 Academy AwardsNeil Patrick Harris will host the 2015 Academy Awards
Culture
By Kelsey McKinney
Technology
Bono is sorry-not-sorry for forcing his album onto everyone’s computersBono is sorry-not-sorry for forcing his album onto everyone’s computers
Technology

Sunglasses-wearing mega-rockstar Bono apologized Tuesday for thrusting the new U2 album onto the iPhones and computers of every Apple user—approximately half a billion people.

By Kelsey McKinney