Edition No. 124 · Sat 24 Oct 2026 · Story 26 of 50

This landmark experiment was horrifying. Why is Netflix performing it again?

The Washington Post

Monica Hesse asks why Netflix is restaging the Stanford Prison Experiment as entertainment.

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