Is This Late-Night TV’s Last Gasp?

Is This Late-Night TV’s Last Gasp?

John Mulaney describes his weekly Netflix talk show as “a throwback in some ways.” Indeed, it seems to draw inspiration from numerous 20th-century late-night hosts, from Dick Cavett to David Letterman to Conan O’Brien. “It’s almost like the way you might remember a bunch of shows from the past, but …

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YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’

YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’

The video is short — just 19 seconds — and not particularly compelling. A viewer would be forgiven for clicking away before it ends. The grainy footage, uploaded on April 23, 2005, of a man standing in front of the elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo — “All right, …

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What’s Next for MrBeast? Class Consciousness.

What’s Next for MrBeast? Class Consciousness.

In the eighth episode of the reality competition show “Beast Games,” released last week, the YouTube superstar MrBeast — the show’s host, co-executive producer and mischief-maker-in-chief — asked the 10 remaining contestants to choose their share of a $1 million split. By this stage of “Beast Games,” which streams on …

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Will Meta’s Plan to End Fact Checking Work Politically?

Will Meta’s Plan to End Fact Checking Work Politically?

Following the political winds Meta’s bombshell announcement on Tuesday that it would end its fact-checking program was widely read as a major shift in policy meant to please President-elect Donald Trump and other conservatives. In reality, the move was probably less radical than it initially seemed. But the turn still …

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South Korean Unrest Conspiracy Theories Are Spread by Social Media

South Korean Unrest Conspiracy Theories Are Spread by Social Media

Every day​ for the past week, Kim Kwon-seop, 72, has joined thousands of others gathered near the home of South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol​. They were determined to shield Mr. Yoon from prosecutors who wanted to detain him on insurrection charges stemming from his short-lived declaration of martial …

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