Hollywood has long suspected it’s getting cheated in Chinese movie theaters. Now it’s doing something about it. For the past half year or so, the…
REVISING THE PAST
China would prefer Hong Kong forget about another historic anniversary that falls this year
As China prepares to celebrate its 20th year of recovered sovereignty over Hong Kong—which until the 1997 handover had been a British colony for a…
ONE COUNTRY FULL STOP
On June 31, 1997, Hong Kong had a taste of independence for just one day
It was June 31, 1997. Hong Kong experienced a moment of tranquility it never had before: Strong community spirit was seen as friendly citizens helped…
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Facebook is the new nation state, both sides are winning the war on media, and other stories you might have missed
1. The world’s least exclusive club “Facebook’s rules constitute a legal world of their own. They stand in sharp contrast to the United States’ First…
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“Immigrants, we get the job done”: The new Hamilton Mixtape video will give you chills
Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda today unveiled the stunning new video for “Immigrants (We Get The Job Done),” a cut from the Hamilton Mixtape. Appearing on…
VINEGAR VS. HONEY
Jeff Bezos could teach Donald Trump a thing or two about politics
Donald Trump picked a fight with Jeff Bezos today with a highly erroneous tweet apparently intended to strike back at the Washington Post’s coverage of…
FLYING INTO THE UNKOWN
The US will ban laptops on 180 international airlines unless they meet mysterious new security rules
The US announced today (June 28) it’s rolling out a set of new, largely undisclosed security measures targeting some 2,000 international flights arriving at American…
NO PAIN NO GAIN
Three of the world’s most powerful billionaires agree—there’s one trait you need to succeed
Not a lot of people know about Ray Dalio, and he prefers it that way. Considered one of the “100 most influential people in the…
THE EPONYMY PROBLEM
Why you should never name a company after yourself
To see your name on your business, or on the products you’ve designed, can be a tremendous source of pride for an entrepreneur with a…
TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE
Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s failed leader, is defending the toxic leadership of Travis Kalanick
Failed leaders have many things in common. One of those is a tone deafness to the culture and atmosphere they create within their organizations. That…
IPHONE AT 10
No one could’ve guessed just how important the iPhone would be
Ten years ago, thousands of regular people around the world listened to a stern man in a mock turtleneck talk about a phone and decided…
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Silicon Valley is home to more toxic Superfund sites than anywhere else in the country
Before the sleek tech campuses, Silicon Valley was a thoroughly industrial landscape, producing the world’s computer chips and other high-tech components. From the mid-1960s to…
