Books
Book review of The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore
In her thoughtful and deeply unsettling The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore (We the People) examines our headlong race toward a technology-driven form of governance that...
TV Shows
All American Season 8 Episode 8 Delivers Old-School Nostalgia, Teen Drama, and An Emotional Cliffhanger
Critic's Rating: 4.6 / 5.04.6We’ve waited through half of All American Season 8, and it finally feels like we’ve come homeThey needed Olivia or some of the other OGs to appear...
Curiosities
Why We Call Unwanted Email “Spam”
<!--qv q:id=75 q:key=vcaa:The digital world has become such a ubiquitous part of modern life that many of us have never stopped to wonder why certain features, applications, or devices are named the way they are. But that’s a shame,...
TV Shows
Furious Season 1 Episode 7 Review: The Furious Trio Finds Their Wings in Satisfying Penultimate Hour
Critic's Rating: 4.6 / 5.04.6Furious continues to excel at telling a story about complex women. Flawed women. Messy, broken, and real women.And in doing so, it’s one of the most compelling...
Movies
We Were Warned: On “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” at 35
A teenage boy talks to his machine, giving it commands.His first task begins innocently enough: “Stand on one foot,” the boy says. The machine obeys.His second task reveals a sinister edge: to target nearby onlookers. The boy orders his...
Latest News
Australia immigration crackdown: visas for international students and backpackers targeted
International students, so-called "visa hoppers" and backpackers will be targeted under stricter rules announced by Australia on Thursday in...