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What is chokepoint capitalism? How platforms got so good at taking creative workers’ money — and making it impossible for us to leave, with Cory Doctorow.

Andrea Domanick

Mar 23

Spotify and the End of Human Curation Should we believe Big Tech when it says it's democratizing cultural creation and distribution — or is it just a smoke screen for rendering workers…

Andrea Domanick

Mar 17

Why modern work is so chaotic and exhausting Anna Codrea-Rado on dystopian surveillance mechanisms, non-stop notifications, and the new (post-pandemic) culture of work

Emilie Friedlander

Mar 3

February 2023

Libraries, Henry Rollins, and building your own creative universe, with music writing's biggest sellout. Plus, how to help musicians get paid more.

Andrea Domanick

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Emilie Friedlander

Feb 23

Digital media's pivot to nothingness Why journalists are getting laid off again (and why this time is different), with Ben Dietz and Drew Millard

Emilie Friedlander

Feb 16

The Grammys, the Super Bowl, and 'Yellowstone' walk into a bar, with Katie Bain and Drew Millard

Emilie Friedlander

Feb 9

Why everything is getting worse all the time, with DIS Filmmaker Jacob Hurwitz-Goodman and DIS co-founder Lauren Boyle discuss leveraged buyouts and their vampiric effects on society

Emilie Friedlander

Feb 2

January 2023

Scottish noir, Gorpcore hiking boots, and other hot picks from the CEO of DIRT, aka "'The Village Voice' of the internet"

Emilie Friedlander

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Andrea Domanick

Jan 26

Bunker, Mars colony, or seastead? Psychoanalyzing the escape fantasies of Silicon Valley oligarchs, with Douglas Rushkoff

Emilie Friedlander

Jan 19

November 2022

Lost '80s recordings, Adam Curtis energy, and mysteries set in the world of rare books

Emilie Friedlander

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Andrea Domanick

Nov 23, 2022

September 2022

Plus, a Season Three mood guide

Emilie Friedlander

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Andrea Domanick

Sep 29, 2022

Is A.I. good or bad for art? Making sense of the moral panic around tools like DALL-E 2 and Midjourney, with Mat Dryhurst

Andrea Domanick

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Emilie Friedlander

Sep 22, 2022

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