The Social Reckoning and What’s Making Us Happy
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The Social Reckoning and What’s Making Us Happy

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 9, 202626 min
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Don’t call it a sequel: The Social Reckoning is a companion piece to The Social Network. While the first movie chronicled the invention of Facebook, this one focuses on where Facebook is now. Jeremy Allen White stars as a crusading reporter alongside Mikey Madison, a Facebook insider with damning information about the business’ practices. The film also features Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg. Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, will it be added to the canon of great films about investigative journalism? Looking for other potential Oscar contenders? Check out these episodes: The movies and TV we’re...

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I don't know if you've noticed, but the used car market is a total nightmare. You know this isn't normal. This is extremely abnormal. So what's going on?

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We take a look at the three reasons why you can't find a decent, affordable used car anymore in the US. this in more stories from the indicator from Planet Money on the NPR app. a funny writer. There are also equally enjoyable, wildly unintentional laugh lines because Aaron

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Sorkin is also a huge cheese ball. It's very corny. Don't call it a sequel. No, the new film, The Social Reckoning is a companion piece to the 2010 film, The Social Network. But where that first movie chronicled the invention

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