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Jun 13, 2017 • 5min

Handmaid’s Tale: It’s Time to Join the Resistance

To escape a nightmare, sometimes you just need to remember that your life is worth waking up for. In the two most recent episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale, June/Offred (Elisabeth Moss) learned that two of the people she cared about most—her husband, Luke (O-T Fagbenle), and her best friend, Moira (Samira Wiley)—are still alive. When she thought she was alone in Gilead, June just focused on surviving. Now she has a reason to live, to escape, and to join the resistance. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jun 12, 2017 • 6min

Tesla Time, and How Elon Musk Measures Everything In Dog Years

You know how one "dog year" is equal to seven human years, because your furry friends squeeze a whole lot of living into their shorter lifespans? Well, serial entrepreneur and inventor Elon Musk seems to experience life in somewhat the same way. The Tesla, SpaceX, and Boring Company boss believes everything should happen more quickly than most people assume is possible. In Elon's world, deadlines are shorter, three months is a long development time, and 2020? That's the distant future. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jun 9, 2017 • 9min

My Creepy Quest to Save Humanity from Robocar Commuting

I am finally living the lifethat futurists promise will bring me the happiness and balance I crave. The autonomous car has freed me from the slog of commuting. Rather than driving, I am using my time productively, for I am always connected, always working. Actually, I am squatting in my Subaru witha laptop, reclined against a nursing pillow, hoping no one calls the cops. And I’m not sure whetherthis experiment is a fantasy or a nightmare. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jun 8, 2017 • 4min

Apple’s Gorgeous New 10.5 Inch iPad Pro Is All Screen, no Bezel

The tech industry is waging a war on bezels, and the iPad Pro is the first Apple product to benefit. Today at WWDC, Apple’s annual gathering of developers, the company announced a new version of its tablet, with a 10.5-inch screen. It’s a different size, but only in one sense. The new 10.5-inch Pro is physically almost exactly the same physical dimensions as the previous 9.7-inch Pro, just without the bezels. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jun 7, 2017 • 3min

The New iMac Pro Is Apple’s Most Bonkers Computer Ever

Apple’s last mind-blowing computer invention was almost a decade ago. Steve Jobs reached into a manila envelope, and pulled out the slimmest, lightest clamshell anyone had ever seen. Didn’t matter that it cost about the same as a used car; one look and you knew it was the future. Since then, Apple’s progress has been slow—and hasn’t always felt like progress. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jun 6, 2017 • 6min

Handmaid’s Tale: If You Don’t Fight the Tyranny, You’re a Part of It

Not every stormtrooper who goes into battle does so because they’re convinced that the Empire is right. In a tyranny, it’s easier for citizens to fight for what’s wrong and commit atrocities—and it’s tempting for captives to accept their fate. The same is true in the Republic of Gilead. Offred (Elisabeth Moss) now knows that her husband Luke (O-T Fagbenle) escaped. She knows he’s alive. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jun 5, 2017 • 13min

The Terrible, Predictable Life Cycle of Every Trump Tweet

There is nothing Donald Trump can tweet that people won't lose their minds over. Whether it's amasterpiece of design, a Crooked Hillary throwback, or a typo made while falling asleep with a death-grip on his government-issued iPhone, no tweetis too dumb or tiresome to rule the entirety of our daily lives. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jun 2, 2017 • 8min

The Physics of Ramming an Imperial Star Destroyer, Explained

The epic fightover the tropical planet of Scarif in Rogue One remains one of my favorite battles in all of Star Wars. Since there is a small chance you’ve not yet seen the movie, I willgive you a spoiler alert. Still here? Excellent. Let me explain the scene. Two star destroyers wagea pitched battle againsta whole bunch of rebel ships. Several Y-wing starfighters disable one of the star destroyers, and a hammerhead corvette shoves it into the other one. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Jun 1, 2017 • 16min

While You Were Offline: Mr. Trump Goes to Europe to Spread Social Awkwardness

It wouldn't be a Thursday on the internet if folks weren't irrationally upset over something. The latest installment? A bunch of dudes who are mad that Austin's Alamo Drafthouse is planning a women-only screening of Wonder Woman on June 6. It shouldn't really be a surprise, because if there's one thing men have proven themselves to be throughout history, it's prone to childish overreactions whenever someone says something isn't for them. But let's not dwell on that ridiculous outcry. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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May 31, 2017 • 5min

California’s Daunting Plan to Clean Up the Big Sur Landslide—and Stop the Next One

Last week, experts with California’s state transportation department, Caltrans, looked up at a looming stretch of earth in Big Sur and thought, uh-oh. The land around a stretch of Highway 1, which winds along the dramatic Pacific Coast, was moving. A lot. The officials immediately barred locals from the area and pulled out the workers and equipment working to prevent a landslide. Just in time. Saturday night, millions of tons of rock and dirt poured down in four separate slides. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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