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Culture Archive

Archives for July 2015

Technology
HBO Now Is Coming to Verizon Wireless and Its 100 Million CustomersHBO Now Is Coming to Verizon Wireless and Its 100 Million Customers
Technology

A big push for the Web-only service.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
True Detective’s orgy scene is one of the smartest things it’s done so farTrue Detective’s orgy scene is one of the smartest things it’s done so far
Culture

Let’s examine the show’s tortured relationship with sex.

By Tanya Pai
Politics
It’s a low bar, but Jeb Bush sounds a lot more presidential than the GOP packIt’s a low bar, but Jeb Bush sounds a lot more presidential than the GOP pack
Politics

And 9 more things you should know before you start the day.

By Jonathan Allen
Almanac
Watch: Why babies in medieval paintings look like ugly old menWatch: Why babies in medieval paintings look like ugly old men
Almanac

They are pretty strange-looking, and it’s entirely intentional.

By Phil Edwards
Technology
Watching My Favorite Soccer Team in Virtual Reality -- And Real RealityWatching My Favorite Soccer Team in Virtual Reality -- And Real Reality
Technology

And the technology is said to be coming to our living rooms “this year.”

By Vjeran Pavic
Technology
Apple Music Has 10 Million Users. We Have No Idea How Apple Music Is Doing.Apple Music Has 10 Million Users. We Have No Idea How Apple Music Is Doing.
Technology

Even if you want to pay for Apple Music right now, you can’t. The first real test is in two months.

By Peter Kafka
TV
Why I’m optimistic about digital media, in 2 chartsWhy I’m optimistic about digital media, in 2 charts
TV

Television is poised for collapse.

By Matthew Yglesias
Culture
Boy Scouts of America end ban on gay troop leadersBoy Scouts of America end ban on gay troop leaders
Culture

A former US secretary of defense made good on his promise to push the Boy Scouts to broaden its acceptance of gay adults in troop leadership roles.

By Margarita Noriega and German Lopez
TV
What Americans really think about the Iran dealWhat Americans really think about the Iran deal
TV

The polls on the Iran deal are all over the place. Here’s why — and why it matters.

By Zack Beauchamp
Culture
I Am Cait could be great TV. Instead, it’s just a reality show.I Am Cait could be great TV. Instead, it’s just a reality show.
Culture

The same things that bedevil so much of the genre hurt Caitlyn Jenner’s new series as well.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Rick and Morty, from the creator of Community, is one of the best animated shows on TV nowRick and Morty, from the creator of Community, is one of the best animated shows on TV now
Culture

It’s also easily the best Back to the Future parody ever.

By Dylan Matthews
Culture
6 simple reasons this was True Detective’s best episode since the middle of season one6 simple reasons this was True Detective’s best episode since the middle of season one
Culture

By getting back to basis, “Church in Ruins” made for a solid episode of TV.

By Emily St. James
The automation myth: Robots aren’t taking your jobs— and that’s the problem
Technology

Faster-than-ever technological and economic change is a myth. In fact, productivity is slowing down — and that’s the biggest problem we face.

By Matthew Yglesias
Culture
35 Bill Cosby accusers posed for one defiant, powerful magazine cover35 Bill Cosby accusers posed for one defiant, powerful magazine cover
Culture
The new film Phoenix is a weird, haunting tale about surviving the HolocaustThe new film Phoenix is a weird, haunting tale about surviving the Holocaust
Culture

It’s a remarkable picture about finding a way through trauma.

By Emily St. James