contributing producer
Journalist who writes for Fast Company magazine and the New York Times, he blogs at The Modern Mensch
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Ari Karpel
Guest/Producer
FROM Ari Karpel
The Business
'House of Cards' Showrunner; 'Les Mis' Costume Designer 'House of Cards' show-runner on the Netflix experiment; 'Les Miserables' costume designer.
The Business
Spurlock Produces for the Internet; What's in a TV Pilot? Morgan Spurlock on producing web series for the Internet. Plus, television masters on how to make a great TV pilot.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Terrorism in London: Lessons for the US This weekend’s terrorist attack in London left seven people dead and almost 50 injured. London police fatally shot the attackers, and ISIS claimed responsibility.
Bookworm
Morgan Parker: There Are More Beautiful Things than Beyoncé Morgan Parker says that the poems in her book There Are Things More Beautiful than Beyoncé take a stand against the clichés of the dominant culture.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why did Jared Kushner want a back channel with Russians? News broke Friday that President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, tried setting up a back channel between the Trump transition team and the Russian government. What are the consequences for Kushner, President Trump, and the investigation into Russian meddling?
Design and Architecture
Securing Public Spaces, Super Wealthy Asians Vehicles are increasingly being used as weapons, as seen in the London Bridge attack over the weekend and in New York’s Times Square last month. The Compton-based company Calpipe is designing security bollards to help make public spaces safer. And novelist Kevin Kwan satirizes the “crazy rich” Asian jet set and their luxurious tastes in his latest book, “Rich People Problems.”