In his work with the White House, is Mohammed bin Salman driving out extremism, or merely seizing power for himself?
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/09/a-saudi-princes-quest-to-remake-the-middle-east
Avengers: Infinity War: Directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo. With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans. The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz o
via IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154756/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Isle of Dogs: Directed by Wes Anderson. With Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban. Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy’s odyssey in search of his lost dog.
via IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5104604/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Game Night: Directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein. With Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan. A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery when the shady brother
via IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2704998/?ref_=nv_sr_1
He’s plunged back into the land of the non-living, where he is told by a familiar face that he must sing karaoke to get back home, which he hesitantly does.
Winning millions of dollars seemed as good a retirement plan as any.
via The Huffington Post: http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/lotto-winners/
He’s plunged back into the land of the non-living, where he is told by a familiar face that he must sing karaoke to get back home, which he hesitantly does.
Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with ali…
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20518872-the-three-body-problem?from_search=true
In this politically charged climate, it feels like you have to be super careful with your language, no matter who you are or what side you’re on. Stories about people who say the “wrong” thing and suffer the consequences, including a very conservative Republican from Louisiana who’s lambasted for being too liberal.
A child genius raised in poverty, she wanted to change the world. A horrific act of violence nearly destroyed her.
via The Atavist Magazine: https://magazine.atavist.com/promethea-unbound-child-genius-montana
In this politically charged climate, it feels like you have to be super careful with your language, no matter who you are or what side you’re on. Stories about people who say the “wrong” thing and suffer the consequences, including a very conservative Republican from Louisiana who’s lambasted for being too liberal.
Black Panther: Directed by Ryan Coogler. With Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira. T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a chall
via IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825683/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
He’s plunged back into the land of the non-living, where he is told by a familiar face that he must sing karaoke to get back home, which he hesitantly does.
Captain Fantastic: Directed by Matt Ross. With Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso. In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced
via IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3553976/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
He’s plunged back into the land of the non-living, where he is told by a familiar face that he must sing karaoke to get back home, which he hesitantly does.
In episode 10, we’re joined by Derek Davison (@dwdavison9318)who voxsplains to us what the Iran nuclear deal is and breaks down a juicy New York Times Magazine profile of White House literary savage B
via SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/episode-10-no-fopo-fight-the-blob-feat-dwdavison9318-51516#t=53:10
I don’t think that in my lifetime there will be a Woman in the White House. We learned that women can still be abused, physically and mentally. There will still be men and women who work to take decisions about control of our bodies, , we will not make as much money as our male counterparts, decisions about the people we love must have religious boundaries.
I, Tonya: Directed by Craig Gillespie. With Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson. Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580036/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
The Post: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk. A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country’s first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6294822/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Crashing: Created by Pete Holmes. With Pete Holmes, George Basil, Jamie Lee, Artie Lange. A New York comic is forced to make a new start for himself after his wife leaves him.
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5037914/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Faces Places: Directed by JR, Agnès Varda. With Agnès Varda, JR, Jeannine Carpentier, Clemens Van Dungern. Director Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5598102/?ref_=nv_sr_1
“Jamison has done an exceptional job curating this volume, selecting essayists who are diverse in ideas and experiences, and essays that …
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33413904-the-best-american-essays-2017?from_search=true
A rare court case exposes the all-too-common horror of online harassment.
via WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/how-one-womans-digital-life-was-weaponized-against-her/
No idea is too daring for Nathan Fielder as he thinks outside the box to help small business owners make it in a competitive world.
via Comedy Central: http://www.cc.com/shows/nathan-for-you
China is taking the idea of a credit score to the extreme, using big data to track and rank what you do—your purchases, your pastimes, your mistakes.
via WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/age-of-social-credit/
An Intercepted podcast bonus: James Risen’s full interview with Jeremy Scahill.
via The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2018/01/03/all-the-news-unfit-to-print-james-risen-on-his-battles-with-bush-obama-and-the-new-york-times/
