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Charles Duhigg joins Derek to talk about the topic of his new book, ‘Supercommunicators’: the art of having difficult discussions Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images Life is a series of conversations. Our relationships, friendships, marriages, breakups, makeups, hirings, promotions, and firings are mostly the story of two people talking. And many of these conversations are
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The sixth and final episode of ‘Night Country’ reveals the truth behind Annie Kowtok’s and the Tsalal scientists’ killings. Depending on, well, your definition of “truth.” HBO/Ringer illustration After four years away, True Detective returned for a new season with a sinistrous subtitle. We’re in Night Country now, and we’ve followed along each week to
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The sun is up, the murders have been solved, and Qavvik has his SpongeBob toothbrush back. It’s time to dig into the ‘Night Country’ finale. HBO/Getty Images/Ringer illustration After six whole episodes, True Detective: Night Country has come to an end. We learned the truth behind Annie Kowtok’s and the Tsalal researchers’ deaths, watched Liz
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Bill and Ariel also discuss WrestleMania 40 and upcoming WWE TV rights deals Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images ‌The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Derek Thompson to discuss the “future of everything,” including health, culture, tech, and sports (3:15). Then Bill talks with Ariel Helwani about the buzz for the upcoming
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Sony’s latest Spiderverse flop is a debacle, but is Webbin’ time worth it for the LOLs? Getty Images/Columbia Pictures/Ringer illustration On Valentine’s Day, Sony Pictures released its latest superhero movie set in the Spiderverse: Madame Web. Directed by S.J. Clarkson and starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, and Tahar Rahim, Madame Web
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There have been a series of accidents over the last few months that can easily make you leery of autonomous cars, self-driving automobiles controlled by artificial intelligence. Waymo is a self-driving car company owned by Google’s parent, Alphabet. CNN reported on Wednesday, February 14th, that sometime at the end of 2023 in San Francisco a
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Bakari Sellers is joined by comedian and author Dulcé Sloan to discuss discovering her calling in comedy and her book, ‘Hello, Friends!’ Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Bakari Sellers is joined by comedian and author Dulcé Sloan to discuss discovering her calling in comedy (1:26), her book, Hello, Friends!, and
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