Month: April 2024
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Donald Trump’s Day at the Supreme Court | The New Yorker
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King Donald’s Day at the Supreme Court A political hit job? A military coup? Trump’s lawyer tests the boundaries of a truly imperial Presidency. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/king-donalds-day-at-the-supreme-court This is a man who believes he is fully above the law. Jail time is something that happens to other people, not to him. “A President…
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Inside the Crisis at NPR – The New York Times
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Inside the Crisis at NPR Listeners are tuning out. Sponsorship revenue has dipped. A diversity push has generated internal turmoil. Can America’s public radio network turn things around? Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/business/media/npr-uri-berliner-diversity.html One 2020 survey, from the Pew Research Center, found that of the people who named NPR as their main source for political and election news,…
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Jonathan Haidt Wants You to Take Away Your Kid’s Phone | The New Yorker
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Jonathan Haidt Wants You to Take Away Your Kid’s Phone The social psychologist discusses the “great rewiring” of children’s brains, why social-media companies are to blame, and how to reverse course. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/jonathan-haidt-wants-you-to-take-away-your-kids-phone So the environment that we were in suddenly changes. Now the iPhone isn’t just a tool; it is actually…
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Oxford American | Don’t Bleed on the Artwork: Notes from the Afterlife
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Don’t Bleed on the Artwork: Notes from the Afterlife I’ve been dreaming, I’ve been paying dues I’m not one for the glory And … via Oxford American: Reading this, I picture our customers, generation upon generation of people floating through the ages with their infinite torrent of saved stuff, their evidence of life, the photos…
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Chechnya Bans Music Deemed too Fast or too Slow
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Chechnya Bans Music Deemed too Fast or too Slow Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” are banned under the new restrictions. via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/900460/chechnya-bans-music-deemed-too-fast-or-too-slow/ The Chechen Ministry of Culture formally announced the new musical restrictions on April 3, specifying that all musical, vocal, and choreographic works are now required to correspond to a tempo…