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Culture Archive

Archives for October 2014

Celebrity Culture
Why Harvard Business School students are studying BeyoncéWhy Harvard Business School students are studying Beyoncé
Celebrity Culture

Harvard Business School now has a case study that lets us know what kind of a CEO she is

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Culture
Victims of Stalking do not like CBS’s new show StalkerVictims of Stalking do not like CBS’s new show Stalker
Culture
Homeland is still pretty good — it’s just no longer brilliant, and that stingsHomeland is still pretty good — it’s just no longer brilliant, and that stings
Culture

Carrie Mathison used to be one of TV’s best characters. What went wrong?

By Emily St. James
Video
Dylan McDermott: The Nicolas Cage of televisionDylan McDermott: The Nicolas Cage of television
Play
Video

Explained in clips bursting with unintended hilarity.

By Emily St. James and Joe Posner
Technology
Why Recalled Cars Stay on the Road, Texas Man Is the New Florida Man and More #MustreadsWhy Recalled Cars Stay on the Road, Texas Man Is the New Florida Man and More #Mustreads
Technology

The danger of recalled cars in America and the best headlines of Texas.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Apple Asks the Music Labels for a Price Cut on Streaming SubscriptionsApple Asks the Music Labels for a Price Cut on Streaming Subscriptions
Technology

Apple’s Beats Music service, like all the other subscription music services, rents music for $10 a month. Apple wants a price cut.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Netflix awards master thespian Adam Sandler a four-movie dealNetflix awards master thespian Adam Sandler a four-movie deal
Culture

They were impressed with Mr. Sandler’s body of work. Sandler was impressed that Netflix rhymed with “wet chicks.”

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
One ISP is letting its customers’ internet service slow to a crawlOne ISP is letting its customers’ internet service slow to a crawl
Technology

Congestion statistics from Level 3 suggest that big broadband providers are demanding cash to deliver traffic to their own customers — and letting customers’ service slow down if they don’t pay up.

By Timothy B. Lee
Marijuana Legalization
Snoop Dogg and Sir Richard Branson are teaming up to fight for your right to get highSnoop Dogg and Sir Richard Branson are teaming up to fight for your right to get high
Marijuana Legalization

A rapper and a billionaire, among others, take on America’s drug policies.

By German Lopez
Culture
TV has more gay characters now, but most of them are whiteTV has more gay characters now, but most of them are white
Culture

Television likes to pretend that most LGBT people are white.

By Alex Abad-Santos
The secret history of Jews in baseball
Sports

From Sandy Koufax to Jackie Robinson, to the most Jewish team ever: the Negro Leagues’ Belleville Grays

By Dara Lind
Technology
“Crouching Tiger,” Meet “Billy Madison”: Now Netflix Is Making Movies With Adam Sandler, Too“Crouching Tiger,” Meet “Billy Madison”: Now Netflix Is Making Movies With Adam Sandler, Too
Technology

The star of “The Waterboy” and “Punch-Drunk Love” will make four movies for the streaming video service.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Gone Girl is one of the best movies ever made about marriageGone Girl is one of the best movies ever made about marriage
Culture

The movie adaptation of the novel is twisty, brilliant — and hilarious to boot.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Is The Good Wife hinting that next season will be its last?Is The Good Wife hinting that next season will be its last?
Culture

The secret warning sign is hidden in the episode titles.

By Kelsey McKinney
Comic Books
No one liked DC Comics’ sexist t-shirts. And the company listened.No one liked DC Comics’ sexist t-shirts. And the company listened.
Comic Books

DC says it’s about empowering boys and girls. Its merchandise says different.

By Alex Abad-Santos