You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
Europe’s Elon Musk Problem
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
The Last Children of Down Syndrome
Prenatal testing is changing who gets born and who doesn’t. This is just the beginning.
The Joys of Being a Regular
Yes, New York is an exciting place, but it’s routine that weaves you into the city.
Why Meta Is Paying $25 Million to Settle a Trump Lawsuit
Facebook’s parent company has reached a deal with the president, and Elon Musk’s platform says it’s negotiating its own settlement.
The Stranger Things Effect Comes for the Novel
A crop of stories is responding to the fakery of the digital age by embracing the realness of analog objects.
Strong-Arming Latin America Will Work Until It Doesn’t
Trump’s mass-deportation plans could come back to hurt the U.S.
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