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Culture Archive

Archives for June 2015

Culture
Max is American Sniper reimagined as a terrible dog movieMax is American Sniper reimagined as a terrible dog movie
Culture

Max isn’t content with being a movie about a wonderful dog.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
True Detective’s second season isn’t bad — it’s too familiarTrue Detective’s second season isn’t bad — it’s too familiar
Culture

We’ve been down this road before. Remember The Killing?

By Emily St. James
Culture
True Detective season 2 isn’t a lost cause. Yet.True Detective season 2 isn’t a lost cause. Yet.
Culture

Even after a less-than-stellar premiere, it’s not too late for the show to turn itself around.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Why Republicans will never come up with an Obamacare replacementWhy Republicans will never come up with an Obamacare replacement
Politics

They don’t care about health reform enough to pay its cost.

By Ezra Klein
Culture
Hannibal season 3, episode 4: 23 moments that show why this series must be savedHannibal season 3, episode 4: 23 moments that show why this series must be saved
Culture

NBC has canceled the show, but not all hope is lost.

By Emily St. James
TV
Netflix will overtake traditional TV next year. That doesn’t mean anything.Netflix will overtake traditional TV next year. That doesn’t mean anything.
TV

The way the television industry thinks of its own product is outdated. Here is how that changes what you can watch on the Internet and TV.

By Margarita Noriega
Culture
Orange Is the New Black’s season 3 aimlessness might turn out to be a good thingOrange Is the New Black’s season 3 aimlessness might turn out to be a good thing
Culture

The show is resetting itself for the better.

By Emily St. James
Technology
OTT and TV Will Coexist, and It Will Be BeautifulOTT and TV Will Coexist, and It Will Be Beautiful
Technology

Various false prophets have been preaching that the Great War for Eyeballs is soon to be upon us.

By Dermot McCormack
Culture
Two philosophers explain what Inside Out gets wrong about the mindTwo philosophers explain what Inside Out gets wrong about the mind
Culture

Fun movie. Bad metaphysics.

By Antonia Peacocke and Jackson Kernion
All 16 Pixar short films, ranked
Culture

From bouncing desk lamps to singing volcanoes, these are the studio’s bite-size cartoons, listed from worst to best.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Sony’s Pitch for Internet TV Proves It’s Hard to Pitch Internet TVSony’s Pitch for Internet TV Proves It’s Hard to Pitch Internet TV
Technology

Same TV, different delivery method. How do you sell that?

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Sony can make a black Spider-Man movie, it just doesn’t want toSony can make a black Spider-Man movie, it just doesn’t want to
Culture

Sony is clearly hesitant to try something new with Spider-Man, and that reluctance is more troublesome and insidious than the idea that Marvel won’t allow it to do so.

By Alex Abad-Santos
I learned to love doom metal. You can too.
Culture

Avant-garde metal is an acquired taste that more people should acquire.

By Freddie deBoer
TV
Television is dying. Slowly.Television is dying. Slowly.
TV

Adults under 25 are watching 16 percent less TV than they were a year ago.

By Timothy B. Lee
Game of Thrones
The real reason Jon Snow will return to Game of ThronesThe real reason Jon Snow will return to Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones

There’s no value in keeping his fate ambiguous unless there’s a further twist down the road.

By Andrew Prokop