“Online platforms allowed me to cultivate a freer version of myself. Then the digital world began to close off.”
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To Own the Future, Read Shakespeare
“Tech and the liberal arts have always been at war. Don’t assume Silicon Valley will win.”
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‘How Do You Reduce a National Dish to a Powder?’: The Weird, Secretive World of Crisp Flavors
“Why can you buy lasagne flavour snacks in Thailand but not in Italy? Which country can cope with the hottest chili? And why do Germans like paprika so much?”
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Old World, Young Africa
“Part one of a series on how the youth boom is changing the continent, and beyond.”
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How AI Reduces the World to Stereotypes
“Rest of World analyzed 3,000 AI images to see how image generators visualize different countries and cultures.”
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The Butchering
“It also showed me a kind of pedagogy that exists in our communities. There are no grades in these moments, only stories and sometimes another pair of hands to guide your way.”
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Can Anyone Fix California?
“Climate. Housing. Crime. Depending on who you ask, the Golden State is a bellwether for progress, or a liberal hellscape. A journey through a land in crisis.”
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What Was Twitter, Anyway?
“Whether the platform is dying or not, it’s time to reckon with how exactly it broke our brains.”
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What’s a God to a Machine?
“Frank Ocean emerged from self-imposed exile to headline Coachella Weekend 1. After a polarizing set, he won’t be returning for Weekend 2. What does his performance say about artistry in an increasingly algorithmic and AI-generated world?”
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
“Meet the rednecks running a mutual aid auto repair shop in Alabama.”