Netflix

Netflix, Disney, CBS, NBC, Sony, and Showtime have threatened to end production in Georgia after the state passed a bill outlawing abortion after six weeks.

Multitasking can be damaging to your brain, and online students are bearing the brunt.

The most popular streaming shows are quite violent, and they convey a dark, distorted view of society.

A survey of youths at high risk of suicide found that half had watched at least one episode of the Netflix series.

The new documentary series promised compassion for sufferers of poorly understood chronic illnesses. Instead, it peddled the tired narrative that their suffering is "all in their heads."

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New research finds we're driving less in the Internet age, and that's reducing our energy consumption.

Morris' latest, an investigation into whether the CIA assassinated one of its own scientists, pushes the boundaries of "documentary" further than ever before.

Lee's role in gentrification is complicated, despite his vociferous criticism of the phenomenon, because in some ways he's responsible for the Brooklyn of today.

The real-life Wendy Carr helped the FBI formulate criminal profiling in the 1970s—and her work with victims isn't over.

The new Netflix series dramatizes the challenges that black students often face, while maintaining a vital focus on the fullness of the students' individual lives.

By leaving out crucial statistics, the Netflix phenomenon plays into clichés about murdered women.

The Netflix character's tortured, morally gray persona isn't proof of the show's awards potential—it's the symptom of real trauma.

From an angry tweet to an actual change.

It's bad, and the only thing you can do is lower your expectations and press play.

Although it's not necessarily lacking in viewership, FX's best show still isn't talked about in the same way as Game of Thrones or Mad Men.

The documentary debuted a year ago, but no one started talking about it until late October. Except, how many people are actually talking about it?

A new commercial from the streaming-media company shows your family gathered all around the Christmas TV.

Tiny numbers, big impacts.

Bottom-of-the-barrel creature features. Topless-teen comedies. "Mockbuster" rip-offs. In Burbank, California, one low-budget studio cranks out whatever Netflix wants.