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Culture Archive

Archives for October 2014

Technology
Thrive Capital Gets $400 Million MoreThrive Capital Gets $400 Million More
Technology
By Liz Gannes
Technology
The (Maybe) Return of “Twin Peaks,” Why Your Home Wi-Fi Sucks and More #MustreadsThe (Maybe) Return of “Twin Peaks,” Why Your Home Wi-Fi Sucks and More #Mustreads
Technology

Bringing back “Twin Peaks” would be a damn fine idea.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Why ESPN Thinks It Can Sell NBA Games on the Web Without Breaking Up Its Pay TV BundleWhy ESPN Thinks It Can Sell NBA Games on the Web Without Breaking Up Its Pay TV Bundle
Technology

The king of cable TV will sell Web games as an extra, not as an alternative to its core programming.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
These 10 screengrabs show the brilliance of Amazon’s series TransparentThese 10 screengrabs show the brilliance of Amazon’s series Transparent
Culture

Reviewing the whole season, episode by episode, in screencaps.

By Emily St. James
Technology
The insane conspiracy theories of Naomi WolfThe insane conspiracy theories of Naomi Wolf
Technology

The celebrated author suggests that the US government faked the ISIS beheading videos and is plotting to bring Ebola to America.

By Max Fisher
Technology
Silicon Valley Teens on the Future of TechnologySilicon Valley Teens on the Future of Technology
Technology

The inventors of tomorrow speak.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Why the FCC will probably ignore the public on network neutralityWhy the FCC will probably ignore the public on network neutrality
Technology

An unprecedented number of people wrote it to protect the internet from overreaching ISPs, but the government will almost certainly ignore them.

By New America Foundation Weekly Wonk
Technology
Verizon, Redbox Shut Down Netflix Killer No One WantedVerizon, Redbox Shut Down Netflix Killer No One Wanted
Technology

Redbox Instant is shutting down “because it was not as successful as we hoped it would be.”

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Celebrate the beginning of fall with this playlistCelebrate the beginning of fall with this playlist
Culture
By Kelsey McKinney
Technology
The first full-length Strong Bad cartoon in 4 years was just postedThe first full-length Strong Bad cartoon in 4 years was just posted
Technology

And it’s got singing in it!

By Emily St. James
Culture
David Lynch would like you to think Twin Peaks is coming backDavid Lynch would like you to think Twin Peaks is coming back
Culture

Who knows anymore? It’s Twitter.

By Emily St. James
Technology
We’ve Seen This Movie BeforeWe’ve Seen This Movie Before
Technology

Has Netflix really changed the TV business? And will it change the film business?

By Alex Kruglov
Health
NBC news freelancer diagnosed with EbolaNBC news freelancer diagnosed with Ebola
Health

An American cameraman who had been hired by the network to cover the epidemic has tested positive for the virus.

By Julia Belluz
Culture
A GIF guide to the 2014 women’s gymnastics World ChampionshipsA GIF guide to the 2014 women’s gymnastics World Championships
Culture

This is one of those years. We’re around two years away from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro , and the World Championships, the most prestigious competition aside from the Olympic games, begins on Saturday in Nanning, China.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Taylor Swift will appear as a key advisor on The VoiceTaylor Swift will appear as a key advisor on The Voice
Culture

Pop princess Taylor Swift will descend from her royal throne this fall to help weaklings try and become C-list pop stars on NBC’s reality singing show The Voice.

By Kelsey McKinney