Hollywood Reporter: “Apple, Amazon join Race for James Bond Film Rights” 2018

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September 09, 2017

Hollywood Reporter: “Apple, Amazon join Race for James Bond Film Rights” 2018

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The tech giants are willing to spend in the same ballpark as Warner, if not much more, for the rights, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter ....

Stephen Wolfram Blog: “Quick, How Might the Alien Spacecraft Work?” 2018

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September 03, 2017

Stephen Wolfram Blog: “Quick, How Might the Alien Spacecraft Work?” 2018

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Maybe (as has been popular recently) there’s a much more prosaic way to propel at least a tiny spacecraft, by pushing it at least to nearby ...

Lefsetz Letter: “House of Cards Season Five” 2018

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July 15, 2017

Lefsetz Letter: “House of Cards Season Five” 2018

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It’s terrible. Robin Wright is superb, Kevin Spacey is believable in every role he plays, he’s America’s greatest actor, not Meryl Streep, b...

Nerdist: “The Oral History of Star Trek: TNG’s Best Episode: ‘The Inner Light’” 2018

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June 04, 2017

Nerdist: “The Oral History of Star Trek: TNG’s Best Episode: ‘The Inner Light’” 2018

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This week, one of the greatest Star Trek episodes of all time celebrates its 25th anniversary. On June 1st, 1992, a fifth season episode of...

The New Yorker: “How “Silicon Valley” nails Silicon Valley” 2018

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May 28, 2017

The New Yorker: “How “Silicon Valley” nails Silicon Valley” 2018

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The show’s signature gag , from the first season, was a minute-long montage of startup founders pledging to make the world a better place t...

No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons: “Westworld, Season 1: A Story We Tell Ourselves” 2018

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January 08, 2017

No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons: “Westworld, Season 1: A Story We Tell Ourselves” 2018

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But Westworld does more than jump-start stale-dated theories off the slab. Arnold’s maze — the whole idea that sapience is rooted not at s...

‘The Expanse’ (SyFy, season 1) 2018

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December 11, 2016

‘The Expanse’ (SyFy, season 1) 2018

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Two centuries into the future, humanity has spread throughout the inner Solar System. Mars is a thriving colony with a powerful navy intent...

Rolling Stone: “ ‘Star Trek’ at 50: How the Sci-Fi TV Show Changed Everything” 2018

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September 11, 2016

Rolling Stone: “ ‘Star Trek’ at 50: How the Sci-Fi TV Show Changed Everything” 2018

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It was early 1965, and NBC had just passed on “The Cage”, the pilot episode for a science fiction show the network had been considering pic...

Game of Thrones season 6 micro-reviews 2018

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July 06, 2016

Game of Thrones season 6 micro-reviews 2018

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From relatively humble beginnings, Game of Thrones became such a phenomenon that nobody (in the English-speaking world at least) can stop t...

Fortune: “My Year in Startup Hell” 2018

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April 02, 2016

Fortune: “My Year in Startup Hell” 2018

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The offices bear a striking resemblance to the Montessori preschool that my kids attended: lots of bright basic colors, plenty of toys, and...

The New York Times: “A Family Team looks for James Bond’s Next Assignment” 2018

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December 26, 2015

The New York Times: “A Family Team looks for James Bond’s Next Assignment” 2018

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At that point, a Sony operative arrived and put Ms. Broccoli out of her misery, insisting that an agreed-upon hourlong interview had to end...