The world’s seven richest men now double as media barons, buying up platforms from CNN and CBS to Twitter, Facebook and TikTok. Alan MacLeod charts how their ties to Trump, the Pentagon and Israel are tightening control over what we see, hear and say.
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“President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to bring a swift end to perhaps the most damaging saga of his term, signing a measure compelling the release of the Epstein files after losing a monthslong, tooth-and-nail fight to prevent their disclosure.” – CNN
Literature from western India describe diverse savanna landscapes, defying the dogma that these ecosystems resulted from relatively recent deforestation
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Compared to human breast milk, the milk from grey seals is richer in sugars that could one day supercharge baby formula
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As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years.
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Here’s how this is gonna go: First, you will step up to the rental counter only when I give you The Look. The Look is not markedly different from my resting face. In fact, it’s no different at all. But it’s your job to recognize The Look, so pay attention. If, upon your turn, you hesitate for one single second, I will call out “Next,” in a way that strikes fear into the hearts of God, everyone in line behind you, and this cardboard cutout of Hertz brand ambassador Tom Brady.
When you get to the counter, do not ask how I’m doing—I’m stuck inside a Hertz location for eight hours a day. How do you think I’m doing?
What you do need to do is give me your driver’s license and credit card within the first three seconds of approaching the counter. This is not something I’ll ask you verbally. This is something you must understand innately, while I stare at my computer and hold out my hand just enough to suggest I might be waiting for something, but not enough to make it clear what I’m waiting for. And I swear to god, if you start reading me your reservation number out loud, I will shut you down and send you out of here on a bicycle.
The photographer Rob Clayton is one of the most astute chroniclers of the British built environment. Since his 1990 series Estate, a heartfelt documentation of the Lion’s Farm Estate in Oldbury in its final decade, he has used photography to capture the changing face of towns and cities. In his new book, Provision, published by […]
The aid group oversaw relief in Gaza during a period defined by the killings of Palestinians seeking food during famine.
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From Peruvian healers battling sorcerers to Chinese executives seeking financial success, ayahuasca’s power shifts across worlds
- by Alex K Gearin
Campaigns calling for smartphone-free childhoods might be well meaning, but the choice is not so simple for all families
- by Alice Gregory
In medicine, empathy came easy. In friendship, it fell apart. An autism diagnosis helped me understand why
- by Zoë Read
Jury trial is one of our most cherished democratic rituals and a cornerstone of public confidence in the criminal justice system. Twelve citizens, drawn at random from the ordinary fabric of life, sit together and weigh the state’s evidence against the accused. Their pivotal role, a feature of English law from the very earliest times, […]