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Can Reality TV Ever Really Be Nice?

‘Queer Eye,’ ‘The Great British Baking Show,’ ‘Nailed It!,’ ‘Making It,’ and especially ‘Terrace House’ make the case — but even…

6 min readOct 18, 2018

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Can Reality TV Ever Really Be Nice?

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Are the Kardashians and Social Media Really Toxic? This Movie May Have the Answer

Lauren Greenfield explores that question and more in Generation Wealth, her documentary about the absurd lengths we go to approximate Kim…

6 min readAug 29, 2018

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Are the Kardashians and Social Media Really Toxic? This Movie May Have the Answer

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“A Dire Mistake”: Can Zuckerberg Beat Fake News Before It Breaks Us?

Mark Warner’s manifesto is the first shot in Washington’s war against Silicon Valley. Will Zuck, Dorsey, and Brin take them seriously, or…

6 min readJul 31, 2018

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“A Dire Mistake”: Can Zuckerberg Beat Fake News Before It Breaks Us?

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The “Insurance Policy” That Would Protect HBO from Becoming Netflix

Inside the house of Plepler, creatives see an “insurance policy” that will protect them from becoming Netflix

6 min readJul 30, 2018

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The “Insurance Policy” That Would Protect HBO from Becoming Netflix

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The Story of the DuckTales Theme, History’s Catchiest Single Minute of Music

A woo-hoo heard around the world.

12 min readJul 13, 2018

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The Story of the DuckTales Theme, History’s Catchiest Single Minute of Music

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“This Is Bigger Than Myself”: How the Women of the U.S. Gymnastics Team Found Their Voice

As new accusers continue to emerge in the wake of Larry Nassar’s abhorrent crimes, gymnastics — and the idea of girlhood that the sport…

26 min readJul 13, 2018

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“This Is Bigger Than Myself”: How the Women of the U.S. Gymnastics Team Found Their Voice

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“Just a Concoction of Nonsense”: The Oral History of A Fish Called Wanda

John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin on crafting a comedy classic sharp enough to make a man laugh himself to…

18 min readJul 12, 2018

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“Just a Concoction of Nonsense”: The Oral History of A Fish Called Wanda

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“The Clock Is Ticking”: Inside the Worst U.S. Maritime Disaster in Decades

A recording salvaged from three miles deep tells the story of the doomed “El Faro,” a cargo ship engulfed by a hurricane.

40 min readJun 29, 2018

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“The Clock Is Ticking”: Inside the Worst U.S. Maritime Disaster in Decades

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“Threats” and “Ultimatums”: Inside Silicon Valley’s Spy Wars

Foreign agents have been stealing tech companies’ secrets since the 70s. But now, in the wake of Facebook’s public crisis, the biggest…

9 min readJun 20, 2018

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“Threats” and “Ultimatums”: Inside Silicon Valley’s Spy Wars

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