The Outline
James T. Green
Morning is the best time to grocery shop
A meditation on roaming the aisles in the early hours.
The best way a rap producer can say “that’s me”
Branding a song in 3 seconds is a subtle art.
By James T. Green
This racist gum doesn’t even taste good
A conversation about candy marketing, and why Asian-American stereotypes have more staying power than an everlasting gobstopper.
Listen to the #MuteRKelly co-founder
We talk to the co-founder behind the #MuteRKelly campaign, Kenyette Barnes, and how to deal with problematic artists.
World Dispatch: Why “hi” is the worst thing you can message someone
If you say that and nothing else, I’m probably getting fired.
World Dispatch: The Impossible Burger is a fine bad burger
It will easily replace meat as an ingredient, but not meat itself.
World Dispatch: Your immune system is in charge of how quickly you age
Is there a fountain of youth?
World Dispatch: The rise of the ambient video game
‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ takes cues from a long history of ambient music, in Japan and the United States.
World Dispatch: Alabama deserves better
The journey of a train full of poop.
World Dispatch: Neopets was run by scientologists
There goes your childhood.
World Dispatch: The app-i-fication of friendship
Will dinner with strangers cure our loneliness?
World Dispatch: Hell is empty and all the devils are creating Westworld fan theories
Paris Martineau talks to the people behind the avatars on r/westworld.
World Dispatch: How ’90s kids expressed themselves online
Before Instagram, there was this chat server where you could be whatever you wanted. Today on the Outline World Dispatch, we log in.
World Dispatch: Why we love conspiracy theories
From lizard people to crisis actors, we dig into the science behind it on the Outline World Dispatch.
World Dispatch: More than stunts
The NFL is in the news, and it’s not for something awful. We explain why on the Outline World Dispatch.
World Dispatch: Your job is killing you
Economic precarity, technology, and unrealistic expectations are making us sick. We talk to the author who researched this on The Outline World Dispatch.
World Dispatch: Thirty minutes in a glass box
A startup claims to be the future of work. We find out if it is today on The Outline World Dispatch.
World Dispatch: Aunt Jackie, save us
Roseanne is a polarizing figure, but her reboot is getting top ratings. We breakdown what’s changed, today on The Outline World Dispatch.
World Dispatch: Why you should care about Cambridge Analytica
It’s a name you’ve been hearing everywhere. Today on the Outline World Dispatch, we explain it to you, in human language.
World Dispatch: Meet the teachers who fought in West Virginia
The strike is over but war is not. We talk to two teachers who were on the front lines, today on The Outline World Dispatch.
World Dispatch: You’re wrong about Florida
On this episode: The best way to cheat at HQ Trivia, and a tribute to The Sunshine State.
World Dispatch: What a classroom learns from Black Mirror
On today’s episode, Black Mirror as a teachable moment, an unfortunate trip to the restroom, and a whistling language in Greece.
World Dispatch: We’re exhausted with America (and pretty tired of voice assistants, too)
On today’s episode, an activist turned ICE target and a chatty Amazon Alexa.
The Super Bowl is coming
Today on The Outline World Dispatch, we tackle America’s biggest night for sports.
Hidden icons
Today on The Outline World Dispatch, a star performer and a disrespectful industry.
We can’t quit plastic bags
Today on The Outline World Dispatch, how New York voted against the environment.
Lambo, guaranteed
Today on The Outline World Dispatch, we go inside the world of cryptocurrency pump and dump groups.
Can you keep a secret?
Today on The Outline World Dispatch, the cat is out of the bag.
What a disaster
Today on The Outline World Dispatch.
Looking for love and money online
Today on The Outline World Dispatch.
We’re feeling salty
Today on The Outline World Dispatch.
