Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Did You Mean Whale, Or Wail?

Trace the journey of MoviePass from the announcement of its $10 deal through feuds with AMC, service outages, surge pricing, "Gotti," and everything of interest in-between.
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HOW TIME FLIES
MOVIEFAIL
A Timeline Of MoviePass's Rapid Rise And Fall
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Trace the journey of MoviePass from the announcement of its $10 deal through feuds with AMC, service outages, surge pricing, "Gotti," and everything of interest in-between.
I MET A TRAVELER FROM AN ANTIQUE LAND
An Oral History Of The Best 'Breaking Bad' Episode Ever
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Inside the making of "Ozymandias," the harrowing, violent end to the reign of Walter White.
1979-1989
Losing Earth
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The decade we almost stopped climate change.
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PHONING THINGS IN
AUTOCORRECT CULTURE RUN AMOK
You Can Turn Off Autocorrect On Your Phone, It's Fine
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After autocorrect, for the 325th time, ruined a joke of mine in a group chat, I decided to just turn it off. I'm never going back.
COULD HAVE HAD 'POCKET CRYSTALS' INSTEAD
What Happened To General Magic?
nymag.com
Inside the company that invented the iPhone — two decades too early.
A STEEP TOLL ON YOUR TICKETS
Concert Ticketing App AXS Scrapes Everything It Can Get From Your Phone
theoutline.com
Seeing your favorite band live will probably cost you more in data than in dollars.
ON-SCREEN KIDS ON SCREENS
The Stars Of 'Eighth Grade' On Growing Up, The Internet And Chicken Nuggets
vulture.com
"I think a big part of the internet is that it really compels you to not only express yourself, but just talk about how you feel, regardless of whether you feel like doing either of those things."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WE GET IT, MR. WHALE, YOU'RE STRONG
Killer Whale Grabs A Boat's Anchor Chain, Drags The Boat Around Like A Toy
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Can someone investigate and make sure this orca isn't the one who untied Betsy DeVos' yacht the other day?
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We hear that whale knows more tricks, but they only work when the water is still.