“How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’”, The New York Times
A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?
Credit…Derek Abella… Continue reading
“Trump Administration Must Pay SNAP Benefits During Shutdown, Court Rules”, The New York Times
By Tony Romm
Reporting from Washington
Front page, Nov. 1, 2025
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on… Continue reading
“Donald Trump’s Achilles Heel:The Epstein Curse Continues to Loom Large”, Der Spiegel
Reality is sometimes even more shocking than conspiracy theories – as demonstrated by the Jeffrey Epstein case. U.S. President Donald… Continue reading
“Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together”, The Guardian
Behind every meme and message is creaking, decades-old infrastructure. Internet experts can think of scenarios that could bring it all… Continue reading
“The American Scheme of Things”, Harper’s Magazine
by Henry Freedland, November 2025 Edition
From “Motet for the Record,” a collage essay composed of 121 sentences selected… Continue reading
“On World Food Day, Pope Leo condemns use of hunger as weapon of war”, PBS, Associated Press
Giada Zampano, Associated Press
World Oct 16, 2025
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the use… Continue reading
“Russian training could help Chinese paratroopers play key role in a Taiwan invasion”, The Japan Times
BY GABRIEL DOMINGUEZ
STAFF WRITER
Oct 16, 2025, TOKYO
With an amphibious invasion of Taiwan deemed increasingly… Continue reading
“Major Russian strikes cut power in Kyiv and across Ukraine”, BBC News
16 October 2025
Harry Sekulich and Jaroslav Lukiv
Overnight Russian missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in… Continue reading
“World Food Day: Is Ukraine still feeding the world?”, Deutche Welle
October 15, 2025, Bonn
Grain harvests in the “world’s breadbasket” have dropped by a quarter since Russia’s invasion.… Continue reading
“A generation in crisis: Why young people are so unhappy”, EL PAÍS
OCT 12, 2025, Madrid
This stage of life, which should be full of opportunity, has become… Continue reading