Atlantic Monthly

What Makes People Want to Play Rock Band and Guitar Hero?

Gary Marcus | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

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I suspect monkeys could be trained to play Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and yet the two games together have grossed over three billion dollars

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Think Again: Conflicts of Interest by the Wealthy and for the Wealthy

Eric Alterman | Posted 08.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Howard Kurtz, Atlantic Monthly, Andrew-Alexander, Politico, James Fallows, Blogola, Bloggers, Cokie Roberts, David Bradley, Marcus Brauchli, Washington Post, Tom Friedman, Katherine-Weymouth, Washington Post Salons, Media News

Given the power of perception media institutions enjoy over the profits of so many industries, these same institutions can use this privilege to line their own pockets.

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The Buck Stops Here, Unless You Marry It (Or Were Sired By It, Or Are Its Cousin...)

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Yale, Bush Dynasty, George H.W. Bush, Hillary Clinton Sexism, Clinton Dynasty, William F. Buckley, Hillary Clinton, Christopher Buckley, Atlantic Monthly, Skull and Bones, Media News

I read with interest Christopher Buckley's comment this weekend on the "American Idea," as inspired by the Atlantic's 150th anniversary celebration an...

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"Atlantic" To Get More Political In '08

Folio | Dylan Stableford | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Two years after chairman David Bradley, facing mounting costs, moved the 148-year-old Atlantic Monthly from Boston to D.C., the magazine is ramping up...