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Katharine Trendacosta writes about tech policy, the entertainment industry, pop culture, and where those things intersect. In her day job, she&#8217;s the Associate Director of Policy and Activism for the digital civil liberties nonprofit the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In her spare time, she writes things like this.

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Katharine Trendacosta

Actor and writer Daheli Hall, left, joins WGA members as they cheer on the first day of their strike in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood on May 2, 2023.

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Capital

The Writers Are Striking For The Future Of Entertainment

Defector visual editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell. dhm@defector.com

Dan McQuade in front of a march madness basketball court

Dan McQuade

Amin Khalifa, in a room packed with Philly sports memorabilia, holds up a sign with the Kelce brothers that says SORRY BRO. EAGLES GOT THIS.

Life's Rich Pageant

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Year In Review

The Best Things We Watched In 2022

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A cosplayer dressed as Dude Vader outside the San Diego Comic Con.

Podcasts

Hostile Vibes At Comic Con, With Justin Halpern

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Interviews

An Anonymous TV Writer Offers An Inside Look At Why Special Effects Seem So Bad Right Now

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Life Lessons

I Hate Games

Funbag

I Am Politely Asking TV Broadcasters To Stop Reading Tweets On Air

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Underexplained Lists

Segments That Are In Every Episode Of ‘Aerial America’

Al Michaels And The Price Of Comfort

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