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Artificial Intelligence

AI Inventing Its Own Culture, Passing It On to Humans, Sociologists Find

Algorithms could increasingly influence human culture, even though we don't have a good understanding of how they interact with us or each other.
Edward Ongweso Jr
5.25.22
Monkeypox

Anti-Vaxxers Vow Not to Protect Themselves From Monkeypox

“The swamp appears to be desperate and is running out of ideas to keep us under control and living in fear... won’t work this time.” 
Anna Merlan
5.25.22
Sue Gray

Boris Johnson’s Staff ‘Got Drunk and Fought Each Other’ at Lockdown Parties

The UK Prime Minister has kind of apologised after an internal report said drunken staff had thrown up and shouted at cleaners at parties in and around Downing Street during COVID lockdowns.
Dipo Faloyin
5.25.22
Life

Why Do We Love Shawarmas So Much? An Investigation.

The origins of this popular dish can be traced back to more than 400 years — making its way from the Ottoman empire to practically every food truck today.
Arman Khan
5.25.22
Politics

'A Complete Joke': Students Who Got Lockdown Fines React to Partygate

With the Sue Gray report now out, students hit by extortionate fines for COVID-19 gatherings say it's "one rule for them and one rule for us".
Charlotte Colombo
5.25.22
protest

Why These Women Aren’t Joining Sri Lanka’s Massive Anti-Government Protests

“Their struggles are not the same as ours.”
Pallavi Pundir
Kumanan Kanapathippillai
5.25.22
US

After Texas Shooting, Parents Wait Hours to Find Out If Their Children Died

“Please fb help me find my daughter,” a father wrote on Facebook. His worst fear was confirmed hours later.
Hanako Montgomery
Rachel Cheung
5.25.22
gun control

New Zealand Embraced Gun Reform After One Mass Shooting. Now They Watch US in Disbelief.

“New Zealand is far from perfect, but we had leaders with the courage to act in the immediate aftermath of our tragedy.”
Gavin Butler
5.25.22
US

Heartbreaking Scenes in Texas Following a Gruesome School Massacre

Grieving families are seen in tears after a gunman opened fire in a Texas elementary school, killing at least 21 people.
Hanako Montgomery
5.25.22
Photos

Dream-Like Photos of a Famed Gay Mecca

Photographer Matthew Leifheit's new book "To Die Alive" documents his complicated relationship with Fire Island.
Bruno Bayley
5.25.22
Art

The Evolution of Hong Kong Cinema, From Legacy to New Indie

Hong Kong as we know it is slipping into memory. It will live on in its catalogue of films.
Sarah Wei
5.25.22
News

Australian Greyhounds Are Still Brutally Neglected By Their Trainers, Advocates Say

“Some of these dogs are caged for most of the day. These dogs are not socialised. These dogs are a commodity."
Julie Fenwick
5.25.22
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