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Extra Extra: Netflix Testing Out New Feature Allowing People To Binge-Watch At Higher Speeds
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Published Oct 28, 2019
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- The House plans to take its first formal vote Thursday on the impeachment inquiry into Trump.
- RIP famed movie producer Robert Evans.
- In an open letter aimed at Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook employees said letting politicians post false claims in ads was “a threat” to the company.
- A bus was partially swallowed by a sinkhole in Pittsburgh.
- Listen to a new song from Tame Impala's upcoming album The Slow Rush.
- Former Fox News staffers want to be released from their NDAs.
- Emma Sulkowicz, the former Columbia University student who created the performance art piece Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight) about being raped, is now hanging out with conservative and libertarian figures: “The simple version of your question, which we’ll just suffer through, is ‘is it worse to be raped or is it worse to be raped by the media?’ And it’s worse to be raped by the media.”
- Here's a delightful interview with Thom Yorke about how he's loosened up and rediscovered his love for his work and life.
- Netflix is reportedly selectively testing a new feature that will allow users to speed through episodes at 1.5x speed.
- The owners of Deadspin are trying to do everything they can to destroy Deadspin.
- This is what it was like for a woman who assumed she would die in prison for nonviolent drug crimes, and then was released at 72.
- Morrissey is such a weirdo, he's begun selling copies of other people's records (like David Bowie, Patti Smith and Lou Reed) signed by Morrissey.
- The New Yorker has an interview with the great documentarian Errol Morris.
- And finally, how does a moment woof forever?
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