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A Q&A with Annie Dorsen.

talks to the playwright bringing artificial intelligence to the stage.

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Nothing is inevitable

Plane movies

The captive audience.

on what to watch when you’re speeding through the sky.

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The Troye Sivan explainer.

on ‘Something to Give Each Other’ and “searchable tags.”

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Bottoms up

Shrek 2

Play the movie!

on the DVD menu, a disappearing digital relic.

Requiem for the DVD menu

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Exit through the gift shop.

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Moomin boom

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A new category of entertainment.

on what happens when reality shows like KUWTK and metanarratives like Asteroid City converge.

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Our convenient reality

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How the Coffee Shop AU feeds romance.

on the fantasy of ordinary reality in fanfiction. 

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Love and Lattes

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Consider the matinee.

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Should concerts start earlier?

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