Author: James

Can a graphic novel help us understand the dark decade of the 1940s? In Spain, Carlos Gimenez’s “Paracuellos,” as early as the 1970s, brought to light the silenced experiences of the postwar Francoist era. More recently, Jose Pablo Garcia has adapted the works of historian Paul Preston on the Spanish Civil War and Franco into…

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Amazon AMZN andNetflix NFLX are among the most influential names in streaming entertainment. Netflix is a pure-play streamer serving an audience approaching one billion people, while Amazon’s Prime Video sits within a broader ecosystem spanning e-commerce, advertising and Amazon Web Services (“AWS”). Both companies are leaning on live sports, ad-supported offerings and originals to capture…

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Upon its launch in 2013, Sony’s PlayStation 4 reasserted the company’s commanding lead over its Microsoft direct competitor, the Xbox One. The PS4 became the company’s second best-selling console of all time, selling over 102 million units to surpass the original PlayStation’s sales. This was bolstered by a line of acclaimed and popular video game…

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