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Evan Engel
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Apr 8, 2020

The World Without President Sanders

The world, I’m often told, is in greater peril now than ever before. …

Bernie Sanders

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The World Without President Sanders
The World Without President Sanders
Bernie Sanders

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Nov 1, 2019

Bernie Isn’t After Your iPhone

Drew Magary tried to come out as a capitalist today, but instead he came out as something a lot more common and relatable: someone who enjoys being in the middle class. Magary doesn’t brag about his capitalist exploits in the way that Trump-branded plastic straws do. He’s lamenting his impact…

Politics

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Bernie Isn’t After Your iPhone, Drew
Bernie Isn’t After Your iPhone, Drew
Politics

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Mar 12, 2019

We Didn’t “Lose” Amazon’s HQ2

Or, “Don’t Get Upset, Mike!” When Amazon recently reversed course and announced that it would not open a new office in Queens, New Yorkers rejoiced. For the first time in memory, an impassioned, organized group defeated a tech giant headed by the world’s wealthiest man. But Slate’s Mike Pesca wasn’t…

Amazon

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We Didn’t “Lose” Amazon’s HQ2
We Didn’t “Lose” Amazon’s HQ2
Amazon

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Mar 22, 2017

Why I Left Vocativ

Yesterday I left Vocativ, the news site where I’ve worked since August of last year. I’ve included the text of my resignation letter below, though it may help to first read the story that led to this. It’s here, thanks to Freedom of the Press Foundation. Here’s the resignation letter…

Police Brutality

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Why I Left Vocativ
Why I Left Vocativ
Police Brutality

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Oct 23, 2016

You Hate Black Mirror’s Best Episodes

Black Mirror is enjoying a resurgence ahead of its long-awaited return this week, and with good reason. The show offers rich critiques of social changes wrought by technology, a rarity in popular cinema. No show (besides Mr. …

Technology

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You Hate Black Mirror’s Best Episodes
You Hate Black Mirror’s Best Episodes
Technology

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Jul 27, 2016

To Win, Hillary Must Eat a Garbage Plate

2016 has been a campaign like no other. Outsiders have upended the established order, party stalwarts have decried their own nominees, and Scott Walker briefly mattered. Today, after a year of uncertainty, political diviners project a victory for Hillary… but those same prognosticators famously failed to predict Trump’s nomination. It’s…

Politics

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To Win, Hillary Must Eat a Garbage Plate
To Win, Hillary Must Eat a Garbage Plate
Politics

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May 26, 2016

No One Should Play James Bond

There’s a wonderful moment in the opening of GoldenEye, the 1995 Bond film that brought Pierce Brosnan into the series. The scene finds James Bond, the gentleman spy, in the midst of a sabotage-mission-gone-awry, hiding behind a tank of chemical weapons with nothing but an AK-47 and a stack of…

James Bond

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No One Should Play James Bond
No One Should Play James Bond
James Bond

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Jan 23, 2016

‘The Force Awakens’ Means We Don’t Have to Care About Star Wars Anymore

I spent December in another world. For a month, it seemed that the whole world cared, and had always cared, about Star Wars. For a month, Star Wars was everywhere: our ice cream, tissues, makeup, our Ubers, even in the window display of Bloomingdale’s. (Interestingly, there was no trace of…

Star Wars

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‘The Force Awakens’ Means We Don’t Have to Care About Star Wars Anymore
‘The Force Awakens’ Means We Don’t Have to Care About Star Wars Anymore
Star Wars

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Jul 14, 2015

How Sony Could Win (Some Of) the U.S. Smartphone Market

I’ve been using my Sony phone (a Z1 Compact) for about a year, and I’m continually shocked by two things: 1) How great this phone is, and 2) That no one else seems aware of its existence. Sony could be a solid performer in the American smartphone marketplace, but instead…

Sony

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How Sony Could Win (Some Of) the U.S. Smartphone Market
How Sony Could Win (Some Of) the U.S. Smartphone Market
Sony

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Apr 12, 2015

The Mad Men “Spoiler” Hidden in a Museum Exhibit

Like any sane person, I am absolutely obsessed with Mad Men. So when I heard that the Museum of the Moving Image was hosting an exhibit featuring props and costumes from the greatest television show of our generation, I knew that I would be making a trip to Queens. What…

Mad Men

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The Mad Men “Spoiler” Hidden in a Museum Exhibit
The Mad Men “Spoiler” Hidden in a Museum Exhibit
Mad Men

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Evan Engel

Evan Engel

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Writing media criticism and analysis because Star Wars isn't nerdy enough. My other medium is video. Let’s talk. linktr.ee/evanengel

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