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# Matt Vella

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## Matt Vella


## Matt Vella


* ![Francis Ford Coppola](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f02b6cb6e95d84d/69892ffc86f68ee67e6e91e8/francis-ford-coppola-10q.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 10, 2018  
### [Francis Ford Coppola on Art, Immigration and Going to School with Donald Trump](https://time.com/5272351/francis-ford-coppola-art-donald-trump/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt586c2dba57dfc727/6988e65d4ee262c59230fd53/best-video-games.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 20, 2017  
### [Top 10 Video Games](https://time.com/5030122/top-10-video-games-2017/)  
The most noteworthy games that came to the Switch, Xbox One, PS4, and PC in 2017  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jun 22, 2017  
### [What Silicon Valley Can Learn from Travis Kalanick's Uber Fail](https://time.com/4828097/what-silicon-valley-can-learn-from-travis-kalanicks-uber-fail/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Key Speakers At The Institute of Directors Annual Convention](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt95d9dad3e055a774/6988d284fb4eac478e8928ce/gettyimages-456589690.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 21, 2017  
### [Silicon Valley Needs to Rewrite Its Hero-Founder Myth](https://time.com/4826416/uber-travis-kalanick-hero-myth/)  
That's the lesson in Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's stunning fall  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Uber CEO Travis Kalanick appears in Washington, DC on November 6, 2013.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ff2bf9a1a61c1e3/6988d1880b72e34d4c6ee38c/travis-kalanick-uber.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 15, 2017  
### [Uber Fail: Upheaval at the World’s Most Valuable Startup](https://time.com/4819557/uber-fail-upheaval-is-wake-up-call/)  
Chaos at the world's most valuable venture-backed company is forcing Silicon Valley to question its ...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
May 23, 2017  
### [We Ranked the 40 Greatest _Star Wars_ Moments](https://time.com/4788422/best-star-wars-moments/)  
From Yoda's wisdom to Vader's rage, these are the most influential and memorable beats of a 40-year-...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![universal basic income](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1ff68120ef34a62/6988c2938fd2eeb50f3568ef/viewlede.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 13, 2017  
### [Universal Basic Income: A Utopian Idea Whose Time May Finally Have Arrived](https://time.com/4737956/universal-basic-income/)  
A 500-year-old idea may hold the key to solving some of the world's most vexing economic problems  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 13, 2017  
### [Tesla's Electric Shock](https://time.com/4737950/teslas-electric-shock/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 7, 2017  
### [We Ranked Every Possible Detail of the _Fast & Furious_ Movies](https://time.com/4726355/fast-and-the-furious-movies-ranked/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Baker helps stretch the world’s longest rainbow flag in 2003](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c9a1b2e979936c9/6988c19e656a3f2616bcf6f7/gilbert-baker-rainbow-flag-artist.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 6, 2017  
### [Gilbert Baker, Who Designed the Rainbow LGBTQ Pride Flag](https://time.com/4728310/gilbert-baker-baker-rainbow-flag-lgbtq/)  
'He was moved by the idea that it is not only a natural phenomenon but one you have to be in the rig...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jan 31, 2017  
### [The 25 Most Influential Super Bowl Ads of All Time](https://time.com/4653281/super-bowl-ads-commercials-most-influential-time/)  
From talking frogs to co-opted Internet memes, we ranked the most important game day ads ever  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![Nintendo Switch](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt97ee44e427457193/6988aacde20a871ac5a92dd9/screen-shot-2016-10-20-at-10-37-50-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 13, 2017  
### [Nintendo Switch Price Revealed During Livestream](https://time.com/4634072/nintendo-switch-price/)  
The Japanese company's new console will cost $299 when it becomes available in March  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![30 Rock - Season 7](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt178d2920304c7700/6988b40f196cf4d28a03e5e9/tina-fey-carrie-fisher.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 27, 2016  
### [Tina Fey Remembers Carrie Fisher: 'I Feel So Lucky That I Got to Meet Her'](https://time.com/4618491/carrie-fisher-dead-tina-fey/)  
The two actor-writers worked together on the second season of <i>30 Rock</i>  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Virtual Reality Buyer's Guide](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc83e258ff682181c/6988a920a988ca40016b9b02/vr-grid-v1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 27, 2016  
### [Did Virtual Reality Experience a New Dawn or a Massive Flop This Year?](https://time.com/4618376/virtual-reality-success-or-flop/)  
The long-heralded technology had its coming out with several new, consumer-oriented headsets. But VR...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Dec 5, 2016  
### [Person of the Year 2016 Runner-Up: The Hackers](https://time.com/article/2016/12/05/time-person-of-the-year-2016-hackers-runner-up/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)

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