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Money
How a coat on Amazon took over a neighborhood — and then the internetHow a coat on Amazon took over a neighborhood — and then the internet
Money

A case study of a trend that maybe wasn’t one.

By Rebecca Jennings
Technology
How do you preserve art when it was made for people using Netscape Navigator on Windows 98?How do you preserve art when it was made for people using Netscape Navigator on Windows 98?
Technology

That’s one of the questions Rhizome artistic director Michael Connor has to face as he and his team chronicle “net art.”

By Eric Johnson
Culture
A guide to this year’s exceptionally good Oscar-nominated documentariesA guide to this year’s exceptionally good Oscar-nominated documentaries
Culture

And how you can watch them.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Technology
Full transcript: New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd on PivotFull transcript: New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd on Pivot
Technology

Dowd joins Kara Swisher on the latest episode, sitting in for Pivot’s regular co-host Scott Galloway.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Full Q&A: AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson on Recode MediaFull Q&A: AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson on Recode Media
Technology

Stephenson talks about sports gambling, the potential of 5G, and buying Time Warner.

By Eric Johnson
Politics
The backlash to CNN’s decision to hire a GOP operative to coordinate 2020 coverage, explainedThe backlash to CNN’s decision to hire a GOP operative to coordinate 2020 coverage, explained
Politics

Sarah Isgur’s hiring set off a firestorm, but CNN isn’t backing down.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Tucker Carlson had a total meltdown when a guest criticized Fox NewsTucker Carlson had a total meltdown when a guest criticized Fox News
Politics

Carlson to historian Rutger Bregman: “Go fuck yourself.”

By Dylan Matthews
Culture
All 5 nominees for the Animated Feature Oscar are worth seeing. One stands above the rest.All 5 nominees for the Animated Feature Oscar are worth seeing. One stands above the rest.
Culture

From Spider-Man to Mr. Incredible, this is a category full of winning, imaginative movies.

By Emily St. James
Technology
The man who co-founded Bleacher Report is leaving the sports siteThe man who co-founded Bleacher Report is leaving the sports site
Technology

One of the world’s most popular sports properties is getting a new boss.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Digital advertising in the US is finally bigger than print and televisionDigital advertising in the US is finally bigger than print and television
Technology

TV and newspapers are out. Facebook and Google are in.

By Kurt Wagner
Politics
Roger Stone appeared to threaten his judge on Instagram. She’s now ordered him back to court.Roger Stone appeared to threaten his judge on Instagram. She’s now ordered him back to court.
Politics

Stone posted an inflammatory photo of Judge Amy Berman Jackson on social media. He deleted it and apologized, but he’ll have a hearing about it on Thursday.

By Jen Kirby
Culture
How one NPR host is changing the way we hear the newsHow one NPR host is changing the way we hear the news
Culture

For Lulu Garcia-Navarro, improving gender and racial diversity on the radio sometimes involves “retraining” the audience.

By Anna North
Technology
“Hollywood is now irrelevant,” says IAC Chairman Barry Diller“Hollywood is now irrelevant,” says IAC Chairman Barry Diller
Technology

Diller, the former CEO of Paramount and Fox, talks about the diminished power of movie studios and why “Netflix has won this game” on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
How long before big media companies become big sports-gambling companies?How long before big media companies become big sports-gambling companies?
Technology

Sooner than you think. But AT&T, which owns HBO, TNT, and CNN, says they won’t be taking your bets.

By Peter Kafka
Explainers
The ongoing saga of Jeff Bezos’s sexts, explainedThe ongoing saga of Jeff Bezos’s sexts, explained
Explainers

The story pits the richest man in the world against some of President Trump’s closest media allies.

By Anna North
Technology
Why venture capital doesn’t work for everyoneWhy venture capital doesn’t work for everyone
Technology

On the latest Recode Media podcast, Indie.vc founder Bryce Roberts says it’s only for the 1 percent of the 1 percent.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
The logic behind Apple’s give-us-half-your-revenue pitch to news publishersThe logic behind Apple’s give-us-half-your-revenue pitch to news publishers
Technology

Magazine publishers are on board with Apple’s new subscription news service. Newspapers aren’t.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
A BBC cameraman was assaulted during Trump’s rally in El Paso. Trump kept attacking the media anyway.A BBC cameraman was assaulted during Trump’s rally in El Paso. Trump kept attacking the media anyway.
Politics

“There’s also collusion between the Democrats and the fake news,” Trump said minutes later, as boos rained down.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Trump dismisses FBI data, asks followers to trust him when he says border fence made El Paso saferTrump dismisses FBI data, asks followers to trust him when he says border fence made El Paso safer
Politics

The president takes gaslighting to new levels.

By Aaron Rupar
Culture
Jill Abramson was a role model for women. Plagiarism allegations call her legacy into question.Jill Abramson was a role model for women. Plagiarism allegations call her legacy into question.
Culture

Many younger women in journalism looked up to Abramson. But controversy around her new book raises questions about whether she’s out of touch.

By Anna North
Technology
Full Q&A: Zucked author Roger McNamee on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: Zucked author Roger McNamee on Recode Decode
Technology

McNamee was an adviser to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and helped recruit Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, but now he’s speaking out against the social giant.

By Eric Johnson
Politics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s rocky rollout of the Green New Deal, explainedAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s rocky rollout of the Green New Deal, explained
Politics

A fact sheet from AOC’s office about the Green New Deal was wrong. It also highlighted the underlying tensions in the Democratic Party.

By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen
Technology
The alternative to your dying local paper is written by one person, a robot, and youThe alternative to your dying local paper is written by one person, a robot, and you
Technology

Patch is reemerging as local newspapers decline.

By Peter Kafka
“I made mistakes”: Jill Abramson responds to plagiarism charges around her new book
Features

“What we’re talking about here are sets of facts that I borrowed.”

By Sean Illing
Media
Jeff Bezos says the National Enquirer’s owner threatened to release his “d*ck pick,” so he described it himselfJeff Bezos says the National Enquirer’s owner threatened to release his “d*ck pick,” so he described it himself
Media

The Amazon CEO says American Media tried to extort him. He responded with an astonishing blog post.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Woody Allen is suing Amazon for dropping him over “baseless allegations”Woody Allen is suing Amazon for dropping him over “baseless allegations”
Culture

The results could be important for Hollywood’s future.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Technology
Full Q&A: Fortune CEO Alan Murray on Recode MediaFull Q&A: Fortune CEO Alan Murray on Recode Media
Technology

Murray recently sold the Fortune Media Group to Chatchaval Jiaravanon, a Thai billionaire you’ve probably never heard of.

By Eric Johnson
Future Perfect
Facebook is reckoning with its role in “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”Facebook is reckoning with its role in “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”
Future Perfect

The company failed to act in Myanmar. Rohingya Muslims suffered horribly. Can it be held accountable?

By Sigal Samuel
Culture
Jill Abramson is accused of plagiarism in the latest scandal surrounding her book releaseJill Abramson is accused of plagiarism in the latest scandal surrounding her book release
Culture

Journalists say multiple passages from Abramson’s Merchants of Truth were lifted from other sources.

By Constance Grady
Technology
Full Q&A: Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber explain why they sold Gimlet to SpotifyFull Q&A: Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber explain why they sold Gimlet to Spotify
Technology

Blumberg and Lieber spoke with Recode’s Peter Kafka on the latest episode of Recode Media.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
The Mastermind author Evan Ratliff explains how tech enabled a drug kingpinThe Mastermind author Evan Ratliff explains how tech enabled a drug kingpin
Technology

Ratliff’s new book traces the rise and fall of Paul Le Roux, the leader of the first internet drug cartel (but he won’t be the last).

By Eric Johnson
Politics
How the media should respond to Trump’s lies: State of the Union editionHow the media should respond to Trump’s lies: State of the Union edition
Politics

A linguist explains how Trump uses lies to divert attention from the “big truths.”

By Sean Illing
Technology
Facebook is taking down 22 more Pages tied to Infowars founder Alex JonesFacebook is taking down 22 more Pages tied to Infowars founder Alex Jones
Technology

Facebook banned a number of Jones’s Pages in August. Now it’s citing a new policy for banning even more.

By Kurt Wagner
Politics
Why 2 RedState writers quit over “the allure of Trumpism”Why 2 RedState writers quit over “the allure of Trumpism”
Politics

“There is a concerted effort to get more Trumpian.”

By Jane Coaston
Culture
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark promises to be eerily faithful to the kids’ horror classicScary Stories to Tell in the Dark promises to be eerily faithful to the kids’ horror classic
Culture

Guillermo del Toro’s fun new production promises a return to your terrifying childhood.

By Aja Romano
Has Facebook been good for the world?
Technology

15 influencers weigh in on the company’s 15th birthday.

By Sean Illing, Kurt Wagner and 1 more
Culture
The world record egg upended Super Bowl Sunday marketing with a note about mental healthThe world record egg upended Super Bowl Sunday marketing with a note about mental health
Culture

The viral Instagram egg cashed in on its new fame, but not in a way anyone expected.

By Aja Romano
Politics
“I’m sort of entitled to a great story”: Trump wants the New York Times to love him“I’m sort of entitled to a great story”: Trump wants the New York Times to love him
Politics

Trump doesn’t think the New York Times is failing. He thinks it’s failing to give him credit where credit is due.

By Emily Stewart
Culture
Watch Ellen Page’s impassioned speech on climate change, racism, and the Trump administrationWatch Ellen Page’s impassioned speech on climate change, racism, and the Trump administration
Culture

The actress says she’s “really fired up.”

By Constance Grady
Culture
The 5 best TV shows of 2019 so farThe 5 best TV shows of 2019 so far
Culture

From dark satire to wildly inventive fantasy, January was packed with exciting debuts.

By Emily St. James