Life and study have persuaded me of the openness of history. There is no inevitability in history. Thinking about what might have happened, what could have happened, is a necessary element in trying to understand what did happen. And if, as I believe, individual acts of decency and courage make a difference, then they need to be recorded and remembered. We deem the future in a free society, however constrained by preexisting conditions, to be open, and if this is so, then civic engagement also becomes a moral and political imperative. | | | | STAR WARS fatigue or DISNEY missteps? With SOLO, the franchise isn't blown, but needs a rethink...
(Disney) | | | | |  | “Life and study have persuaded me of the openness of history. There is no inevitability in history. Thinking about what might have happened, what could have happened, is a necessary element in trying to understand what did happen. And if, as I believe, individual acts of decency and courage make a difference, then they need to be recorded and remembered. We deem the future in a free society, however constrained by preexisting conditions, to be open, and if this is so, then civic engagement also becomes a moral and political imperative.”
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| Following the financial failure of "Solo," many are screaming of “Star Wars" fatigue. But it’s more likely we're seeing the accrued costs of avoidable mistakes stemming from Disney’s prioritization of timelines over creative vision. | | |
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| Robert Holmes taught his sons everything he knew about exposing black-market knockoffs. Now they take down the world's biggest scammers while dodging threats from the mob. | | |
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 | Washingtonian |
| A tabloid saga prompted a national conversation that still resonates. | | |
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 | Wired |
| In a well-known parable, a group of blind men encounters an elephant. Each man touches a different part of the elephant and receives very different tactile feedback. Their later descriptions of the elephant to each other disagree, though each individual's description is accurate and captures one portion of the elephant: a tusk, a leg, an ear. | | |
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 | Variety |
| After years of exploiting his position of power at Pixar and Disney, pressure from the Me Too movement recently ousted John Lasseter from his post as chief creative officer. But Pixar has yet to address how John's sexist attitudes permeated its culture for decades, giving men license to mistreat women and sideline their careers. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| John Brennan quietly ruled the national-security state under President Obama. Now he’s coming forward to rail against Trump - and to defend his own legacy. | | |
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 | Inc.com |
| HelloFresh blew past 100 competitors to become the No. 1 meal-kit company on the planet. The German startup is winning--but not by playing nice. | | |
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 | Hazlitt |
| With his unconventional take on children's television, Mr. Rogers helped redefine the male role model. | | |
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 | The Verge |
| Going behind the scenes at the French Grand Prix | | |
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 | Curbed |
| More women in the U.S. live alone than ever before, but our conversation about solo-living women has a long history. | | |
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 | Deadspin |
| Last month, the NFL approved a rule that strictly defines what players are permitted to do with their helmets, in the name of player safety. It's pretty much a given that the rule is going to create some chaos, at least initially. But it might also portend a fundamental change in how the game is played. | | |
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 | Harvard Business Review |
| Chief executives have tremendous resources at their disposal, but they face an acute scarcity in one critical area: time. Drawing on an in-depth 12-year study, this package examines the unique time management challenges of CEOs and the best strategies for conquering them. | | |
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 | Aeon Magazine |
| What is a 'natural' food product? One common suggestion is that 'natural' things are not made of chemicals. But the whole biological world is chemicals! Another suggestion: natural products are not genetically modified (that is, a GMO). Alas, that won't work either. | | |
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 | The Guardian |
| "Men’s Health" magazine has transformed many men -- and its own fortunes -- by featuring extreme muscle makeovers. But does changing shape fast have a dark side? | | |
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 | recode |
| A podcast about how podcasts get made. | | |
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 | New Republic |
| Long a silent presence in American life, class is now sharply felt in upheavals and displacement across the country. | | |
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 | Slate |
| New data shows the impact of Facebook’s pullback from an industry it had dominated (and distorted). | | |
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 | Medium |
| New kinds of eating disorders feed off our cultural obsession with healthy diets. | | |
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 | Fast Company |
| Your favorite free podcast probably won’t charge you anytime soon. But CastBox’s premium-content platform is among the new ways podcasters are getting paid. | | |
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 | Eurogamer.net |
| Hi, I'm Wesley, and I was addicted to World of Warcraft. I'm not talking about a, 'I played this game a lot because it's fun' kind of thing. I'm talking about a good old-fashioned, almost ruined my life kind of thing. Hold onto your legendary hats, things are about to get serious. | | |
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 | Syfy |
| With the arrival of "Babylon 5" on Amazon Prime, cast and crew remember what it was like working on the show. | | |
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