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Culture Archive

Archives for July 2015

Culture
One Direction releases first post-Zayn single. Who’s Zayn, again?One Direction releases first post-Zayn single. Who’s Zayn, again?
Culture

The boy band and their former member both announced big news this week.

By Kelsey McKinney and Tanya Pai
Celebrity Culture
Drake and Meek Mill’s beef, explainedDrake and Meek Mill’s beef, explained
Celebrity Culture

Why would you want to start a fight with the nicest rapper in the game today?

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation is the Tom Cruisiest movie everMission: Impossible — Rogue Nation is the Tom Cruisiest movie ever
Culture

The latest installment in the venerable franchise plays to all its leading man’s strengths.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Found! A Music Label That Will Actually Tell Us How Apple Music Is Doing!Found! A Music Label That Will Actually Tell Us How Apple Music Is Doing!
Technology

Tl;dr: It’s no Spotify -- yet.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Trevor Noah’s Daily Show will target Fox News less — and BuzzFeed moreTrevor Noah’s Daily Show will target Fox News less — and BuzzFeed more
Culture

The new host wants to shift the show’s focus to reflect how the way we consume news has changed.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Netflix is accidentally inventing a new art form — not quite TV and not quite filmNetflix is accidentally inventing a new art form — not quite TV and not quite film
Culture

The site’s approach to storytelling favors the season over the episode. That’s a bigger shift than you’d expect.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Robot umpires should be the future of baseballRobot umpires should be the future of baseball
Technology

It’s time to sacrifice tradition to get the right call.

By Joseph Stromberg
Technology
NBCUniversal Poised to Make Big Investments in BuzzFeed and Vox MediaNBCUniversal Poised to Make Big Investments in BuzzFeed and Vox Media
Technology

The deal will value BuzzFeed at $1.5 billion.

By Kara Swisher and Peter Kafka
Movies
Even the trailer for Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie is patronizing and dishonestEven the trailer for Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie is patronizing and dishonest
Movies

“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” already looks terrible, and it’s not even out yet.

By Max Fisher
Culture
USA’s Mr. Robot actually does everything True Detective pretends to doUSA’s Mr. Robot actually does everything True Detective pretends to do
Culture

This show is the examination of masculinity in modern America that HBO’s series acts as if it is.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Here’s What Spotify Wants to Know About What I Think About Apple MusicHere’s What Spotify Wants to Know About What I Think About Apple Music
Technology

Just a bit of understandable curiosity.

By Peter Kafka
Movies
Channing Tatum is dropping out of Fox’s Gambit movieChanning Tatum is dropping out of Fox’s Gambit movie
Movies

This is not good.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
How 2 Iowa reporters in 1973 accidentally started the world’s largest bike tourHow 2 Iowa reporters in 1973 accidentally started the world’s largest bike tour
Culture

RAGBRAI: the pie-filled, beer-soaked, quintessential summer festival of the Midwest.

By Joseph Stromberg
Culture
Watch: Jimmy Kimmel’s emotional monologue about Cecil the lionWatch: Jimmy Kimmel’s emotional monologue about Cecil the lion
Culture

“The big question is: Why are you shooting a lion in the first place?”

By German Lopez
TV
The Kardashians, explainedThe Kardashians, explained
TV

They’re anything but stupid.

By Alex Abad-Santos