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‘Stop Making Indie Films’ petition mocks New York Times, Salon

A solemn plea for diminished variety. 

On Feb 25, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Young Adult publishing and the John Green effect

Is that John Green on the NYT bestseller list? Yes, along with a crop of "realistic" Young Adult fiction that some think is just a way of marginalizing women from the field.

On Feb 20, 2014 by Aja Romano

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The most important heist you’ve never heard of

The perfect crime is far easier to pull off when nobody is watching.

On Feb 4, 2014 by [email protected]

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This is what it’s like to work out with an Olympic speedskater

Step out onto the ice with Eddy Alvarez, who will be competing in his first Olympics in Sochi, Russia, next month.

On Jan 25, 2014 by [email protected]

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If you’re taking these dumb Zimbio quizzes, you’re using the Internet wrong

Pencils down, everyone.

On Jan 24, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Here’s what the Internet did with NYT Mag’s ‘Planet Hillary’ cover

And yet it feels we've only scratched the surface.

On Jan 23, 2014 by Miles Klee

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The NSA doesn’t need the Internet to spy on you

A new report claims the NSA bypasses the Internet entirely by going straight to hardware—or by manipulating radio frequencies.

On Jan 15, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Even legacy newspapers are jumping on the Bitcoin bandwagon

Can bitcoins save the newspaper paywall?

On Jan 14, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Is Twitter eroding critics’ credibility?

The contradictions are confounding when you stop to think about them. By my count, there are at least three.

On Jan 8, 2014 by L. Rhodes

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Producer turns critic’s tweet into a full-page New York Times ad—without permission

Scott Rudin wanted critic A.O. Scott's tweet about Inside Llewyn Davis. So he took it.

On Jan 6, 2014 by Beejoli Shah

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New York Times, Guardian call on Obama to pardon Snowden

“Mr. Snowden deserves better than a life of permanent exile, fear and flight.”

On Jan 2, 2014 by Aja Romano

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New Snowden leaks expose the NSA’s play for more power

The leaked papers, dated February 2012, detail the NSA’s four-year plan to update and increase its methods for gathering intelligence.

On Nov 23, 2013 by Dell Cameron

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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a long ‘Road Home’

The legacy of the Road Home in New Orleans is one of two different recoveries. 

On Oct 28, 2013 by [email protected]

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U.K. government presses New York Times editor for Snowden files

A partnership with the Guardian over the NSA leaks brought some unwelcome attention.

On Oct 14, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Why the New York Times didn’t cover Snowden’s latest leak

The managing editor for the New York Times said that the latest Edward Snowden leak was not a significant or surprising story.

On Sep 17, 2013 by Joe Kloc