David Sims, a staff writer at The Atlantic since 2014, has become a defining voice in American entertainment criticism through his columns on film, television, and pop culture—work complemented by his co-hosting role on the Blank Check podcast.
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Gilad Edelman, a senior editor at The Atlantic, examines the fractures between tech power and right-wing politics, tracing how intellectual movements collapse and regulatory capture happens…
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A staff writer at The Atlantic since 2010, Conor Friedersdorf examines contradictions in how power operates, from media accountability to political populism. His skeptical approach interrogates…
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Representation in cinema is less about counting faces on screen and more about who controls the camera, the script, and the story's interior life.
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