Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Things From the Week of July 1510 of 10
Designer-Imposter Netflix Series of the Week
There seems to be credence to the theory that Netflix is run by a bot that scours Google Analytics for top keywords and spits out acquisition deals to international best-matches. So if you've done binge-watched "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown," which the bot knows you have, there's "Dark Tourist," an eight-episode docuseries from New Zealand filmmaker David Farrier that travels way off the beaten path and skips the food for the "way off" parts. Available to stream on July 20, the series features Farrier swimming in a nuclear lake, palling with JFK-assassination re-enactors, and cleaning a mummy. Let us know how it is.
See what else is coming to Netflix in July
There seems to be credence to the theory that Netflix is run by a bot that scours Google Analytics for top keywords and spits out acquisition deals to international best-matches. So if you've done binge-watched "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown," which the bot knows you have, there's "Dark Tourist," an eight-episode docuseries from New Zealand filmmaker David Farrier that travels way off the beaten path and skips the food for the "way off" parts. Available to stream on July 20, the series features Farrier swimming in a nuclear lake, palling with JFK-assassination re-enactors, and cleaning a mummy. Let us know how it is.
See what else is coming to Netflix in July