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Media Archive

Archives for May 2018

Technology
Full transcript: Author Michael Pollan on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Author Michael Pollan on Recode Decode
Technology

His new book was supposed to be titled, “Take Drugs, Not Too Many, Mostly Psychedelic.”

By Recode Staff
Facebook is full of could-be CEOs — but no one ever leaves
Technology

“The stakes are more intense than ever.”

By Kurt Wagner
Culture
The Obamas are (maybe) coming to a streaming service near youThe Obamas are (maybe) coming to a streaming service near you
Culture

The former first family inked a deal with Netflix to produce content — though what that might be isn’t yet clear.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
Stopping Americans for speaking Spanish: the latest evidence that Border Patrol agents have too much powerStopping Americans for speaking Spanish: the latest evidence that Border Patrol agents have too much power
Politics

What a Border Patrol agent did to two US citizens is alarming —and probably legal.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Politics
What we lose when we gain the right to dieWhat we lose when we gain the right to die
Politics

David Goodall’s physician-assisted suicide raises wider questions.

By Tara Isabella Burton
Technology
More Americans watched Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding than Prince William and Kate Middleton’sMore Americans watched Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding than Prince William and Kate Middleton’s
Technology

About 29.2 million people watched this year’s royal wedding across all networks.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Technology
For a moment, Americans are more curious about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry than they are about Donald TrumpFor a moment, Americans are more curious about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry than they are about Donald Trump
Technology

It’s a rare respite from the ceaseless fascination with the latest developments in Washington.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
Full transcript: Kleiner Perkins Chairman John Doerr on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Kleiner Perkins Chairman John Doerr on Recode Decode
Technology

“Many of us set goals the wrong way, and most of us aren’t even setting goals at all.”

By Recode Staff
Technology
How to watch the royal wedding on practically every platformHow to watch the royal wedding on practically every platform
Technology

You can’t avoid it. Might as well find the best place to watch it.

By Meghann Farnsworth
Culture
How TV trivialized our culture and politicsHow TV trivialized our culture and politics
Culture

Why you should read this 30-year-old book.

By Sean Illing
Technology
Shari Redstone won a round in her fight with Les Moonves and CBS. What’s her next move?Shari Redstone won a round in her fight with Les Moonves and CBS. What’s her next move?
Technology

CBS is afraid that Redstone wants to merge CBS with Viacom.

By Edmund Lee
Technology
The NYT’s Dave Itzkoff explains what people get wrong about Robin Williams’s life — and his deathThe NYT’s Dave Itzkoff explains what people get wrong about Robin Williams’s life — and his death
Technology

In his new book “Robin,” Itzkoff explores the complicated life of the manic comedian, whose stardom spanned four decades.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
The royal wedding offers media companies something rare: An epic news event they can actually plan forThe royal wedding offers media companies something rare: An epic news event they can actually plan for
Technology

Everyone from the TV networks to fashion magazines are scrambling their jets to cover one of the few events people still watch live.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Culture
How bisexuality on TV evolved from a favorite punchline to a vital storylineHow bisexuality on TV evolved from a favorite punchline to a vital storyline
Culture

Sexuality is a spectrum. Now, finally, TV seems to know it.

By Caroline Framke
The mind, explained
LSD and other psychedelics inspired some of Silicon Valley’s greatest inventions, says author Michael PollanLSD and other psychedelics inspired some of Silicon Valley’s greatest inventions, says author Michael Pollan
The mind, explained

Long before Steve Jobs, internet pioneers like Doug Engelbart were dropping acid.

By Eric Johnson