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Archives for March 2019

Culture
Watch: Stranger Things 3’s first trailer has lots of teenage love — and monstersWatch: Stranger Things 3’s first trailer has lots of teenage love — and monsters
Culture

It’s 10% terror, 20% romance, 70% Steve’s ice cream shop uniform. Scoops Ahoy!

By Aja Romano
Money
Aidy Bryant’s clothes in Shrill are a plus-size dream. Here’s why you can’t buy them.Aidy Bryant’s clothes in Shrill are a plus-size dream. Here’s why you can’t buy them.
Money

Costume designer Amanda Needham on how the fashion industry fails plus-size women, and why everyone was crying when they shot that pool party scene.

By Kelsey Miller
Technology
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says the obvious: He won’t be working with Apple when it launches its new video plansNetflix CEO Reed Hastings says the obvious: He won’t be working with Apple when it launches its new video plans
Technology

In other news: Turns out Netflix is not a tech company, Hastings says.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Catastrophe’s final scene is perfectCatastrophe’s final scene is perfect
Culture

The Amazon comedy’s series finale encapsulates its whole run in a series of brilliantly chosen moments.

By Emily St. James
Culture
The future of streaming is the cable bundleThe future of streaming is the cable bundle
Culture

What One Day at a Time’s cancellation, Netflix’s battle to retain streaming rights to Friends, and recent Disney announcements have in common.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Hulu’s Shrill is a quietly tender portrayal of learning how to love yourselfHulu’s Shrill is a quietly tender portrayal of learning how to love yourself
Culture

SNL’s Aidy Bryant plays a fat woman who feels like she has to shrink her personality to survive.

By Constance Grady
Technology
In HBO’s Theranos documentary “The Inventor,” director Alex Gibney says Elizabeth Holmes was fooled by her own liesIn HBO’s Theranos documentary “The Inventor,” director Alex Gibney says Elizabeth Holmes was fooled by her own lies
Technology

Gibney spoke with Recode’s Peter Kafka on the latest episode of Recode Media.

By Eric Johnson
Culture
The Bachelor finale celebrated a toxic myth about how romance should workThe Bachelor finale celebrated a toxic myth about how romance should work
Culture

He chased a woman who dumped him; it was anything but romantic.

By Li Zhou
Culture
HBO’s The Case Against Adnan Syed comes armed with an agenda and little elseHBO’s The Case Against Adnan Syed comes armed with an agenda and little else
Culture

The deep dive into the case Serial made famous tries to be nuanced and sensitive, but can’t get past its pro-Syed bias.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Comedy Central’s Corporate brilliantly satirizes living in an era of constant tragedyComedy Central’s Corporate brilliantly satirizes living in an era of constant tragedy
Culture

The comedy, in its second season, gleefully mocks human self-interest, 24-hour news channels, and performative grief.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Michael Jackson, R. Kelly, and the dangerous intimacy of fandomMichael Jackson, R. Kelly, and the dangerous intimacy of fandom
Culture

We feel like we know our favorite stars. Leaving Neverland and Surviving R. Kelly show how predators can take advantage of that feeling.

By Constance Grady
Technology
The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer says Congress should investigate if Trump ordered the DOJ’s AT&T-Time Warner lawsuitThe New Yorker’s Jane Mayer says Congress should investigate if Trump ordered the DOJ’s AT&T-Time Warner lawsuit
Technology

Mayer recently published a bombshell investigation into the links between Fox News and the Trump White House. When she heard about the alleged incident, she says, “my jaw dropped.”

By Eric Johnson
Culture
Game of Thrones’ first final season trailer has dragons, White Walkers, and a suspicious CerseiGame of Thrones’ first final season trailer has dragons, White Walkers, and a suspicious Cersei
Culture

The beginning of the end of Game of Thrones has arrived.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Actor Luke Perry, of Riverdale and 90210, has died at 52Actor Luke Perry, of Riverdale and 90210, has died at 52
Culture

Perry died shortly after being hospitalized for a stroke.

By Constance Grady
Culture
The Michael Jackson estate airs rare concert films to try to distract from Leaving NeverlandThe Michael Jackson estate airs rare concert films to try to distract from Leaving Neverland
Culture

The estate has fought hard to keep the two-part documentary from finding an audience.

By Aja Romano