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Technology
It took a pandemic to change the movie businessIt took a pandemic to change the movie business
Technology

Why you can see Wonder Woman 1984 at home on Christmas Day.

By Peter Kafka
Explainers
Trump’s turn against Fox News, explainedTrump’s turn against Fox News, explained
Explainers

The network sometimes engages with the reality that Biden won. For Trump, that’s an unforgivable sin.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Trump’s war on Fox News and the future of right-wing mediaTrump’s war on Fox News and the future of right-wing media
Politics

CNN’s Brian Stelter on the conservative backlash against Fox News, the rise of Newsmax, and the bottomless appetite for right-wing propaganda.

By Sean Illing
Technology
Fox News’s election fraud pandering may be its most dangerous lie yetFox News’s election fraud pandering may be its most dangerous lie yet
Technology

Rupert Murdoch doesn’t believe Trump was cheated. But he’s letting Fox personalities spin tales that could permanently harm America.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
Anderson Cooper described Trump as “an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun”Anderson Cooper described Trump as “an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun”
Politics

Cooper used to be a conventional TV reporter. Then Trump became president.

By Laura McGann
Technology
The New York Times is thriving in chaosThe New York Times is thriving in chaos
Technology

People spent the summer freaking out and subscribing to the paper of record.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Why the Trump campaign is going all-in on YouTubeWhy the Trump campaign is going all-in on YouTube
Technology

YouTube memes are a big part of the president’s Election Day push.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
They hate Trump for a living. They might miss him, too.They hate Trump for a living. They might miss him, too.
Technology

What happens to the likes of Sarah Cooper, Crooked Media, and the Lincoln Project in a Trumpless world?

By Peter Kafka
Culture
You don’t have to love Star Wars to dig The MandalorianYou don’t have to love Star Wars to dig The Mandalorian
Culture

Here’s a few things to know about Disney+’s Star Wars TV show if you’re not a Star Wars fan.

By Allegra Frank
Politics
How the last Trump-Biden debate played on Fox NewsHow the last Trump-Biden debate played on Fox News
Politics

Chris Wallace, who moderated the first debate, was “jealous.”

By Alex Ward
Technology
In defense of QuibiIn defense of Quibi
Technology

It was no Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. Which isn’t a terrible thing.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Morning Brew, the business newsletter publisher for millennials, is in talks to sell itself to Business InsiderMorning Brew, the business newsletter publisher for millennials, is in talks to sell itself to Business Insider
Technology

A deal could value the five-year-old publishing company at more than $75 million.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it.Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it.
Technology

California voters get a chance to shape internet privacy rules for the rest of the country in November.

By Jason Kint
Technology
Who will tell us the truth about Trump’s health?Who will tell us the truth about Trump’s health?
Technology

We know it won’t be Trump.

By Peter Kafka
How do you cover a presidential campaign during a pandemic?
The future of the vote

What happens when the campaign trail is an ethernet cable?

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Disney’s live-action Mulan is streaming on Disney+ after months of pandemic delaysDisney’s live-action Mulan is streaming on Disney+ after months of pandemic delays
Culture

The new film is now available as a premium add-on for $29.99.

By Vox Staff
Technology
After 6 months and $1.8 billion, Quibi wants a new owner. That will be a hard sell.After 6 months and $1.8 billion, Quibi wants a new owner. That will be a hard sell.
Technology

Quibi shows were supposed to be “quick bites.” But the company was supposed to last longer than this.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
Conservative media is setting the stage for delegitimizing a Biden victoryConservative media is setting the stage for delegitimizing a Biden victory
Politics

A “coup” against Trump. Postal workers stealing the election. Welcome to 2020 according to right-wing media.

By Zack Beauchamp
Culture
Mulan’s witch is the best part of the new movie — and also the most disappointingMulan’s witch is the best part of the new movie — and also the most disappointing
Culture

Gong Li and the intriguing new character deserved better.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Beyond Mulan: The queerest films in the Disney canon
Culture

Disney films have always resonated with queer and trans audiences. Here are the gayest films in the canon.

By Aja Romano, Alex Abad-Santos and 1 more
Technology
Apple, under pressure from advertisers and developers, will wait 6 months to enforce new privacy rulesApple, under pressure from advertisers and developers, will wait 6 months to enforce new privacy rules
Technology

Apple and Facebook are fighting again. This time it’s about ads and privacy.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
What Mulan taught me about identity, honor, and drag saving ChinaWhat Mulan taught me about identity, honor, and drag saving China
Culture

Why Disney’s Mulan is a queer icon.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Mulan is coming to Disney+ for an extra $30Mulan is coming to Disney+ for an extra $30
Culture

Along with Tenet’s staggered release, it’s a sign of change.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
One Good Thing: If you love Disney movies, this Disney+ documentary is essential viewingOne Good Thing: If you love Disney movies, this Disney+ documentary is essential viewing
Culture

The new film Howard tells the story of how Little Mermaid lyricist Howard Ashman brought new life to Disney animation.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Politics
Voice of America reporters: Trump-backed CEO “is failing” the USVoice of America reporters: Trump-backed CEO “is failing” the US
Politics

The Trump-aligned head of US broadcasting is facing a revolt from his staff.

By Alex Ward
Culture
Black Is King is Beyoncé’s stunning ode to African gloryBlack Is King is Beyoncé’s stunning ode to African glory
Culture

Her newest visual album finds a glorious heritage just beneath the skin.

By Allegra Frank
Representation is deeper than putting Black icons on magazine covers
Explainers

Critics say recent Vanity Fair and Vogue covers missed the mark, drawing attention to the shortcomings of media representation.

By Fabiola Cineas
The “free speech debate” isn’t really about free speech
Politics

The debate over “cancel culture” is about something real. But it’s not about free speech.

By Zack Beauchamp
Culture
Disney is overhauling Splash Mountain to remove the ride’s ties to a racist filmDisney is overhauling Splash Mountain to remove the ride’s ties to a racist film
Culture

The popular log flume attraction will be redesigned around the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog.

By Allegra Frank
Facebook’s war against one of the internet’s worst conspiracy sites
Technology

Facebook has banned this conspiracy site twice. But its content can still sneak back on.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Money
The food world is imploding over structural racism. The problems are much bigger than Bon Appétit.The food world is imploding over structural racism. The problems are much bigger than Bon Appétit.
Money

Bon Appétit failed Sohla El-Waylly, and its implosion exposed the insidious inequality in the industry.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Questions to ask yourself before sharing images of police brutality
Technology

“The video itself is valuable. The sharing of the video, there is a question of whether it causes more harm than good.”

By Sara Morrison
Politics
America is changing, and so is the mediaAmerica is changing, and so is the media
Politics

The media has gone through painful periods of change before. But this time is different.

By Ezra Klein
Video
Protests aren’t what they look like on TVProtests aren’t what they look like on TV
Play
Video

How the news screws up protest coverage, explained by experts.

By Christophe Haubursin and Danush Parvaneh
The Tom Cotton op-ed affair shows why the media must defend America’s values
Politics

It cannot remain neutral when those values are under threat from racialized authoritarianism.

By David Roberts
Media
“Directly at us”: Louisville law enforcement shoots reporters with pepper bullets“Directly at us”: Louisville law enforcement shoots reporters with pepper bullets
Media

Arrests, shootings, and harassment of journalists are features of the George Floyd protests.

By Alex Ward
Politics
The baseless Joe Scarborough conspiracy theory that Trump keeps pushing, explainedThe baseless Joe Scarborough conspiracy theory that Trump keeps pushing, explained
Politics

There’s no evidence that Joe Scarborough was involved in a staffer’s death.

By Katelyn Burns
Technology
The pandemic will put billionaires’ commitment to journalism to the testThe pandemic will put billionaires’ commitment to journalism to the test
Technology

Is it a charity or a business?

By Theodore Schleifer
Media
Eric Trump used his latest Fox News appearance to push an absurd conspiracy theory about Covid-19Eric Trump used his latest Fox News appearance to push an absurd conspiracy theory about Covid-19
Media

Trump’s interview with Judge Jeanine illustrated how Fox News’s coronavirus coverage has gone back off the rails.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Trump’s latest Fox Business interview was an elaborate distraction campaignTrump’s latest Fox Business interview was an elaborate distraction campaign
Politics

Trump wants to change the topic from coronavirus to conspiracy theories. Fox is helping him out.

By Aaron Rupar