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Saturday, April 20, 2024

Column

A closer look at Zuckerberg’s testimony

Social media isn’t simply about connecting with others Facebook C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg testified in the United States Senate from April 11 to 12 on his...

A picture worth a thousand miles

Riding the Trans-Siberian Railway On a dark Sunday night, with hints of moisture floating down on indifferent passersby, I stood in front of a trio...

Our language about climate change isn’t helping anyone

Headlines about “record-breaking” temperatures dissuade readers from addressing the issue properly Once, my father and I took a walk around the edge of Lake Tahoe....

Shia and Sunni: What these labels mean for the Middle East

Long-standing religious divisions could keep Syria and Iraq from democratizing As easy as it may be to reduce the conflicts in the Middle East to...

Cambridge Analytica: Privacy breaches in the age of “transparency”

What do Cambridge Analytica’s actions imply for today’s Facebook users? Facebook users have become increasingly startled this month as revelations regarding Cambridge Analytica’s involvement in...

The tangible effects of global warming on coffee

Rising temperatures could drive coffee to extinction Each day brings with it damning forecasts of the consequences of global warming:  intense and prolonged droughts, rising...

Religion needs an organizational reformation

Division and cognitive dissonance often stem from religious institutions Religion can be a saving grace for some — a gleam of hope, a source of...

Calculating Outrage: How Breitbart carefully crafts headlines that exploit emotion and stymie rationality

The far-right news site manipulates readers with outrageous headlines From an ecological perspective, Breitbart News and President Donald Trump have enjoyed an extraordinarily healthy symbiotic...

Making Sense of #MeToo

Pushing beyond social media testimonials I’m 19 years old, and I can’t stop talking about #MeToo. Understand, this is not a confession or a testimonial...

The issue we refuse to face

Global warming threatens all areas of life, future generations On Dec. 27, 2017, President Donald Trump posted a tweet implying that the extreme cold weather...

Are you playing enough “Fortnite?”

Why playing video games isn't a bad thing You’re skydiving; you’re free-falling at top speeds until your parachute deploys. Except, once you land, panic sets...

It’s about a hike

Why bad stories are so good I wanted a word that describes a story that’s so bad it’s good. I can think of stories from...

“The Big Sick”: Films with minorities don’t get a pass

Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon’s film reaffirms that details matter After years of #OscarsSoWhite and in the throes of the #MeToo movement, it wasn’t...

The joys of journeying journaling

Pack your journal and leave the rest behind At this moment, as I scramble to finish this piece by a generously extended deadline, a coffee-colored...

The glorification of narco culture

How broader culture has grown to love cartels This article contains major spoilers for the Netflix show “Narcos.”   Television and news have consistently been complacent in...