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Culture Archive

Archives for October 2015

Culture
Movies like Truth are why so many people hate “Hollywood liberals”Movies like Truth are why so many people hate “Hollywood liberals”
Culture

The retelling of the report that cost Dan Rather his job badly stacks its deck.

By Emily St. James
Technology
NBC Thinks It Can Sell TV on the Web Without Competing With ItselfNBC Thinks It Can Sell TV on the Web Without Competing With Itself
Technology

Seeso, a new comedy subscription service, is coming in January. Will you pay $4 a month to watch it?

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Hamilton stars’ electric freestyling on BET proves the musical’s populist appealHamilton stars’ electric freestyling on BET proves the musical’s populist appeal
Culture

“Playing these dead presidents, I’m getting my reparations.”

By Caroline Framke
Technology
Code/Media 2016 Is Coming, and Hulu, Vevo and MLB Will Be ThereCode/Media 2016 Is Coming, and Hulu, Vevo and MLB Will Be There
Technology

Join Bob Bowman, Mike Hopkins, Erik Huggers and many more next February in California.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Tells Wall Street Why He Missed His Q3 EarningsNetflix CEO Reed Hastings Tells Wall Street Why He Missed His Q3 Earnings
Technology

Netflix blames new credit cards.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Here’s Why I’ll Be on Netflix’s Q3 Earnings Call TodayHere’s Why I’ll Be on Netflix’s Q3 Earnings Call Today
Technology

I’ve got questions for Reed Hastings.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3, episode 3: Humans can be so fragileAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3, episode 3: Humans can be so fragile
Culture

The most riveting story the show is telling isn’t about the Inhumans.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Jennifer Lawrence is done trying to be likable. She’s trying to get equal pay instead.Jennifer Lawrence is done trying to be likable. She’s trying to get equal pay instead.
Culture

Her new essay applies to more than just Hollywood.

By Caroline Framke
Culture
Manhattan could do for the ‘40s what Mad Men did for the ‘60sManhattan could do for the ‘40s what Mad Men did for the ‘60s
Culture

This isn’t a show about the Manhattan Project. It’s a show about America.

By Emily St. James
Almanac
When art goes viral, it’s not an accident. This is how it happens.When art goes viral, it’s not an accident. This is how it happens.
Almanac

Internet artists explain exactly what they care a lot about — and the surprising thing that doesn’t really matter.

By Phil Edwards
Surprise, surprise. Fargo is even better in season 2.
Culture

The show tells a crime story about the rise of corporate America and avoids the mistakes that took down True Detective.

By Emily St. James
Culture
The Ellen DeGeneres Show reduced Nicki Minaj to a butt jokeThe Ellen DeGeneres Show reduced Nicki Minaj to a butt joke
Culture

This sketch had no actual point.

By Caroline Framke
Culture
Meryl Streep’s “slave” T-shirt outrage, explainedMeryl Streep’s “slave” T-shirt outrage, explained
Culture

We expected better.

By Alex Abad-Santos
TV
The Sopranos only ever made one bad episode, and it was all Christopher Columbus’s faultThe Sopranos only ever made one bad episode, and it was all Christopher Columbus’s fault
TV

“Christopher” is the show’s only legitimately bad episode. Not just worse than the rest — bad.

By Dylan Matthews
Culture
Angus Deaton’s badly misunderstood paper on whether happiness peaks at $75,000, explainedAngus Deaton’s badly misunderstood paper on whether happiness peaks at $75,000, explained
Culture

Even Orange is the New Black got it wrong.

By Dylan Matthews