La giusta distanza

For two and a half decades Margit Wennmachers has quietly shaped the public image of the world’s hottest startups. Now she must reckon with the new era of big tech.

Sorgente: The Spin Master Behind Facebook, Airbnb, and Silicon Valley As You Know It

The Sundance Film Festival, perhaps the most prestigious film festival in the United States, kicks off this week.

Sorgente: Special Briefing: The 2018 Sundance Film Festival

Poland’s Jews were nearly wiped out during World War II; he’s doing his part to grow the Jewish community there.

Sorgente: This New Yorker is Reviving Jewish Life in Krakow

US cable channel TNT turned to Caleb Carr’s arresting novel The Alienist as the premise of its biggest ever drama series. The creative team behind the series, alongside star Luke Evans, discuss bringing the period piece from page to screen.

Sorgente: Out of this world

At 25, Luciano Concheiro is a celebrated author and professor of philosophy, but can he connect with his fellow Mexicans?

Sorgente: The Mexican Millennial Putting Philosophy Into Action

Swedish actor Ida Engvoll is on a roll, having appeared in hit series The Bridge, The Restaurant and Bonus Family. As UK streaming service Walter Presents premieres her crime thriller Rebecka Martinsson, the star talks about avoiding typecasting and working with mosquitos.

Sorgente: Hometown girl

When use of a contraceptive app results in an unwanted pregnancy, don’t blame the technology.

Sorgente: In Contraceptive Tech, the App’s Guess Is as Good as Yours

NATPE: Facebook has unveiled three commissions for its nascent Watch platform here in Miami, including a reality series with Bear Grylls and a scripted adaptation from True Blood exec producer Raelle Tucker.

Sorgente: Facebook orders Sacred Lies, Bear Grylls

‘Flashpoint’ gives DC Films a chance to do yet another reactionary soft reboot on their ever-reactionary franchise.

Sorgente: ‘Flashpoint’: Another Soft DC Films Reboot Or ‘Justice League 2’?

At a time when anyone can broadcast live or post their thoughts to a social network, we should be living in a utopia of public discourse. We’re not.

Sorgente: It’s the (Democracy-Poisoning) Golden Age of Free Speech

Trump is in the driver’s seat, this time of a semi-truck as he welcomes members of the trucking industry to the White House to discuss healthcare, Washington, DC, March 23, 2017.

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Hair, make-up and prosthetics designer Davina Lamont discusses her work on epic Sky and Amazon historical drama Britannia, in which a Roman army faces up to Druids and Celts in 43AD.

Sorgente: Tribes and tribulations

Why Pittsburgh’s predictive analytics misdiagnoses child maltreatment and prescribes the wrong solutions

Sorgente: A Child Abuse Prediction Model Fails Poor Families

It’s crazy bold, or maybe just crazy, but perhaps we could minimize murder by making stars of those who slaughter. Who’s with me?

Sorgente: Stop Murder … by Making Killing a Game?

Little Red tells the true story of young Malcolm Little – decades before he became the civil rights icon.

Sorgente: This Comedy Duo Dares to Turn Malcolm X Into a Cartoon

For some reason, I never really imagined that Quentin Tarantino would ever work with Al Pacino but it looks like there’s a chance that it might happen. According to Variety, the director is interested in casting the actor in his upcoming ninth film that is set in 1969.

Sorgente: Quentin Tarantino is Also Looking to Cast Al Pacino in His Manson Family Movie