PBS turns 50 this month. We asked our writers, with help from Rachael Ray, Gary Clark Jr., Damon Lindelof, Kal Penn and others, to reflect on how it changed television. nytimes.com/2020/10/13/art…
PBS's influence is now everywhere — in "The Real World" and "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," in YouTube cooking shows and the DIY Network. PBS made Sir David Attenborough a star in the U.S. Still, it's struggling to survive. nytimes.com/2020/10/13/art…
As anyone who has watched it knows, running public television has always meant asking viewers — viewers like you! — to give, generously. nytimes.com/2020/10/13/art…
"Long before it was fashionable, PBS educated us about the realities of American life," writes @mikehalenyt. "And spoke some truth to power along the way." nytimes.com/2020/10/13/art…
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
We found four crucial inflection points in Biden’s fund-raising:
— President Trump’s call for Ukraine to investigate Biden’s son
— Biden’s primary win in South Carolina
— Protests after George Floyd's killing
— Naming Kamala Harris as his running mate
A deputy campaign manager for Biden said that Trump’s seeking help from Ukraine “made it clear to the whole world which candidate he feared facing most.”
In the 40 days that followed the Ukraine news, online contributions to Biden’s campaign more than doubled.
When 18 year-old Kamala Harris arrived at Howard University in 1982, she was taken in by the historically Black campus’s vibrant social activism. By the time she graduated, Harris had embraced the value of shaping political decisions from the inside. nyti.ms/3drbAzp
As a campus leader and member of the Howard debate team, Kamala Harris had a reputation for academic intensity and a sense of style to match — neatly pressed slacks, dress shoes and a “Snatch Back” haircut that was the rage in the early 1980s. nyti.ms/3drbAzp
Friends say Kamala Harris was popular and comfortable in her own skin at Howard, which was the hub of Washington, DC’s Black political elite in the 1980s. “We were cute and free and independent in the big city,” one of Harris’s classmates said. nyti.ms/3drbAzp
Kim Nam-joon
Kim Seok-jin
Min Yoon-gi
Jung Ho-seok
Park Ji-min
Kim Tae-hyung
Jeon Jung-kook
That’s an introduction to BTS. But to understand the world’s biggest boy group and its management company, now worth $4 billion, you need to meet their ARMY. 💜 nyti.ms/2GUM8GI
BTS’s name is an abbreviation of the Korean words Bangtan Sonyeondan (방탄소년단), or Bulletproof Boy Scouts.
On Thursday, shares in Big Hit Entertainment, which manages the group, will begin trading in South Korea in the country’s biggest IPO in three years.
But what investors are paying for isn’t necessarily Big Hit. It’s a vast, highly connected world of fans with a deep, even life-changing connection with BTS and its message of inclusivity and self-love.
They’re called ARMY. If you see this emoji, 💜, you know they’re there.
Apple will unveil new iPhones on Tuesday that are expected to include a major new feature: 5G. Here’s why you should tamp down your expectations, at least for now. nyti.ms/3jV1B7X
First up from Apple in its new product lineup: a HomePod Mini, a smaller and cheaper version of its HomePod smart speaker. nyti.ms/312yNDi
The iPhone 12 has arrived with an improved screen, a faster chip and 5G capability. It’s thinner, smaller and lighter, with smooth, flat edges. The toughened touch screen is also more likely to survive a drop. nyti.ms/2IhLqnh
Many voters are asking these questions right now:
— How quickly will mail ballots be counted in the presidential election?
— Which states will have a winner on election night?
Some states begin pre-processing absentee ballots well in advance, while others, like the battleground states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, begin on Election Day.
With huge numbers of absentee and mail ballots this year, the winner may not be known on election night.
Some battleground states get a head start.
With more than 80 million absentee ballots already requested or sent out across the U.S., any small step could save time.
Michigan gets a 10-hour head start, but Florida can pre-process ballots 40 days before Election Day.
We spoke to 10 young Black writers about their work and what inspires them. Together they are crafting the future of poetry. nyti.ms/3nJwLSc
“Our world is on fire, but these writers are courageous, fearless,” writes @mayabphillips.
Why does poetry matter now? “I think that poetry is vital in this time period, because I don't think there’s ever been a lonelier time in history,” writes Alora Young.