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Culture Archive

Archives for November 2015

Culture
Video games like Halo 5 are trying to mimic movies. Too bad their plots are nonsensical.Video games like Halo 5 are trying to mimic movies. Too bad their plots are nonsensical.
Culture

But how much do their plots really matter in the end?

By Peter Suderman
Technology
Reed Hastings Tells the TV Guys How to Beat HimReed Hastings Tells the TV Guys How to Beat Him
Technology

He just doesn’t think they can pull it off.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Why Sandra Bullock’s all-female Ocean’s Eleven movie is exciting — and a little worryingWhy Sandra Bullock’s all-female Ocean’s Eleven movie is exciting — and a little worrying
Culture

At the very least, there will be banter.

By Caroline Framke
I never noticed how racist so many children’s books are until I started reading to my kids
Features

“You walk into a bookstore and it’s a sea of white.”

By Leigh Anderson
Technology
Can the TV Guys Put the Netflix Genie Back in the Bottle?Can the TV Guys Put the Netflix Genie Back in the Bottle?
Technology

Netflix may not be able to secure as many network shows in the future.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
What the new Star Trek TV series can learn from Fargo and True DetectiveWhat the new Star Trek TV series can learn from Fargo and True Detective
Culture

The franchise is returning to television. Here’s what that should look like.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Star Trek is returning with a new TV series — on a streaming service nobody usesStar Trek is returning with a new TV series — on a streaming service nobody uses
Culture

It’s the right idea, but will the creative team deliver?

By Matthew Yglesias
Culture
Rainbow Rowell is the best thing to happen to young adult literature in agesRainbow Rowell is the best thing to happen to young adult literature in ages
Culture

The author of the best-selling Carry On, Fangirl, and Eleanor and Park embodies YA’s past and signals its future.

By Genevieve Koski
Technology
A New Star Trek Series Will Premiere on CBS in 2017A New Star Trek Series Will Premiere on CBS in 2017
Technology

Set phasers on “stunning.”

By Kwame Opam
Culture
The Walking Dead airs what might be its best ever episodeThe Walking Dead airs what might be its best ever episode
Culture

A Morgan-centric installment is a lovely, peaceful break from the noise of the rest of the season.

By Emily St. James
Technology
If the Future of TV Is Apps, Who’s Going to Be the TV Guide of the Future? Ask Siri.If the Future of TV Is Apps, Who’s Going to Be the TV Guide of the Future? Ask Siri.
Technology

How smart can Siri get?

By Peter Kafka
“The universe is a hilarious place”: Neil deGrasse Tyson on what he learns from comedians
Culture

The beloved scientist tells us about fact-checking movies on Twitter, his new level of fame, and why he likes Jeff Foxworthy.

By Emily St. James