Tag: CULTURE

America Needs a New Thanksgiving Movie. Let's Make It Coco

It’s an annual fall ritual for which few culture-writers would want to give thanks. Every November, representatives from your favorite websites—including, yes, WIRED—gather to discuss Thanksgiving-week content. (Or “gobblecon,” as it’s called in the biz). And without fail, someone in the room eventually asks that most doomed of questions: “What about a round-up of great…

By HotelSalesCareers March 20, 2019 Off

How Comedy Bang! Bang! Perfected the Podcasting Long Game

This week, the long-running podcast Comedy Bang! Bang! marked its 500th installment with an episode that's about as loose, loopy, and star-packed as it gets. Regular guest Paul F. Tompkins shows up—playing one of the approximately 768 characters he's performed over the past several years—as do ace improvisers Lauren Lapkus, Mary Holland, Jon Gabrus, and…

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The Most-Cited Authors on Wikipedia Had No Idea

Each time a volunteer editor adds a new fact to one of Wikipedia's over 44 million articles, they're required to cite where they learned it. The nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, which oversees the encyclopedia, became interested in what kinds of sources editors rely on the most. A recent study conducted by the organization revealed something fascinating:…

By HotelSalesCareers March 20, 2019 Off