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"content": "\u003cp>According to a \u003ca href=\"http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/poll-finds-most-believe-ebola-spread-by-multiple-routes/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard School of Public Health poll\u003c/a> from October of this year, “More than half of [U.S.] adults (52%) are concerned that there will be a large outbreak of Ebola inside the U.S. within the next 12 months.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This statistic reflects a paranoia that remains unsupported by the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control (CDC)\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/06-october-2014/en/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the World Health Organization (WHO)\u003c/a>. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/exposure/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC\u003c/a>, “Healthcare providers caring for Ebola patients and family and friends in close contact with Ebola patients are at the highest risk of getting sick because they may come in contact with the blood or body fluids of sick patients.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But who am I to try to pull you away from your sweet, sweet hypochondria with science?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10148611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Ebola-Facts.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10148611 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Ebola-Facts.jpg\" alt=\"Facts about Ebola in the U.S., 2014; courtesy the CDC\" width=\"1100\" height=\"958\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Ebola-Facts.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Ebola-Facts-400x348.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Ebola-Facts-688x600.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facts about Ebola in the U.S., 2014; courtesy the CDC\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While we’re talking epidemics, why don’t we throw in \u003ca href=\"http://www.who.int/tb/en/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tuberculosis\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2014/polio-20141114/en/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wild polio virus\u003c/a> and the zombie apocalypse? Now that flu season is upon us, we can all indulge in a little pandemic panic as those familiar, yet, newly distressing symptoms set in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what to do with all that time sequestered in your hermetically sealed home as you recover from your disease or avoid those presumably spreading it? Netflix and Amazon Prime can certainly take the edge off, but what will you do for mental stimulation and human interaction?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10148613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Board.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10148613 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Board.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Board.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Board-400x400.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Board-600x600.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Board-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Board-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Board-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Board-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Board-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i> Board Game, 2012, Game Design by Matt Leacock, Artwork by Chris Quilliams; courtesy Z-Man Games\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is where \u003ca href=\"http://zmangames.com/product-details.php?id=1246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, an award-winning board game from \u003ca href=\"http://zmangames.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Z-Man Games\u003c/a>, can help ease you back into society. What better way to conquer your fears of Ebola than a cooperative game that offers players the opportunity to fight not one but four diseases spreading around the world?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The game is designed for two to four players who each take on one of seven roles: contingency planner, dispatcher, medic, operations expert, quarantine specialist, researcher or scientist. Each role has its own special abilities for treating and containing diseases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10148607\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Roles.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10148607 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Roles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Roles.jpg 500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Roles-400x400.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Roles-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Roles-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Roles-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Roles-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Roles-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Quilliams, \u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i> Role Cards, 2012; courtesy Z-Man Games.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You and your teammates will travel across the globe, treating infections while finding resources for cures. You must work together, using your individual strengths, to succeed. The clock is ticking as outbreaks and epidemics fuel the spreading plagues. Can you find all four cures in time? The fate of humanity is in your hands!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Players start out in Atlanta, Georgia, which is an homage to the real-life CDC headquarters location. From there, players spread out across a map of the world, which pinpoints populous cities. The cities have corresponding city cards that players collect and move to in order to create research stations, discover a cure and treat infected people represented by colored cubes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the official rules of the game state that the person with the highest city population in their hand of city cards goes first, many people prefer deferring to the most recently ill or to the person who has experienced the most severe illness in their lifetime. This is where you can check your health privilege.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10148609\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10148609 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards.jpg 500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards-400x400.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Quilliams, \u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i> Player Cards, 2012; courtesy Z-Man Games\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the infection rate increases and spreads to more cities, outbreaks appear in nearby cities. And to keep things interesting, random epidemic cards are spread throughout the player card deck and may be drawn at any time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With directions to increase, infect and intensify, these cards can only inspire dread and frustration. As such, the number of epidemic cards you choose to put in your deck determines the level of difficulty for the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With more ways to lose than to win, \u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i> poses a tough challenge for those prone to doomsday mentalities. “I’ve had more fun losing this game, than I have had winning a lot of others,” said Wil Wheaton, the host of \u003ca href=\"http://geekandsundry.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geek and Sundry\u003c/a>’s board game show, \u003ca href=\"http://geekandsundry.com/shows/tabletop/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Tabletop\u003c/i>\u003c/a>. There is no more satisfying feeling than removing those pesky cubes from the board or squashing the vaguely medical representations of the game’s pathogens with an eradication marker. Watch Wheaton and guests play through an older version of \u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i> in the \u003ci>Tabletop\u003c/i> episode below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytK1zDPPDhw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while \u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i> creator \u003ca href=\"http://leacock.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Leacock\u003c/a> probably did not intend for his game to serve any sort of medical purpose, it may just treat your hypochondria. If your disease is imaginary, why can’t your cure be, too?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://zmangames.com/product-details.php?id=1246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchase \u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i>\u003c/a> on Z-Man Games’ website or as an app for your apple device in \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pandemic-the-board-game/id700793523?ls=1&mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the app store\u003c/a> (if you’re really that worried about exposure). Once you have mastered the original \u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i> you can purchase the extension sets \u003ca href=\"http://zmangames.com/product-details.php?id=1247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Pandemic on the Brink\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://zmangames.com/product-details.php?id=1248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Pandemic in the Lab\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, or the recently announced \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/PandemicTheBoardGame/photos/a.191726557635864.81813.154492558025931/418214934987024/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Pandemic Contagion\u003c/i>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/PandemicTheBoardGame/posts/425950397546811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Pandemic Legacy\u003c/i>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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You must work together, using your individual strengths, to succeed. The clock is ticking as outbreaks and epidemics fuel the spreading plagues. Can you find all four cures in time? The fate of humanity is in your hands!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Players start out in Atlanta, Georgia, which is an homage to the real-life CDC headquarters location. From there, players spread out across a map of the world, which pinpoints populous cities. The cities have corresponding city cards that players collect and move to in order to create research stations, discover a cure and treat infected people represented by colored cubes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the official rules of the game state that the person with the highest city population in their hand of city cards goes first, many people prefer deferring to the most recently ill or to the person who has experienced the most severe illness in their lifetime. This is where you can check your health privilege.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10148609\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10148609 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards.jpg 500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards-400x400.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/Pandemic-Cards-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Quilliams, \u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i> Player Cards, 2012; courtesy Z-Man Games\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the infection rate increases and spreads to more cities, outbreaks appear in nearby cities. And to keep things interesting, random epidemic cards are spread throughout the player card deck and may be drawn at any time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With directions to increase, infect and intensify, these cards can only inspire dread and frustration. As such, the number of epidemic cards you choose to put in your deck determines the level of difficulty for the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With more ways to lose than to win, \u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i> poses a tough challenge for those prone to doomsday mentalities. “I’ve had more fun losing this game, than I have had winning a lot of others,” said Wil Wheaton, the host of \u003ca href=\"http://geekandsundry.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geek and Sundry\u003c/a>’s board game show, \u003ca href=\"http://geekandsundry.com/shows/tabletop/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Tabletop\u003c/i>\u003c/a>. 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Watch Wheaton and guests play through an older version of \u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i> in the \u003ci>Tabletop\u003c/i> episode below.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ytK1zDPPDhw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ytK1zDPPDhw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>And while \u003ci>Pandemic\u003c/i> creator \u003ca href=\"http://leacock.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Leacock\u003c/a> probably did not intend for his game to serve any sort of medical purpose, it may just treat your hypochondria. 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"content": "\u003cp>In 2011, the market research company, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/home/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPD Group\u003c/a>, found that the average U.S. household has \u003ca href=\"https://www.webthriftstore.com/#!/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$7,000\u003c/a> worth of unwanted items. A lot of things may have changed since 2011, but the U.S.’ obsession with things is probably not one of them. If you have thousands of dollars laying around your house in the form of stuff, consider donating that potential money to a charity of your choice through \u003ca href=\"https://www.webthriftstore.com/#!/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebThriftStore\u003c/a> this holiday — ahem, consumer — season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-aLRaFg-A4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to its website, “WebThriftStore turns stuff into cash for charities, tax deductions for donors, and bargains for buyers.” Their IRS-approved charities range from local to national. Some of the big names include the \u003ca href=\"http://www.redcross.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Red Cross\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.aspca.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASPCA\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.peta.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PETA\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nationalgeographic.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Geographic Society\u003c/a>. I did a double take when I saw Texas’ \u003ca href=\"http://www.katyprairie.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katy Prairie Conservancy\u003c/a>, which upon further examination has no relation to \u003ca href=\"http://www.katyperry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katy Perry\u003c/a> or her cat, \u003ca href=\"http://katyperry.wikia.com/wiki/Kitty_Purry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kitty Purry\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how is this better than donating your things to a local thrift store? Dropping off a box of stuff can feel like abandoning your memories on the side of the road. For most of us materialists there will always be some items that are slightly too precious to just give away but not essential enough to use or keep. And selling things on \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebay.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eBay\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.etsy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etsy\u003c/a> can become a full-time job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WebThriftStore knows that most Internet users like buying more than selling. “WebThriftStore allows any non-profit to run an online thrift store without holding inventory, with no financial risk.” If your house has become a warehouse, it’s time you logged on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10159976\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/ThriftSnapApp.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10159976\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/ThriftSnapApp.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshots of ThriftSNAP; courtesy WebThriftStore\" width=\"500\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/ThriftSnapApp.jpg 500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/ThriftSnapApp-400x346.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshots of ThriftSNAP; courtesy WebThriftStore\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Instead of shamelessly snapping pics of your new stuff for \u003ca href=\"http://instagram.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook\u003c/a>, download WebThriftStore’s app, \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thriftsnap/id875896430?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ThriftSNAP\u003c/a>, to transmute your social media sins into charitable works. With the app it is easy to take pictures of things you want to donate, set prices and choose either in-person pickup or USPS shipping at the buyer’s expense. Sellers receive prepaid postage and tax write off documentation in the mail from WebThriftStore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you find a donated item that you want to purchase, there is a 30-day money back guarantee on shipped items that do not live up to their descriptions. Even if you’re only planning to buy \u003ca href=\"https://www.webthriftstore.com/#!/browse/Gift+Certificates~+Tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gift cards\u003c/a> for the holidays, WebThriftStore has those too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WebThriftStore itself is not a charity, but a business that supports charity; “We pay all credit card and transaction processing fess, return shipping and insurance fees and customer support costs. Charities pay us a small fee to provide these services.” This means that 20% of your sale goes to WebThriftStore and the remaining 80% goes to the charity of your choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The YouTuber known as \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdN1iSjh227a0BCn69G8sGg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salamanda\u003c/a>, mentioned WebThriftStore in one of her recent videos. As an avid thrifter, Salamanda is best known for her “hauls,” where she shows her viewers items she has bought at the thrift store. 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In a post Cold War, pre-NSA world, fans of this television show imagined that the United States government was more concerned with home-planet security than homeland security.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One such fan was a young boy in Karachi, Pakistan, who “started to see the world as a much bigger and weirder place,” thanks to Mulder and Scully. He would later move to the United States and share his unique perspectives on media as a comedian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10145371\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/kumail.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/kumail.jpg\" alt=\"Kumail Nanjiani; Source: walkingdead.wiki.com\" width=\"640\" height=\"956\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10145371\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/kumail.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/kumail-400x597.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/kumail-401x600.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kumail Nanjiani; Source: \u003ca href=\"http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/Kumail_Nanjiani\">walkingdead.wiki.com\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Today, \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3529685/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kumail Nanjiani\u003c/a> is known for his role on \u003ca href=\"http://www.hbo.com/silicon-valley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HBO’s \u003ci>Silicon Valley\u003c/i> \u003c/a>and for producing the video game podcast, \u003ca href=\"http://www.nerdist.com/podcast_channel/the-indoor-kids-channel/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>The Indoor Kids\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, with his wife, Emily V. Gordon. But he returns to the roots of his geekdom as the host of \u003ca href=\"http://www.feralaudio.com/show/x-files-files/\">\u003ci>Kumail Nanjiani’s The X-Files Files\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, a podcast that examines \u003ci>The X-Files\u003c/i> episode by episode.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These MP3s serve as a bridge between original \u003ci>X-Files\u003c/i> fans who caught the first broadcast and new fans discovering the show through \u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/home?nmr=1&locale=en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix\u003c/a> streaming. Nanjiani has released over 20 episodes of the podcast since June of this year, covering the first and second seasons of \u003ci>The X-Files\u003c/i>. Some Millennials, however, have already complained that Nanjiani has not produced enough commentary to keep up with their binge-watching habits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Waiting for Nanjiani to release a new podcast is just a small taste of the anticipation original fans felt as they waited for reruns, printed series guides or limited release VHS tapes of \u003ci>The X-Files\u003c/i>. And if Millennials can’t handle this protracted time frame, perhaps they should reflect on the fact that the competent Agents Mulder and Scully are in their twenties in the first season, and reevaluate their life choices — I did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While it may be hard for younger listeners to imagine a time before Internet streaming and widescreen televisions, when 20-year-olds could realistically get high-security-clearance jobs and afford full-sized apartments — Nanjiani has done his own investigative work to put these generational divides in focus. By excavating posts from old Internet message boards and other primary source materials, and interviewing \u003ci>X-Files\u003c/i> fans and contributors, Nanjiani transports listeners back to the early ’90s, when government agents in their twenties could take on the government one X-File at a time . . . Clearly I’m not over it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With 203 episodes, an \u003ci>X-Files\u003c/i> marathon is no easy undertaking, however unlike modern televisions shows, you do not have to watch every episode to understand what’s going on. In fact, Nanjiani refuses to watch certain episodes again and actively discourages newcomers from getting off on the wrong foot. Sadly, true \u003ci>X-Files\u003c/i> fans have learned to shield themselves from the inevitable disappointment that is the series’ conclusion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Luckily, it doesn’t take much to revive \u003ci>X-Files\u003c/i> fans who have lain dormant for twenty years, or to spawn new ones, as the e-mails featured in \u003ca href=\"http://www.feralaudio.com/6-bonus-e-mail-episode-with-emily-gordon/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">episode six\u003c/a> prove. Even Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny seem happy to revisit and discuss their old roles. Nanjiani’s ultimate goal is to have these two on the podcast and a recent Twitter exchange involving Anderson shows that he may be closer than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/521355142570848256\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some episodes of \u003ci>The X-Files Files\u003c/i>, Nanjiani jokingly refers to Mulder and Scully by their first names. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Maria Judnick\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Netflix and all those other streaming video options, I was obsessed with TV shows on DVD. As soon as I’d hear that my favorite show had added another season to DVD, off I’d search, ready to plunk down any amount of money for a chance to spend another few hours engrossed in my favorite worlds. From \u003cem>M*A*S*H \u003c/em>to \u003cem>West Wing \u003c/em>to \u003cem>Psych\u003c/em>, I owned them all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More and more beloved TV shows like \u003cem>Veronica Mars,\u003c/em> \u003cem>Gilmore Girls,\u003c/em> and now \u003cem>Friends \u003c/em>(the latter \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=048SNZIP40I\">debuts \u003c/a>in January) have made the jump to Netflix, but there are still so many greats – both famous and obscure – that deserve a second chance to be watched and loved. Here are 10 suggestions:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13969\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/tumblr_inline_mq80tk4w4j1qb1pkp.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13969\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/tumblr_inline_mq80tk4w4j1qb1pkp.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: NBC\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: NBC\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Ed\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sure, the premise is a bit weird (a New York lawyer Ed Stevens --played by Tom Cavanaugh -- buys a bowling alley in his hometown of Stuckeyville, Ohio and tries to woo the woman of his high school dreams), but the show embraced its quirkiness, quickly amassing a legion of fans obsessed with the weekly $10 bets and random “Godfrey” characters. While the show featured such talent as Michael Ian Black, Julie Bowen, and Justin Long (and was co-produced by David Letterman), NBC pulled the plug in 2004 after just four seasons. Problems with music rights have delayed DVD production, so most fans (including myself) have had to watch their fuzzy VCR copies until they tore in the machine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13971\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/039_41045.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13971\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/039_41045.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: ABC\" width=\"250\" height=\"313\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: ABC\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Three’s Company\u003c/strong>\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Almost immediately after the show’s debut in 1977, \u003cem>Three’s Company \u003c/em>proved to be wildly popular. Starring John Ritter, Joyce De Witt, and Suzanne Summers as the original three platonic roommates involved in crazy hijinks centered around a Santa Monica apartment, these eight seasons have only continued to find fans through reruns, inspiring hope that Netflix will “come and knock” on their door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13972\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Home-Improvement-tv-04.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13972\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Home-Improvement-tv-04-400x499.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: ABC\" width=\"250\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Home-Improvement-tv-04-400x499.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Home-Improvement-tv-04.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: ABC\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Home Improvement\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you were a girl in the 1990s, it was assumed you were in love with J.T.T. (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), who played the middle son on the show \u003cem>Home Improvement. \u003c/em>But J.T.T couldn’t have been the only appeal of the show; it was one of the highest ranked sitcoms for all eight seasons. Loosely based on Tim Allen’s stand-up routine, the story of a local tool-show host and his family and friends (including the partially-hidden neighbor Wilson) is arguably still one of the funniest shows on TV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13973\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/rbk-full-house-de.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13973 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/rbk-full-house-de-400x334.jpg\" alt=\"rbk-full-house-de\" width=\"400\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/rbk-full-house-de-400x334.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/rbk-full-house-de.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: ABC\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Full House \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was so much to love in this show: Uncle Jesse’s good looks, Uncle Joey’s funny voices, little Michelle's adorable catchphrases, Stephanie's killer dance moves, everything Kimmy Gibbler said or did, and on and on. 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But it’s not the awards that matter to fans – it’s the monologues of ex-con-turned-radio-deejay Chris Stevens (John Corbett), the grand schemes from former astronaut Maurice Minnifield (Barry Corbin), the off-hand comments from local wannabe film director Ed Chigliak (Darren E. Burrows) and the stories at the local bar, the Brick, that keep people watching their DVDs and traveling to show reunions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13976\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/NBC-Community.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13976\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/NBC-Community-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"NBC-Community\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/NBC-Community-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/NBC-Community-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/NBC-Community.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: NBC\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Community \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Six seasons and a movie” has been the slogan of fans devoted to the friendships between Greendale Community College students. While the show has endured multiple casting / production changes, cancellation, and a recent move to Yahoo Screen for the sixth season, fans still haven’t given up on this ensemble comedy. Rewatching it all over again on Netflix would remind us why.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13988\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13988\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: NBC\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-75x75.jpg 75w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: NBC\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Will & Grace\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">With \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em> being added to Netflix, it seems like a no-brainer to add some of the other insanely popular shows from the “Must-See TV” NBC lineup. \u003cem>Will & Grace\u003c/em>’s eight seasons starring Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, and Sean Hayes were more than just great TV though; even Vice President Joe Biden has acknowledged that the show helped improve the American public opinion of the LGBT community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13978\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/The_Simpson__s_Family_by_Simpsonix.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13978\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/The_Simpson__s_Family_by_Simpsonix-400x300.png\" alt=\"Photo: Fox\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/The_Simpson__s_Family_by_Simpsonix-400x300.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/The_Simpson__s_Family_by_Simpsonix-800x600.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/The_Simpson__s_Family_by_Simpsonix-1440x1080.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fox\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Simpsons \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">It’s a simple question: Why shouldn’t America’s longest-running sitcom, longest-running animated program, and longest-running scripted primetime television show be on Netflix? For a show that has inspired countless others and even warranted entries in the Oxford English Dictionary, there’s just never enough Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie to go around. 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Starring John Ritter, Joyce De Witt, and Suzanne Summers as the original three platonic roommates involved in crazy hijinks centered around a Santa Monica apartment, these eight seasons have only continued to find fans through reruns, inspiring hope that Netflix will “come and knock” on their door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13972\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Home-Improvement-tv-04.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13972\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Home-Improvement-tv-04-400x499.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: ABC\" width=\"250\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Home-Improvement-tv-04-400x499.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Home-Improvement-tv-04.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: ABC\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Home Improvement\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you were a girl in the 1990s, it was assumed you were in love with J.T.T. (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), who played the middle son on the show \u003cem>Home Improvement. \u003c/em>But J.T.T couldn’t have been the only appeal of the show; it was one of the highest ranked sitcoms for all eight seasons. Loosely based on Tim Allen’s stand-up routine, the story of a local tool-show host and his family and friends (including the partially-hidden neighbor Wilson) is arguably still one of the funniest shows on TV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13973\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/rbk-full-house-de.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13973 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/rbk-full-house-de-400x334.jpg\" alt=\"rbk-full-house-de\" width=\"400\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/rbk-full-house-de-400x334.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/rbk-full-house-de.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: ABC\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Full House \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was so much to love in this show: Uncle Jesse’s good looks, Uncle Joey’s funny voices, little Michelle's adorable catchphrases, Stephanie's killer dance moves, everything Kimmy Gibbler said or did, and on and on. With \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/11/04/full-house-sequel-just-a-hoax-survive-the-disappointment-with-these-animated-gifs/\">the often hinted news that there’s a potential reboot in the works\u003c/a>, it doesn’t hurt to start watching the show all over again!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13975\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 307px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/nexp_cast.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-13975\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/nexp_cast.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: CBS\" width=\"307\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/nexp_cast.jpg 307w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/nexp_cast-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/nexp_cast-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: CBS\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Northern Exposure\u003c/strong>\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">From 1990 to 1995, the story of Joel Fleishman (played by Rob Morrow), a Jewish New York City physician sent to the eccentric small town of Cicely, Alaska as remuneration for his student loans was nominated for more 57 awards and won 27 of them. But it’s not the awards that matter to fans – it’s the monologues of ex-con-turned-radio-deejay Chris Stevens (John Corbett), the grand schemes from former astronaut Maurice Minnifield (Barry Corbin), the off-hand comments from local wannabe film director Ed Chigliak (Darren E. 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Rewatching it all over again on Netflix would remind us why.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13988\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13988\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: NBC\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace-75x75.jpg 75w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/will-and-grace.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: NBC\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Will & Grace\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">With \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em> being added to Netflix, it seems like a no-brainer to add some of the other insanely popular shows from the “Must-See TV” NBC lineup. \u003cem>Will & Grace\u003c/em>’s eight seasons starring Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, and Sean Hayes were more than just great TV though; even Vice President Joe Biden has acknowledged that the show helped improve the American public opinion of the LGBT community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13978\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/The_Simpson__s_Family_by_Simpsonix.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13978\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/The_Simpson__s_Family_by_Simpsonix-400x300.png\" alt=\"Photo: Fox\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/The_Simpson__s_Family_by_Simpsonix-400x300.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/The_Simpson__s_Family_by_Simpsonix-800x600.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/The_Simpson__s_Family_by_Simpsonix-1440x1080.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fox\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Simpsons \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">It’s a simple question: Why shouldn’t America’s longest-running sitcom, longest-running animated program, and longest-running scripted primetime television show be on Netflix? For a show that has inspired countless others and even warranted entries in the Oxford English Dictionary, there’s just never enough Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie to go around. 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Borrowing a favorite phrase from Sophia, “Picture This: Netflix, 2015” has a particularly good ring to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Seinfeld\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 374px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/21d8a23363056d719a4aa1d6806eacac50c07ff1.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13980 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/21d8a23363056d719a4aa1d6806eacac50c07ff1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: NBC\" width=\"374\" height=\"222\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: NBC\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">All I really need to say is this: everyone loves this show. The rest, as George’s girlfriend Marcy would say, is just “yada-yada.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cem>Which shows do you wish you could watch on Netflix?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Maybe you’ve been glued to your television screen watching the Giants take the World Series. Or pouring over your election mailers. Whatever the reason Halloween procrastinators, we’re here for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In under five hours and with less than $40, intrepid KQED staff were able to build the costumes below. That comes out to roughly $6.66 and less than one-hour per costume. We raided our closets, Mission dollar stores, Thrift Town, Mission Thrift and Goodwill for everything you see below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve come-up with a quick and easy costume, please let us know in the comments!\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/coldtourist.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/coldtourist.jpg\" alt=\"(Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10144786\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Cold Tourist\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Nothing screams tourist like a San Francisco sweatshirt or pullover with shorts. We snagged this pullover at Thrift Town for $7. For an even more authentic look you can hit Walgreens to pick up one of the quintessential San Francisco sweatshirts.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>\u003cstrong>What you’ll need:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nBaseball cap\u003cbr>\nLogo sweatshirt or pullover\u003cbr>\nShorts\u003cbr>\nSneakers\u003cbr>\nCamera\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Bonus:\u003c/strong> Cable car or 10-ride Muni pass\u003cbr>\n\u003c/h5>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/techbus.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/techbus.jpg\" alt=\"Google bus (Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10144784\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Tech Bus\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Whether you’re pulling into a party at 16th and Mission or at the North Berkeley BART, you can ride in style with this light cardboard box (WiFi not included). We took an Amazon package, taped up the top flaps and used a pen knife to carve out the vestibule. Next, glue on your construction paper color of choice. The dollar store across from Thrift Town has packs of paper for $1 each. Then, just clip on your suspenders. The truly crafty can glue a drink tray onto the front of the bus.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>\u003cstrong>What you’ll need:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nBox\u003cbr>\nColored construction paper\u003cbr>\nGlue\u003cbr>\nPen knife\u003cbr>\nSuspenders\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Bonus:\u003c/strong> Tech badge\u003cbr>\n\u003c/h5>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/ggbridge.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/ggbridge.jpg\" alt=\"(Olivia Allen-Price/KQED)\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10144783\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Golden Gate Bridge\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Looking for a costume for two? With a little \u003ca href=\"http://goldengatebridge.org/research/factsGGBIntOrngColor.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international orange\u003c/a> paint you and a friend can be one of the Bay Area’s most iconic symbols. Carve out the towers with a pen knife and punch two holes for the cables at the top of each section. Paint your boxes. Once everything is dry, attach red rope at the top of each tower for the cables, knotting it inside the box once you’ve figured out the correct tension. Then you glue the blue cloth at the bottom of each tower for the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>\u003cstrong>What you’ll need:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwo boxes\u003cbr>\nRed paint\u003cbr>\nPaint brushes\u003cbr>\nRed rope\u003cbr>\nBlue cloth\u003cbr>\nGlue\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Bonus:\u003c/strong> White drape for fog\u003cbr>\n\u003c/h5>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/dropbox.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/dropbox.jpg\" alt=\"(Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10144787\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Mission Soccer Player\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>One of our easiest costumes references the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/10/13/mission-playground-soccer-field-incident-spurs-planned-rally-over-pay-to-play\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">much-publicized disagreement\u003c/a> between a group of tech company employees and some local kids over whether the Mission Playground soccer field could be reserved. If you have a soccer ball, white shirt and access to a printer, you have this costume.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>\u003cstrong>What you’ll need:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nT-shirt\u003cbr>\nTech logo\u003cbr>\nSoccer shorts\u003cbr>\nSneakers\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Bonus:\u003c/strong> Friend filming you with a cell phone\u003cbr>\n\u003c/h5>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/prospector.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/prospector.jpg\" alt=\"(Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10144782\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Prospector\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>San Francisco was a small town before the Gold Rush began. Be a part of our state’s great past with a flannel shirt, shovel and some suspenders. \u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>\u003cstrong>What you’ll need:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nFlannel shirt\u003cbr>\nDirty ripped jeans\u003cbr>\nShorts\u003cbr>\nSuspenders\u003cbr>\nShovel\u003cbr>\nFool’s gold, or take the easy way out with more construction paper\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Bonus:\u003c/strong> Actual gold panning equipment\u003cbr>\n\u003c/h5>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/elephantseals.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/elephantseals.jpg\" alt=\"(Olivia Allen-Price/KQED)\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10144785\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Sea Lion\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Be the smartest person at your Halloween party by correcting people who call you a seal. Real Bay Area residents know \u003ca href=\"http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/seal-sealion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sea lions have ear flaps\u003c/a>. We were able to turn some workout clothes and a cute animal mask into this costume. If you’re bothered by sounding like a sea lion all night under the mask, just apply some make-up.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>\u003cstrong>What you’ll need:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nGrey or brown clothes\u003cbr>\nAdorable animal mask or make-up\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Bonus:\u003c/strong> Grab some gloves to use as flippers\u003cbr>\n\u003c/h5>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kevin Jones and Marie K. Lee assisted with this report. Special thanks to our models Isabel Angell, Davey Kim, Marie K Lee, Adizah Eghan, Kevin Jones and Lisa Pickoff-White.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Maybe you’ve been glued to your television screen watching the Giants take the World Series. Or pouring over your election mailers. Whatever the reason Halloween procrastinators, we’re here for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In under five hours and with less than $40, intrepid KQED staff were able to build the costumes below. That comes out to roughly $6.66 and less than one-hour per costume. We raided our closets, Mission dollar stores, Thrift Town, Mission Thrift and Goodwill for everything you see below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve come-up with a quick and easy costume, please let us know in the comments!\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/coldtourist.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/coldtourist.jpg\" alt=\"(Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)\" width=\"350\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10144786\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Cold Tourist\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Nothing screams tourist like a San Francisco sweatshirt or pullover with shorts. We snagged this pullover at Thrift Town for $7. 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Art’s effect can be that of a strange dream land, and documentary video is the closest you’ll ever get to being behind the scenes because you can’t go visiting a bunch of famous artists. Wolfgang Laib is the pollen artist, and he also uses beeswax and milk, other timeless materials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was most excited to see Katharina Grosse create her huge, sculptural forms covered in piles of pure pigment. They are explosions of color. She says colors are like the voice of a singer, and her work has a very loud and lyrical impact. She calls herself a trickster, and though \u003ci>ART21\u003c/i> has an incredibly serious tone, the lighter sides of artists’ personalities are subtly revealed. I loved seeing Grosse in a tie-dyed sweatshirt reminiscent of her work. 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