On the macro forces that have made digital nomadism something more powerful, and more sinister, than just another “lifestyle choice.”
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Translation is Messy, Which is Why Google Translate Will Never Be Very Good at It
The popular online tool is great at rapid decoding. Extracting meaning? Not so much.
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Distraction is the New Censorship
Ideas don’t need to be deleted or redacted to be silenced. They can just be drowned out.
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White Privilege on Loop
Ann-Derrick Gaillot traces how Vine’s shuttering last year disproportionately affected the careers of Black Viners.
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Why Do Millennials Love Horoscopes? (Hint: It’s Not Only Because They’re Free)
A new audience finds comfort and meme-ready material in an old pseudoscience.
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Ten Books to Read in 2018
We asked writers, editors, and booksellers to tell us about a few books they felt deserved more recognition last year.
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How a 16-Year-Old Boy Was Locked Away Without a Mental Evaluation
An interview with ProPublica’s Sarah Smith about the continued neglect of the mentally ill.