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The People Who Watch Movies on 2x Speed
More and more viewers are speed-watching films. We tracked some of them down and asked: Why?
No, David Chase, People Aren't Too Dumb for ‘Challenging’ Television
‘The Sopranos’ creator thinks that people are too easily distracted to appreciate True Art™ these days.
The Best Black Friday Streaming Deals of 2023 Are Here
With these Black Friday deals from Hulu, Max (aka HBO), and Paramount Plus, you can subscribe for pennies and stop asking everyone for their logins.
Viral TikTok NPC Streamer Pinkydoll Doesn't Care What You Think
"They love me. I ain’t gon lie it feel amazing to have all the attention and getting pay at the same time.”
Pirate Streaming Site Soap2day Shuts Down, Users In Shambles
The free streaming service abruptly announced it was shutting down on Tuesday, with a note on the homepage saying it was "very sorry."
The VICE Guide to Streaming Services
Go from NBA obsessive to Criterion-and-chill at the touch of a button.
Libraries Are Launching Their Own Local Music Streaming Platforms
It's not Spotify, but some cities now host music platforms with their own local flavor.
Amid Cheating Controversy, the Chess.com Global Championship Is on Lockdown
Cheating allegations have changed how chess is played, just as the game is shifting into looking a lot more like esports.
Netflix’s ‘Thai Cave Rescue’ Focuses on the Thai Boys, Not the Foreign Rescuers
‘Thai Cave Rescue’ flips the Hollywood gaze and allows Thai creatives to helm a Thai story.
‘MIKE’ Is a Rare Peek at Tyson’s Toxic Relationship With Black Women
The unauthorized Hulu miniseries explores the boxer’s career in his prime, including his tumultuous marriage to Robin Givens and convicted rape of former Miss Black America contestant Desiree Washington.
Television Is in a Showrunning Crisis
More and different kinds of people can now aspire to TV’s most important job—but streaming and COVID have set them up to fail.