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Culture Archive

Archives for November 2014

Technology
Cord-Cutting Is Here, but It’s Not Big (Yet)Cord-Cutting Is Here, but It’s Not Big (Yet)
Technology

The pay TV guys report another down quarter. But not by much.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
7 questions about Alex from Target you were too embarrassed to ask7 questions about Alex from Target you were too embarrassed to ask
Culture

Alex from Target (or #alexfromtarget) is a teenage boy with waterfall bangs who works at a Target in Frisco, Texas. He became a viral sensation on Monday after thousands of teens tweeted a photo of him literally working at Target.

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
Netflix is making a TV show out of A Series of Unfortunate EventsNetflix is making a TV show out of A Series of Unfortunate Events
Culture

After great success with other original series, Netflix is about to make its first foray into live-action family entertainment by adapting Lemony Snicket’s famous young adult book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Deadline reports.

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
5 things you need to know about former Fox president Kevin Reilly’s move to cable5 things you need to know about former Fox president Kevin Reilly’s move to cable
Culture

Here’s how the line between cable and broadcast is completely dissolving.

By Emily St. James
40 maps and charts that explain the 2014 midterm elections
Health

A visual guide to Republicans’ huge victory.

By Dylan Matthews
Culture
Taylor Swift sold 1.287 million albums last week. But the future of music is streaming.Taylor Swift sold 1.287 million albums last week. But the future of music is streaming.
Culture

Taylor Swift is a masterful pop star and an even more talented businesswoman. Selling 1.287 million albums last week is great for her, but it isn’t her end game, and it shouldn’t be the music industry’s either.

By Kelsey McKinney
Almanac
5 weird things you didn’t know about the “I Voted” sticker5 weird things you didn’t know about the “I Voted” sticker
Almanac

In many states, the stickers have become synonymous with Election Day and a cause for celebration themselves.

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is a preposterous mess that somehow kinda worksChristopher Nolan’s Interstellar is a preposterous mess that somehow kinda works
Culture

Humanity leaves behind a dying Earth to look for new hope among the stars, as Matthew McConaughey cries in close-up.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Beyoncé is releasing a platinum edition of her surprise albumBeyoncé is releasing a platinum edition of her surprise album
Culture

Beyoncé Knowles Carter is maybe the only artist from whom two new songs and a four disc box set can be a disappointment.

By Kelsey McKinney
Explainers
Exit polls: how they work and whether to trust themExit polls: how they work and whether to trust them
Explainers

And why anyone saying they have a LEAKED EXIT POLL is lying to you.

By Dara Lind
Culture
Car Talk’s Tom Magliozzi has died. Ira Glass remembers how he changed public radioCar Talk’s Tom Magliozzi has died. Ira Glass remembers how he changed public radio
Culture

In 2012, Glass wrote an essay about the man’s impact for Current. It’s worth reading now to reflect on his legacy.

By Emily St. James
Technology
The mystery on new podcast Serial would be much less mysterious with smartphonesThe mystery on new podcast Serial would be much less mysterious with smartphones
Technology

Here are all of the ways your iPhone would change the case at the center of this great new program.

By Mike Case
Technology
Yes, Fan TV Was Acquired ... By RoviYes, Fan TV Was Acquired ... By Rovi
Technology
By Edmund Lee
Technology
Taylor Swift Pulls All Her Albums From SpotifyTaylor Swift Pulls All Her Albums From Spotify
Technology

She’s gonna shake it off.

By Edmund Lee
Culture
Taylor Swift has taken all of her music off of SpotifyTaylor Swift has taken all of her music off of Spotify
Culture

Fans were furious last week when pop sensation Taylor Swift refused to upload her new album 1989 to Spotify. They are about to get angrier: all five Swift albums disappeared from Spotify’s catalogue on Monday morning.

By Kelsey McKinney