Death of the private self: how fifteen years of Facebook changed the human condition

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/31/how-facebook-robbed-us-of-our-sense-of-self

‘They can sell anything’: how the Kardashians changed fashion

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/jan/28/they-can-sell-anything-how-the-kardashians-changed-fashion

As HuffPost and BuzzFeed shed staff, has the digital content bubble burst?

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jan/24/as-huffpost-and-buzzfeed-shed-staff-has-the-digital-content-bubble-burst

The French fine against Google is the start of a war

https://www.economist.com/business/2019/01/24/the-french-fine-against-google-is-the-start-of-a-war

Worst job in showbiz: why will no one touch the world's glitziest gigs?

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/22/oscars-hosts-super-bowl

How a deluge of money nearly broke the Premier League

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/17/how-a-deluge-of-money-nearly-broke-the-premier-league

Gillette #MeToo ad on 'toxic masculinity' cuts deep with men's rights activists

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/15/gillette-metoo-ad-on-toxic-masculinity-cuts-deep-with-mens-rights-activists

How Much of the Internet Is Fake? Turns Out, a Lot of It, Actually.

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/how-much-of-the-internet-is-fake.html

The internet, but not as we know it: life online in China, Cuba, India and Russia

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2019/jan/11/the-internet-but-not-as-we-know-it-life-online-in-china-russia-cuba-and-india

Apple succumbs to the smartphone malaise

https://www.economist.com/business/2019/01/12/apple-succumbs-to-the-smartphone-malaise

Revealed: the ‘dire consequences’ of football’s relationship with gambling

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/10/football-gambling-dire-consequences-young-men-bet-new-study

Disney goes back to the future

https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2019/01/05/disney-goes-back-to-the-future

“Cinderella” (2015) made $535m from a budget of $95m. “The Jungle Book” (2016) took $963m from $175m. The $300m marketing and production budget of “Beauty and the Beast” (2017), starring Emma Watson, Emma Thompson, Ewan McGregor and Ian McKellen, made it the most expensive musical ever. Within ten days of its release it was the highest-grossing film of its genre, eventually making $1.2bn in ticket sales. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Disney has been the most profitable studio for the past four years, earning more than $7bn at the global box office in 2016 and 2018. Its share price has risen by more than 150% since 2012.