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Masterpiece Theater: Laptop Edition

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

We all know that the Internet has its drawbacks. (Why do I know that Sandra Bullock’s husband cheated on her? Why does a certain relatives think I enjoy videos of kittens?) But its power to aggregate—pulling material from across time and around the world—can still knock your socks off. I stumbled across an example this […]

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Does the Guggenheim Need YouTube?

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media
A Kenya Defense Force soldier runs for cover during al-Shabab's attack on a university compound in Garissa on April 2, 2015.

Al-Shabab are masters of terror — and masters of the media

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