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Grant Rindner

Grant Rindner

Former Culture Intern

    Latest articles by Grant Rindner

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    How PBS is filling the local void left by other major networksHow PBS is filling the local void left by other major networks
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    Culture

    President and CEO Paula Kerger on the real impact of President Trump’s proposed budget cuts.

    By Grant Rindner
    Culture
    Calvin Harris and DJ Khaled’s newest albums are good for streaming — and bad for musicCalvin Harris and DJ Khaled’s newest albums are good for streaming — and bad for music
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    Their latest records are made solely to appeal to playlist culture.

    By Grant Rindner
    Culture
    Writer Jonathan Sun on translating the Weird Twitter experience for an IRL audienceWriter Jonathan Sun on translating the Weird Twitter experience for an IRL audience
    Culture

    Sun explains the “Aliebn” experience in his new illustrated novel.

    By Grant Rindner
    Culture
    The HBO hack: what we know (and what we don’t)The HBO hack: what we know (and what we don’t)
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    Hackers have reportedly stolen seven times as much data from the network as was stolen in the 2014 Sony hack.

    By Grant Rindner
    Culture
    Journalist Amy Goldstein on telling a story of small-town struggle that goes beyond statisticsJournalist Amy Goldstein on telling a story of small-town struggle that goes beyond statistics
    Podcast
    Culture

    When Janesville, Wisconsin, lost its GM plant, residents had to band together and sacrifice.

    By Grant Rindner
    Culture
    Hackers hit HBO, warn they’ll release Game of Thrones contentHackers hit HBO, warn they’ll release Game of Thrones content
    Culture

    “HBO is falling,” hackers warn.

    By Grant Rindner
    Culture
    Game of Thrones’ Dorne storyline is dying how it lived: unremarkablyGame of Thrones’ Dorne storyline is dying how it lived: unremarkably
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    The show never got us to care about Dorne, and now it’s too late.

    By Grant Rindner
    Culture
    Casual’s Michaela Watkins on how TV comedies portray problems of privilegeCasual’s Michaela Watkins on how TV comedies portray problems of privilege
    Podcast
    Culture

    “The people who seem to get picked on the most in television for being coastal elites are people who are at all upset about their own personal lives.”

    By Grant Rindner
    Culture
    The Hound’s redemption arc is turning him into an essential characterThe Hound’s redemption arc is turning him into an essential character
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    After years of nihilism, Sandor Clegane is finding his purpose and beliefs.

    By Grant Rindner
    Culture
    The director of A Ghost Story on how Netflix and cellphones inspired his low-tech, timeless filmThe director of A Ghost Story on how Netflix and cellphones inspired his low-tech, timeless film
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    Culture

    David Lowery: “My own movies never feel as real to me as they do when I’m looking at them on my phone.”

    By Grant Rindner