Netflix’s subscription losses are a worrying shift for a business that had previously only seen sustained growth since 2011 – however there’s more nuance to the issue.
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What the Creator of ‘Parks and Recreation’ and ‘The Good Place’ Gets Wrong About Ethics
Michael Schur in his new book reduces ethics to an individual skillset, thereby failing to properly reckon with the significance of collective human action and its ability to transform society.
‘Is It Cake?’ Feeds Viewers Visual Catharsis for Uncertain Times
The ‘fool the eye’ cakes hearken back to popular paintings from another period in American history when there was anxiety over fakes, fraudsters and misinformation.
Bridgerton: The Real 18th-Century Writers Who Used Pseudonyms To Stoke Controversy
From editors looking to ‘expose the false art of life’ to others taking up the cause of the marginalised, writers went anonymous to share their uncomfortable truths.
Best Easter Pageant Ever? Half a Century of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s famous musical has long inspired controversy for how it depicts the story of Jesus of Nazareth.
‘Bridgerton’ Brings the Regency Novel Back Into Fashion – But Did It Ever Go Away?
The brooding men and the naive women are very much there but this multi-cultural production is also aware of current issues and even music.
The Most Bizarre Stories From 35 Years of ‘Bold and the Beautiful’
The long-running queen of the soap-operas, the 'Bold and the Beautiful' turns 35 this year. We’ve collected some of the strangest storylines from its many hundreds of episodes.