How Fan Culture Is Swallowing Democracy
How Fan Culture Is Swallowing Democracy Politicians have become pop icons, and constituents their fans. What does that mean for our politics? Read More…
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10 Movies to Fill the ‘Jurassic’-Sized Hole in Your Heart
10 Movies to Fill the ‘Jurassic’-Sized Hole in Your Heart Twenty-five years ago, Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning adaptation of the Michael Crichton novel “Jurassic Park” opened in theaters nationwide. Read More…
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Bolt Gone, Doping Back as the Main Topic in Sprint Game Usain Bolt is in the rearview mirror, replaced by — what else? — an unfolding doping saga in track and field. Read More…
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How Slender Man Became a Legend Tracing the origins of the frightening folktale from online comment to Hollywood movie. Read More…
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25 Years Later, a New Generation Gets Immersed in ‘Friends’ “Friends” is getting old. Its fans have never been younger. Read More…
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‘The Blair Witch Project’ at 20: Why It Can’t Be Replicated When it came out, the documentary-style horror movie terrified some audiences who weren’t so sure it was fiction. Here’s a look at its special alchemy and legacy. Read More…
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Review: In ‘Spaceman,’ Floating in a Most Peculiar Way Leegrid Stevens’s play follows an astronaut on her journey to Mars, as she checks her air pressure, fuel levels and mental health. Read More…
More infoHere Are 10 Genius Re-Inventions Of Stuff You Use Every Day. I Want Them All… Even #5.
You have probably used a table every single day in your life… but we bet you never thought about how to reimagine a table to make it something completely new. Why would you? Thankfully, 10 brilliant people thought of ways to reinvent everyday items so you wouldn’t have to. Tables, candles, and more just got a facelift – and now they are way more useful. 1.) The Fletcher Capstan Table: This table doubles in size in mere seconds. Business Insider 2.) LiquiGlide Bottles: This coating allows liquids to […]
More infoM.B.Z., Trade Wars, Trump: Your Monday Briefing
M.B.Z., Trade Wars, Trump: Your Monday Briefing Let us help you start your day. Read More…
More infoHow Fixing California’s Housing Crisis Is Like Playing Whac-a-Mole
How Fixing California’s Housing Crisis Is Like Playing Whac-a-Mole Wednesday: Local regulations stand in the way of more apartments. Also: Pacific Gas & Electric shares tumble; and Tom Waits’s San Diego. Read More…
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