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Ellen Rolfes

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2024 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts

Oscar winner "The Last Repair Shop" explores the costs of repairing musical instruments

by Ellen Rolfes
Mar 11, 2024
“The Last Repair Shop” focuses on the people who maintain the 140,000 musical instruments owned by Los Angeles Unified School District public schools.
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The EU puts new limits on "digital gatekeepers"

by Ellen Rolfes and Catherine Orihuela
Mar 8, 2024
Plus, we to the numbers on America's voting machines and Hollywood's pandemic recovery in this week's newsletter.
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Are boycotts free speech?

by Ellen Rolfes and Catherine Orihuela
Mar 1, 2024
In this week's Make Me Smart newsletter: The BDS movement and the "silver tsunami."
Dueling protests in New York stemming from Ben & Jerry's decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank in 2021.
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This economy is feeling like the '90s

by Ellen Rolfes and Catherine Orihuela
Feb 23, 2024
Plus, we parse AI video and do the numbers on Girl Scout cookies in this week's Make Me Smart newsletter.
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Donald Trump takes on the RNC

by Ellen Rolfes
Feb 16, 2024
Plus: The Super Bowl for florists, the New York Times best seller list and Reasons To Be Cheerful.
Lara Trump and her father-in-law, Donald Trump.
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"Invisible Beauty"

Addressing dismal working conditions in a glamorous industry

by Ellen Rolfes
Feb 13, 2024
Proposed legislation in New York state would increase labor protections for models, content creators and other behind-the-scenes fashion pros.  
Fashion is glamorous, but it’s also work, and workers often have few protections.
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What's driving farmers to protest in Europe

by Ellen Rolfes
Feb 9, 2024
Plus: An AI image quiz and Bud Light's culture war blowback in this week's newsletter.
A farmer's protest last month in France blocked the road with waste.
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The next front in the fight over DEI

by Ellen Rolfes
Feb 2, 2024
Plus: We explain the TikTok Shop and do the numbers on where all the new gambling taxes are going.
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"The Store"

The problem of "sameness"

by Ellen Rolfes
Jan 31, 2024
Why department stores struggle to retain relevancy.
Can you tell whether this photo was taken inside of a JCPenney? A Dillard's? A Macy's?
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All aboard the AI hype train

by Ellen Rolfes
Jan 26, 2024
Artificial intelligence bets on Wall Street are huge. But some experts warn investor optimism around AI growth may be irrationally high.
Microsoft's market value hit $3 trillion this week, driven by investors' expectations of huge growth in artificial intelligence.
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