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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    Media
    The Interview’s filmmakers should donate their proceeds to a charity for North KoreansThe Interview’s filmmakers should donate their proceeds to a charity for North Koreans
    Media

    Seth Rogen and James Franco can prove their critics wrong — and maybe save some lives in the process.

    By Max Fisher
    Russia
    Putin couldn’t make Russia a great power, so he made it a geopolitical racketeerPutin couldn’t make Russia a great power, so he made it a geopolitical racketeer
    Russia

    “This is the geopolitics of the protection racketeer and it wins no friends, earns no soft power.”

    By Max Fisher
    Movies
    This six-second clip shows how awful The Interview truly isThis six-second clip shows how awful The Interview truly is
    Movies

    For some reason, in the film Kim Jong Un insists that he “has a butthole.”

    By Max Fisher
    North Korea
    Watching The Interview is a propaganda victory for Kim Jong UnWatching The Interview is a propaganda victory for Kim Jong Un
    North Korea

    Portraying the movie as an act of defiance against Kim Jong Un buys into his propaganda and helps him stay in power.

    By Max Fisher
    Technology
    Meet Lizard Squad, the group that may have helped North Korea hack SonyMeet Lizard Squad, the group that may have helped North Korea hack Sony
    Technology

    The group has hacked Sony before — and could be linked to this attack.

    By Max Fisher
    North Korea
    You should have a very hard time believing that Anonymous hacked North KoreaYou should have a very hard time believing that Anonymous hacked North Korea
    North Korea

    The hacker group tried attacking North Korea twice before. Both were utter failures.

    By Max Fisher
    Technology
    North Korea’s insane rant against Sony and the US, translated into plain EnglishNorth Korea’s insane rant against Sony and the US, translated into plain English
    Technology

    Line-by-line, here’s what North Korea really means when it, say, threatens to attack the White House.

    By Max Fisher
    North Korea
    North Korea’s internet appears to be under mass cyber attackNorth Korea’s internet appears to be under mass cyber attack
    North Korea

    The outage comes just days after President Obama announced a “proportional response” to the Sony hack.

    By Max Fisher
    North Korea
    Here’s the real reason North Korea hacked Sony. It has nothing to do with The Interview.Here’s the real reason North Korea hacked Sony. It has nothing to do with The Interview.
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    North Korea

    If you look at North Korea’s long record of attacks, this one starts to make a lot more sense.

    By Max Fisher
    Climate
    Putin’s insane-sounding quote about bears is essential for understanding Russia todayPutin’s insane-sounding quote about bears is essential for understanding Russia today
    Climate

    “Sometimes I think, maybe it would be better for our bear to sit quiet, rather than chasing around the forest after piglets.”

    By Max Fisher