Houston's Resilience Has Always Been Echoed In Its Music
WIRED Houston’s music, like the city itself, is a sprawl of possibility and community—and a deluge didn’t change that. Source:…
Netflix's Most Underrated Power? Anticipation
WIRED The streaming platform’s constant announcement aren’t just there for trade publications—they’re for fans. Source: WIRED
White Supremacy Isn't a Philosophy, It's a Filter
WIRED To view the world through a supremacist lens is to live in the complicity of false equivalences, to willfully…
After Charlottesville, Dark Humor Helps Twitter Grieve
WIRED Processing the horror of the weekend involved heavy hearts and gallows humor, in nearly equal measure. Source: WIRED
Maxine Waters is More Than the Sum of Her Memes
WIRED By projecting loose cultural sentiments onto Waters’s public-facing persona, the internet has occluded the gravity of her work. Source:…
'Confederate' and 'Black America': Is There a Right Way to Put Slavery Onscreen?
WIRED Two recently announced projects tackle the nation’s most shameful legacy—with a speculative-fiction twist. Does it still matter who tells…
Soundcloud Isn't Dead Yet, But Its Greatest Legacy Could Soon Be
WIRED The music-sharing platform didn’t just break new artists—it became a breeding ground for entirely new genres. Source: WIRED
'Insecure' Returns With a Secret Weapon: Agility
WIRED The show’s second season acknowledges issues other shows might obsess over—but never gets bogged down. Source: WIRED
When the Selfie Turns Sacreligious
WIRED Even the world’s most stunning holy places are overrun with selfie-takers. Has Instagram officially made us all solipsists? Source:…
Viceland Keeps Growing—But In What Direction?
WIRED The young network’s flagship shows are back for a second season. Is there room for them in today’s fragmented…