After Social Media Bans, Militant Groups Found Ways to Remain Hezbollah and other groups classified as terrorist organizations by the United States have changed their social media strategies to stay on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Read More…
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Let He Who Is Without Yeezys Cast the First Stone Should pastors wear $5,000 sneakers? There’s been soul-searching recently over materialism in houses of worship. Read More…
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In John Cameron Mitchell’s Podcast, a Rock Musical That’s All in Your Head “Anthem: Homunculus” is a six-hour, 10-episode epic about a man and his teratoma. The tumor sings. As do Glenn Close, Patti LuPone and Cynthia Erivo. Read More…
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What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Homecoming’ and ‘Breakthrough’ Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” hits Netflix. And a new PBS series looks at the history of technological innovations. Read More…
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A.S.M.R. Videos Give People the Tingles (No, Not That Way) In the popular videos, the artists — mostly women — whisper, use props and role-play to help viewers feel calm. It’s not about sex, research suggests. Read More…
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YouTube’s Product Chief on Online Radicalization and Algorithmic Rabbit Holes Neal Mohan discusses the streaming site’s recommendation engine, which has become a growing liability amid accusations that it steers users to increasingly extreme content. Read More…
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What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ and ‘Monsters and Men’ Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi bring funny vampires to FX. And Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “Monsters and Men” is streaming on Hulu. Read More…
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At Coachella 2019, the Real Action Is Happening Offstage New films by Donald Glover and Beyoncé and an Easter Sunday Service from Kanye West are competing for buzz this year. Read More…
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Why Netflix Won’t Be Part of Apple TV The first skirmishes have already been fought in what could turn into a tech cold war. “The game is on,” said the Netflix chief executive, Reed Hastings. Read More…
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