Hollywood’s Slo-Mo Self-Sabotage | The New Yorker

[ad_1] “Black Mirror,” the anthology series best known for dreaming up dystopian uses for near-future technology, took aim at its own network in the timeliest episode of its most recent season. Settling on her couch after a difficult stretch at work, a woman named Joan (Annie Murphy) logs on to Streamberry, a barely veiled stand-in… Continue reading Hollywood’s Slo-Mo Self-Sabotage | The New Yorker

Watch Eco-Hack!: Saving Desert Tortoises from Extinction | The New Yorker Documentary

[ad_1] [logo dinging] [ravens cawing] [wind howling] Here’s that one. Let’s do the oldest towards you. And what about that? That’s the highest resolution one, right? Yeah, I mean, this takes significantly longer but it’s worth it. It’s no longer basic plastic filament. The idea is, create a perfect fake tortoise. This is sort of… Continue reading Watch Eco-Hack!: Saving Desert Tortoises from Extinction | The New Yorker Documentary

“The Brothers Karamazov,” Reviewed | The New Yorker

[ad_1] “No, gentlemen of the jury, they have their Hamlets, while we still have only our Karamazovs!” Arguments are under way in the state’s case against Dmitry Karamazov, on trial for the murder of his father, Fyodor Karamazov, and for the theft of three thousand rubles from the old man’s room. In a crowded courtroom,… Continue reading “The Brothers Karamazov,” Reviewed | The New Yorker

Israel on the Brink | The New Yorker

[ad_1] In Israel, the saying goes, there are four seasons: election, war, strike, and summer. These bleak, blazing days in the country are a result of the first. Last year, elections brought to power the most extremist government in its history. Israel has no written constitution, but until last week the authority of the government… Continue reading Israel on the Brink | The New Yorker

The Way | The New Yorker

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