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I can't gain anything off of anyone else not succeeding. Is this interest remix not displaying correctly? | View it in your browser. When your pal makes "The Simpsons". Netflix's Ted Sarandos as Demogorgon in the episode "I'm Dancing As Fat As I Can". (Fox) Tuesday - February 26, 2019 Tue - 02/26/19 "I can't gain anything off of anyone else not succeeding." -  Chance The Rapper 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 uh, check it out now 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... "REDEF is dedicated to my mother, who nurtured and encouraged my interest in everything and slightly regrets the day she taught me to always ask 'why?'" — @JasonHirschhorn REDEF, Inc. 25 Broadway, 5th Floor New York, NY 10014 redef.com YOU DON'T GET IT? Subscribe Unsubscribe/Manage My Subscription FOLLOW REDEF ON © Copyright 2019, The REDEF Group