Society

archived 19 Nov 2024 03:38:11 UTC

Artificial intelligence has the potential to seriously harm workers — not because of something inherent to the technology, but because bosses are in control of it.

Athletes, coaches, and choreographers are facing the fact that they’ve been unintentionally breaking the law nearly every day.

Online Nation is an annual report that looks at what people are doing online, how they are served by online content providers and platforms, and their attitudes to and experiences of using the internet.

Nearly 25 years after Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone, Americans are more socially isolated than ever.

The treatment of animals in the real world is far stranger — and crueler — than in Wicked.

The search for the unknown photographer began in the summer of 2020, with the discovery of an old photo album at a flea market in southern France.

If there is contentment on the artist’s face, it is because she knows that she has left Babylon behind and is on her way to Zion.

The only Trump case that really mattered was the Supreme Court's.

# Counteracting authoritarianism and building a bright and welcoming future requires an abundance agenda centering housing growth. Cities like Seattle must lead the way.

The national spare-bedroom supply could be put to better use.

"We have data on the performance of 50k engineers from 100s of companies. ~9.5% of software engineers do virtually nothing: Ghost Engineers.”

An extraordinary firsthand account.

From politicians to VC firms, everyone is falling out of love with the massive, money-oriented, global technology titans. In their place, we have the chance to build something open and trustworthy.

The week before the election, for two nights in a row, I dreamt about the moon. The dreams were in sequence: two parts of a single story that were braided together. A single day of my life became the intermission. Everyone thinks their dreams are interesting. We are self-involved creatures, infatuated with the shiny pictures […]

Lolita and subculture fashion and lifestyle

Exploring the roots and rationale behind the horror and mental health-influenced trends.

Refinery29 talks to Thomas Card, who recently shot a book titled Tokyo Adorned. Check out all the different types of kawaii fashion from Harajuku.

Japan is known for many of its interesting and bizarre subcultures, which I will be sharing 10 of them with you today.

Hiding beneath all the down coats, hats, scarves and boots, there is a thriving underground fashion scene in the Twin Cities. A group of young designers are making clothes for people with a penchant for Victorian era inspired clothing.

The quirky packs of fashionistas that gathered in Harajuku were documented by legendary magazine FRUiTS. But, asks Lindsay Baker, has the Tokyo district’s wild spirit now been tamed?

It's the busiest travel holiday of the year. Have you checked out your airport Starbucks?

With geographic diversity and English proficiency, LATAM is entrepreneurial, leading to technology expansion in the region.

The successful ballot measure hasn’t gotten much notice in the wake of Trump’s victory, but it has dangerous implications.

I'd originally planned to take today off from the newsletter – a little post-Thanksgiving respite from my writing (and your having to read it). But the steady drumbeat of AI hype hasn't stopped, so how can I? (You're free, as always, to not-click.) I really can't say if I'll be emailing

With the youngest workers on board, broader adoption feels more inevitable

The Prince Claus Fund platforms culture as a force for change with Maya K’iche’-Kaqchikel poet, educator and artivist Rosa Chávez, and trans multidisciplinary artist, teacher and researcher Gabriela Luz

Why are people all over the world angry at “the system”?

Banknotes are useful. Not only do they provide their owner with a standard set of payments services, they also offer financial anonymity. ...