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Weg met het algoritme, Australië wil terug naar de ‘ouderwetse’ sociale media: zien wat je vrienden delen, in chronologische volgorde

Controle: Na het invoeren van een minimumleeftijd op sociale media eind vorig jaar, wil Australië nu een digitale zorgplicht voor sociale mediabedrijven invoeren en de algoritmes beteugelen. „We willen Australiërs weer controle geven.”

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New York Times culture
Nonalcoholic Dirty Lemon Tonic Recipe • 4★ (Gift Recipe)

Preserved lemon is a kitchen workhorse that easily moves to the bar. Here, it’s muddled with sugar and fresh lemon slices to release a light bitterness, harmonizing the sweet, the saline and the acidi...

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New York Times sportsculture
Oliver Glasner: Unai Emery’s kryptonite (Gift Article)

The Aston Villa manager just cannot get the better of the Austrian. With Crystal Palace, now with Nottingham Forest, he comes out on top

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The Times (UK) culture
Levelling up must happen, but don’t take London for granted

The capital’s productivity has been faltering for some time, and this could be a slow-burn disaster for the whole country

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New York Times culturefood
Vegetable Soup Recipe • 5★

This simple, one-pot soup is chock full of vegetables and can be customized as you wish. Think of this recipe as a template and feel free to swap in whatever happens to be in your fridge or freezer, adding vegetables according to their cooking times.

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Medium politicsculture
Violets Are Blue

What’s That to You?

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What to Consider Before Switching Antidepressants (Gift Article)

Changing medications abruptly can result in dangerous side effects.

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How Some People Are Incorporating Movement in Their Therapy Sessions (Gift Article)

Many different techniques fall under the umbrella of “somatic therapy,” which is gaining popularity.

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New York Times culture
The Strange Brain of an F1 Driver (Gift Article)

They are moving too fast for the normal mind to keep up, but elite drivers have more densely packed brain cells where it counts and use their minds more efficiently.

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Medium cultureentertainmentfood
Unpacking the Horror of ‘Bugonia’ (2025)

CEOs are beyond comprehension

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New York Times politicscultureopinion
Opinion | How Working-Class Life Is Killing Americans, in Charts (Gift Article)

It’s not just older Americans dying of “despair.”

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Medium cultureopinionpolitics
Hey Dr Sue — Is It Ok To Suck

While this may look like a really cut and dry answer, there may be a lot of layers to this that I want to address.

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The Times (UK) politicscultureworld
Verifying Device
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Thirteen-year-old girl sells Mariners’ ‘Jimothy the raccoon’ giveaway card for $20,100

The card was part of a stadium giveaway on "Jimothy Night" at T-Mobile Park.

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Medium culture
20 Most Important Black Metal Records from the Most Significant Countries

How the respective cultural environment is imprinted on these recordings.

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New York Times entertainmentculture
Calvin Klein Strips Down (Gift Article)

In her third collection, Veronica Leoni tries to reclaim the minimalist crown.

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Peter Thiel Fears the Antichrist Is Coming. In Rome, Some Call His View Heresy. (Gift Article)

The right-wing tech investor is giving lectures near the Catholic church’s administrative heart. Commentators there are rejecting his apocalyptic vision.

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Steve Kolb, C.F.D.A. President, Involved in Physical Altercation with Fashion Show Protesters (Gift Article)

Steve Kolb, head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, was captured on video physically restraining PETA protesters at a runway presentation on Sunday.

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New York Times culture
In the Depression, a Couple Undone (Gift Article)

There are few American films as subtle, moving and bursting with human truth as Leo McCarey’s “Make Way for Tomorrow.”

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New York Times culture
Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too. (Gift Article)

We aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the roots of keeping a pet may stretch deep into our primate past.

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New York Times cultureentertainment
Opinion | What’s Happening to TV Comedies Is Not Funny (Gift Article)

The demands of streaming, which is now how most viewers watch TV, are not suited to just plain old comedy.

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New York Times culturefood
Cacio e Pepe Recipe • 4★

It is among the most basic, simplest pastas there is, and one of the darlings of Rome, appearing on nearly every menu. Why?

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NRC politicsworldculture
Russische drones vielen trein aan vlak na passeren Europese diplomaten; Polen verhoogt staat van paraatheid

Op de plek vlakbij de Poolse grens waar Russische drones zondagochtend een trein troffen, was even daarvoor een andere trein gepasseerd met Europese diplomaten en veiligheidsadviseurs erin. Dat schrij...

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One thing former pro athletes wish kids knew about the mental side of sports (Gift Article)

We asked five former pros-turned-youth-coaches the one thing they wish kids knew. They all said the same word.

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NRC culture
Enric Mas: van ‘geboren superster’ via afgeschreven renner tot verrassende winnaar van de Vuelta

Wielrennen: Door stress, daalangst en een ondermaatse ploeg leek de carrière van Enric Mas (31) als een nachtkaars uit te gaan. In zijn tiende seizoen als wielerprof was het lot hem ineens gunstig gez...

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Atlantic Hurricane Season Hasn’t Recorded a Single Hurricane This Year (Gift Article)

There hasn’t been a single one yet.

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New York Times cultureentertainment
How DNF Became A-OK (Gift Article)

Is it shameful, or sensible, to put down a book you don’t enjoy? Three little letters, and social media, have turbocharged a longstanding debate.

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Medium scienceculturetechnology
Beyond Walks & Food: Why Your Dog’s Social Life Impacts Their Longevity

A massive study reveals your dog’s environment may matter more than their diet or genes

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Medium culture
The Shocking History of Hangovers and Their Cures You Didn’t Know About

From cabbages to cloves, they were there.

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Medium culturepoliticstransportation
The Saragossa Manuscript — sprawling mess or surrealist masterpiece?

During the Napoleonic wars in Spain, a soldier finds a magical book and loses himself in its stories.

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Turkse regering doet invallen en arrestaties bij lhbti+-gemeenschap

Turkije: Er zouden bijna 50 activisten zijn gearresteerd; volgens de Turkse minister van justitie lopen er „procedures” tegen 162 mensen en 22 organisaties. De aanhoudingen zijn een nieuw hoofdstuk in...

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New York Times culture
Don’t Call Him Pop: A New, Improved Roy Lichtenstein Is at the Whitney (Gift Article)

The artist Alex Da Corte and the curator Meg Onli bring fresh eyes to a survey bridging high art and mass culture. Will Lichtenstein resonate with a young audience?

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The Atlantic culture
Look Closer: Edward Steichen’s Sunflower

Before the photographer left painting behind forever, he attempted to refocus it on nature.

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Facing the Music

A poem by Boris Dralyuk

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Medium culture
My 10-Year-Old Daughter Taught Me What Real Courage Looks Like

A birthday letter about resilience, kindness, and learning to try again

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NRC cultureworldpolitics
Expositie topfotograaf Eva Besnyö toont haar onberispelijke instinct voor compositie én hoe maatschappelijk betrokken ze was

Tentoonstelling: De indrukwekkende expositie ‘Eva Besnyö – de bevrijde camera’ in Fotomuseum Den Haag toont hoe Besnyö met één blik zowel de schoonheid van een lijnenspel als de werkelijkheid van armo...

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Medium culturesports
Allusions and Subverting the Past in Farnk Yerby’s “Benton’s Row”

As I continue rereading Frank Yerby’s Benton’s Row (1954), the more I have a desire to teach it because Yerby does so much under the guise…

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The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now
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Dolly Parton’s Sparkly Friendship With Miss Piggy (and Kermie, Too) (Gift Article)

Perhaps more than many other entertainers who appeared alongside the Muppets, Parton seemed to have a natural ease with her inanimate sidekicks.

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New York Times opinionculture
Opinion | This Is No Way to Think of Our Fellow Americans (Gift Article)

Pierre Damas Bel should still be alive.

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San Francisco Chronicle politicsculture
Why San Francisco has embraced the ‘pedestrian scramble’ — and more cities are following

The unusual design of this pedestrian scramble is a deceptively simple rethinking of a street in San Francisco that makes crossing safer while letting people move with greater freedom.

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The Atlantic culture
What Is the Good Life?

The philosophy professor Meghan Sullivan doesn’t just want to teach her students about virtue; she wants to make them better human beings.

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Medium culturehealth
Gender critical power grab

Navigating social expectation of gender while also exploring the texture of what it means to affirm yourself has always been a fraught…

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Medium culture
If You Buy Ground Beef, Read This — Here’s How to Identify Cheap Trump Imported Meat

Imported beef started flooding the USA on September 01 with no labels of origin

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New York Times culture
How Black American tennis players built U.S. stardom: ‘Serena and Venus said I can be myself’ (Gift Article)

How Black Americans became some of the biggest stars in U.S. tennis — transcending a predominantly White sport.

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Opinie | Bouwen, bouwen, bouwen? Denk dan 100 jaar vooruit

Klimaatadaptatie: Klimaatverandering dwingt ons scherpe keuzes te maken over onze leefomgeving, schrijven Marjolijn Haasnoot, Wieke Pot en Felix van Veldhoven. Zoals bij de Deltawerken.

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The Times (UK) culture
The rise of fleecy fashion — plus more trends to know now

Fashion! Beauty! People! Things! Welcome to your guide to the stuff everyone will be talking about this autumn. Do keep up

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New York Times culture
After Louvre Jewel Heist, Robberies Continue at French Museums (Gift Article)

A spate of robberies, many in small towns, has raised questions about how to secure the country’s treasures.

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The Atlantic culture
Nine Books That Will Actually Make You Laugh

Serious literature is better when it’s funny.

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New York Times culture
Opinion | The Real Problem With Influencers at the U.S. Open (Gift Article)

Many are complaining about influencers invading Flushing Meadows. But their biggest crime is distracting from the glorious chaos that typifies this tournament.

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