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I graduated in 2019 from Vassar with a degree in PR and communications. After studying abroad in Italia (check out my Instagram highlights), I thought I was qualified to apply for jobs abroad. I submitted my profile of reels and posts on Handshake, and by the grace of God—and a Canva Premium subscription—got a response. The Vatican was looking for help jazzing up their profile, and who better to run their brand than a Gen-Z American?

Catholicism has 1.2 billion followers, so they were influencers before it was a thing. I’m tasked with converting centuries of solemn tradition into swipeable, digestible, algorithm-friendly vibes for all of these people. I have to turn the oldest influencer into the newest, trendiest one.

Officially, my title is Director of Digital Evangelism and Brand Stewardship. Unofficially, I am the Vatican’s social media intern and sole poster on @TheVatican. I walk around the grounds and take photos of stained glass, Loewe-coded red loafers, and sometimes, the pope’s shadow looking “mysterious but approachable” (his words) against an eighth-century basilica wall.

As Trump talks of a ceasefire with the Houthis, soldiers in the Middle East have faced steady and seldom discussed attacks.

The post U.S. Troops Are Being Attacked Every Other Day in the Middle East appeared first on The Intercept.

Since the founding of our august institution, we have awarded promotion and tenure based on how many pages of your research we could read before falling asleep and the rumors we heard about the time you insulted that emeritus professor’s new vest. In short, we awarded tenure based on vibes.

But thanks to a lawsuit that we can’t discuss and probably never even happened, we have formalized our promotion and tenure criteria so that everyone can be held to the same nearly impossible standard. These guidelines were written by almost-retired professors who never could have met these standards back in the 1980s, when all you needed for tenure was 1.5 publications and a bottle of scotch in your desk.

Research

To demonstrate excellence in research, achieve all of the following:

The suit says Michigan is the only state with a policy directive to use body cameras on women in invasive searches, showers, and even on the toilet.

The post Michigan Prison Films Women in Showers — and Caught Guards Saying Lewd Things, Lawsuit Says appeared first on The Intercept.

After an inquiry from The Intercept, the New York Times removed the address from an image on the article.

The post The New York Times Briefly Published Elon Musk’s Home Address appeared first on The Intercept.

For the third installment in a series of online events hosted by Fintan O’Toole, New York Review contributors Astra Taylor and Zephyr Teachout and AFA-CWA, AFL-CIO President Sara Nelson discuss what successful opposition looks like today. You may view all available recordings in this series on this page.

The post Organizing the Opposition appeared first on The New York Review of Books.

This is my last resort

If the overwhelming deluge from the Trumpian firehose of lies, threats, incompetency, illegal actions, and surreality is sweeping you off your feet, driving you to bedridden depression, leaving you passive and breathlessly unable to mount a response, much less resistance, please get into the huddle, take a time-out, and listen up to your Jock Culture coach. (That’s me, of course!) You need some distraction. Have you noticed lately how few sports stories are making their way to the top of the news beams? That’s because sports — once upon a time our most reliable source of outrage, speculation, cultish behavior, and lessons in domination, smackdown intimidation, and faux masculinity — has been replaced by a remarkable series of presidential half-time... Read more

NYU Law reversed course on its demand that students renounce protests to take finals — but they are still banned from most school buildings.

The post NYU Law About-Face: Students Can Take Exams Without Swearing Off Protests appeared first on The Intercept.

“Dozens of US arts organizations have been notified that offers of government grants have been terminated, hours after Donald Trump proposed eliminating federal agencies that support arts, humanities and learning.” — The Guardian

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been sweating bullets the last few years, just terrified that the National Endowment for the Arts would receive a sensible amount of funding. It was like watching a slow-motion train wreck of watercolors, ballet shoes, and interpretive dance. Whenever I saw a local poetry slam or a subsidized community theater production of Hamlet, I thought, “This has gone too far.”

Yemen’s missile strike on Israel’s main airport and declaration of an aerial blockade mark a turning point in the regional war—challenging Tel Aviv militarily, economically, and even online and redefining resistance in the 21st century.

The post Yemen Hits Ben Gurion, Declares Blockade, Redefines 21st Century Resistance appeared first on MintPress News.

- by Victor Kumar

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You have never read a science book like this

The post The Body Has a Head appeared first on Nautilus.