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When your pal makes "The Simpsons". Netflix's Ted Sarandos as Demogorgon in the episode "I'm Dancing As Fat As I Can".
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Tuesday - February 26, 2019 Tue - 02/26/19
rantnrave:// No rants and raves today, coming back tomorrow. But some nice REDEF ORIGINALS... Much has been said about Fortnite's revenue, users, business model, origin and availability. But these narratives are overhyped. What matters is what these, plus Epic Games, are collectively in the process of building. "Fortnite Is the Future, but Probably Not for the Reasons You Think"... NETFLIX's product expertise is at the heart of everything it does, including why and how it makes its original content. This culture is easily overlooked, but doing so can be fatal. Netflix is as much a tech and product company as FACEBOOK, GOOGLE and AMAZON. "Netflix Is a Product & Technology Company (Netflix Misunderstandings, Pt 2)"... Over the past century, technological advancements have massively reduced the cost and time needed to create and circulate content. Though this has liberated artists, consumers are now drowning in a virtually infinite supply of things to watch, listen to and read. "Age of Abundance: How the Content Explosion will Invert the Media Industry"... Happy Birthday to BRIAN BRATER, JESSICA COEN, AMBER COFFMAN, JOHN R. CARLUCCI, MELISSA MURPHY PARENTO, LISA CHAJET, and BILL SOBEL.
- Jason Hirschhorn, curator
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The Associated Press
MUST READ: Court records reveal a Mueller report right in plain view
by Chad Day and Eric Tucker
Donald Trump was in full deflection mode. The Democrats had blamed Russia for the hacking and release of damaging material on his presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton. Trump wasn't buying it. But on July 27, 2016, midway through a news conference in Florida, Trump decided to entertain the thought for a moment.
The Verge
MUST READ: The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America
by Casey Newton
"I'm f***ed up."
Complex
How Fairfax Became the Mecca of Streetwear: An Oral History
by Karizza Sanchez
From a Jewish District to Supreme's L.A flagship store, here's a complete history on how Fairfax Ave became a destination for skateboarding, hip-hop & streetwear.
Bello Collective
Why Musicians Are Starting Their Own Podcasts — And Why The Podcast Industry Should Pay Attention
by Cherie Hu
In sidestepping media middlemen, artists are creating their own DIY music-media economy.
Shadow and Act
How 'Green Book' And The Hollywood Machine Swallowed Donald Shirley Whole
by Brooke C. Obie
In August 2018, Edwin Shirley III sat in disbelief as he...
The Atlantic
Workism Is Making Americans Miserable
by Derek Thompson
For the college-educated elite, work has morphed into a religious identity-promising identity, transcendence, and community, but failing to deliver.
The New Yorker
The Psychiatrist Who Believed People Could Tell the Future
by Sam Knight
After a national disaster, a British doctor began collecting foreboding visions. Soon, they closed in on him.
Harvard Business Review
Netflix and the Economics of Bundling
by Michael D. Smith
A closer look at the platform's business model.
ProPublica
FBI Scientist's Statements Linked Defendants to Crimes, Even When His Lab Results Didn't
by Ryan Gabrielson
Court records and FBI Lab files show statements by prosecutors or Richard Vorder Bruegge, the most prominent member of the Forensic Audio, Video and Image Analysis Unit, veered from his original conclusions in at least three cases.
FiveThirtyEight
Relievers Have Broken Baseball. We Have A Plan To Fix It
by Nate Silver
Earlier this month, Major League Baseball said it was considering a rule change to require pitchers to face at least three batters per appearance -- or finish an inning -- as part of a series of initiatives to improve the pace of play.
uh, no doubt now
Andreessen Horowitz
Humanity + AI: Better Together
by Frank Chen
In July 2017, I published a primer about artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning. Since then, I've been obsessively reading the headlines about machine learning, and in general, you will see two broad categories of articles on the front page.
STAT
'A dark and elaborate art': How pharma executives are training to avoid disaster at Tuesday's congressional grilling
by Lev Facher and Nicholas Florko
An inside look at the expensive and grueling preparation for CEOs who face congressional inquiries, like the grilling seven pharma execs will get Tuesday (Feb. 26).
Topic
Who Owns Buried Treasure?
by Jack El-Hai
In 1904, two boys found a tin can filled with gold coins in an old henhouse, putting in motion a legal quandary--are finders really keepers?
WTF with Marc Maron
WTF with Marc Maron: Episode 997 -- Andrea Savage
by Marc Maron and Andrea Savage
Andrea Savage didn't really know Marc but thought he was a little scary. Marc didn't know Andrea but found her to be intimidating. What was it about these two funny people that had them keeping a distance from each other?
GQ
How 'Schitt's Creek' Creator Dan Levy Made a Family of Rich Misfits Lovable
by Nolan Feeney
"Schitt's Creek" emerged as a quiet juggernaut, one of those rare, ultra-bingeable shows that packs a ton of heart. How exactly did creator and star Dan Levy--a former MTV Canada VJ--do it? Well, we'll let him explain.
MEL Magazine
Is There A Good Response When Your Partner Says They Want to Get Plastic Surgery?
by Andrew Fiouzi
Walking the scalpel-thin line between trying to stop them, and seeming just a bit TOO enthusiastic.
ZDNet
Amazon Echo and Google Home should be able to snitch on owners, says professor
by Chris Matyszczyk
Marija Slavkovik at the University of Bergen, Norway wonders whether your digital assistant needs a moral, ethical dimension. But of course.
Chartable
Here's why we're entering the Golden Age of Podcasts (in 10 graphs)
by Dave Zohrob
Spotify's acquisition of Gimlet Media and Anchor signals the beginning of the Golden Age of Podcasts. It's the culmination of many trends: More listeners, more content, more kinds of content, more ways to listen, and the convergence of larger tech adoption curves.
The Intercept
The Secret History of Fiat Brazil's Internal Espionage Network and Collaboration With the Military Dictatorship
by Janaina Cesar, Pedro Grossi, Alessia Cerantola...
The workers were a threat to the company's bottom line, so Fiat Brazil suppressed labor organizing through an internal spy ring.
Forbes
Is 5G Being Weaponized?
by Marshall Phelps
If you thought the last patent war over smartphones was bad, just wait until 5G starts being deployed throughout the global economy. Here's how to stop the next war over 5G before it starts.
Techonomy
Why Big Cap Tech is So Big
by James Cakmak
Uneven outcomes, for companies and people, are inescapable. And uneven outcomes often lead to gigantic companies. That is often good for all of us.
Gamasutra
The Interactivity of Reading
by Nikhil Murthy
Applying game design tools to traditional media.
Vox
How a coat on Amazon took over a neighborhood -- and then the internet
by Rebecca Jennings
A case study of a trend that maybe wasn't one.
digg
Who Killed The Music Visualizer?
by Steve Rousseau
As streaming services, and the notion of subscribing to a catalog of music rather than owning, takes over, we've lost a crucial relic from the heyday of the media player.
MUSIC OF THE DAY
YouTube
"Life's What You Make It"
Talk Talk
R.I.P. Mark Hollis...
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