Entertainment
Amazon angles to join the ESPN roster
Amazon eyes ESPN
Articles by David Vendrell
Culture
Cowboys are back in style
Culture looks west
Culture
Living near close friends can make you healthy, wealthy, and wise
Mental health gets by with a little help from some friends
Culture
New homes keep getting smaller
US homes are shrinking
Entertainment
The future of AI-written scripts is in strike development
Hollywood’s latest offer has major AI loopholes
Music
Hybe could sweat Scooter exits
The Future. The tumult rocking Scooter Braun’s music management empire is fueling a lot of rumors (and happy Swifties). While an air of mystery still surrounds the quick exits of his star clients, the exodus puts a spotlight on Braun’s evolving role in Hybe America. Could the departures simply be a shedding of talent before […]
Business
Going shopping is losing its luster
Retail therapy becomes a retail nightmare
Entertainment
Harmony Korine is trying to remake cinema
The Future. Filmmaker and painter Harmony Korine is taking his experimental, narrative-eschewing style to the next level with his new venture, Edglrd — a collective of artists creating hyperactive, interactive, and gamified entertainment. A response to dueling forces of corporatized franchise filmmaking and the fracturing of mainstream culture, Korine’s novel art form may not be […]
Gaming
Netflix wants to gamify its audience
Netflix launches new IP-based games
Media
LinkedIn became cool by being stable
LinkedIn is now cool