Nicholas Thompson

Sony Jumps on Report Company Weighs Entertainment Spinoff

bloomberg.com — Sony Corp. (6758) rose as much as 9.2 percent in the U.S after Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported the company is "leaning toward" spinning off its entertainment division. American depositary receipts in Tokyo-based Sony rose 8.1 percent to $22.67 at 2:01 p.m. in New York.

The Leaks Scandals: Questions for Obama

newyorker.com — Ultimately, it is up to President Obama to provide the country with an explanation for a set of actions that the Washington Post ' s Dana Milbank has called "as flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush's administration." Here, then, are some questions for Obama to answer.

Privacy in the Era of Leaked Recordings : The New Yorker

newyorker.com — In the post-9/11 atmosphere of ever-increasing government secrecy and surveillance, the real surprise to me about the Department of Justice's secret snooping on Associated Press phone records was that this news created such a media rumpus, given the visibly vast security and intelligence apparatus erected by the U.S.

Teens, Social Media, and Privacy

pewinternet.org — Teens share a wide range of information about themselves on social media sites; indeed the sites themselves are designed to encourage the sharing of information and the expansion of networks. However, few teens embrace a fully public approach to social media.

The First American Anti-Nazi Film, Rediscovered

newyorker.com — "Hitler's Reign of Terror" lay dormant for nearly eighty years, but now an excerpt has been made available to The New Yorker . It is an oddball production to our modern eyes and sensibilities, but remarkable all the same: it appears to be the first-ever American anti-Nazi film.

The Tornadoes Back Home

newyorker.com — When the geography of one's childhood is tied to a single self-satisfied place, as mine was, the urge to move away, far away, tends to obscure a proper appreciation of what's being left behind. At eighteen, knowing that no matter where I landed Oklahoma would always be synonymous in my mind with "home" but that, hey, I was out of there, I headed east for college.

The First American Anti-Nazi Film, Rediscovered

newyorker.com — "Hitler's Reign of Terror" lay dormant for nearly eighty years, but now an excerpt has been made available to The New Yorker . It is an oddball production to our modern eyes and sensibilities, but remarkable all the same: it appears to be the first-ever American anti-Nazi film.

Wired's Angry Nerd -- Old Trek, New Trek

youtube.com — Star Trek films: they don't make 'em like they used to. With the imminent release of Star Trek: Into Darkness, WIRED's arbiter of geek culture, Angry Nerd, fumes over Captain Kirk and the Starfleet becoming "typical, blockbuster action heroes" and pines for the franchise's Golden Age of DIY stunts and primitive charm.

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