Alex Batty: Police launch abduction investigation into disappearance of British teen
Alex Batty, 17, who returned to the UK this week, went missing while on holiday at the age of 11.
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The Misguided Satire of “American Fiction”
Books & the Arts / December 22, 2023 The Misguided Satire of American Fiction The Misguided Satire of “American Fiction” A buzzy film adaptation of Percival Everett’s Erasure, a novel about publishing’s racial politics, misreads what is truly ailing the book industry. Stephen Kearse Ad Policy Jeffrey Wright in American Fiction. (Photo by Claire Folger)…
The Year of the Youth
Activism / StudentNation / December 22, 2023 The Year of the Youth Over the last year, we’ve seen an extraordinary surge in student organizing around LGBTQ rights, climate change, labor, Palestine, and more. StudentNation Ad Policy Students participate in a protest in support of Palestine and for free speech on the Columbia University campus on…
We Need to Modify—Not Trash—Oregon’s Trailblazing Drug Decriminalization Law
Column / December 22, 2023 We Need to Modify—Not Trash—Oregon’s Trailblazing Drug Decriminalization Law Measure 110 made Oregon the first in country to decriminalize all drugs. The law was poorly implemented and should be changed, not discarded. Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy A person holds drug paraphernalia near the Washington Center building on SW Washington St….
The Medieval-ness of Mark Zuckerberg
Culture / December 22, 2023 The Medieval-ness of Mark Zuckerberg There’s something very feudal about his massive doomsday bunker. Kate Wagner Ad Policy This is, in essence, what the billionaire Meta CEO is building. (Shutterstock) In December, Wired released an in-depth investigation detailing the alarming extent to which Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has bought up…
Rail fares in England to rise by up to 4.9% in March
The rise is below inflation but comes after a year of travel disruption for passengers.
Stunned Prague students mourn and no-one mentions killer
1 hour ago About sharing A makeshift shrine to the dead was visited on Friday morning as students tried to make sense of the murders By Sarah Rainsford BBC Eastern Europe correspondent in Prague As the darkness lifted in Prague on Friday, bright lights were still burning inside the Arts Faculty as they had through…
China: Outrage over doctor punching patient during surgery
1 hour ago About sharing The clip of the incident has gone viral on Chinese social media in recent days By Fan Wang BBC News Chinese authorities are investigating a hospital over an incident where a surgeon allegedly punched the patient he was operating on at the time. It was captured in a clip that…
Winter solstice crowds gather at Stonehenge in celebration
Marking the shortest day and the longest night of the year, the sun rose at 08:09 GMT at Stonehenge.
Christmas travel disruption to continue across UK
18 minutes ago About sharing Eurostar trains were cancelled at St Pancras International Station on Thursday as a result of industrial action in France By James Gregory BBC News Transport disruption is expected across the UK on Friday as millions of people make journeys ahead of Christmas. Drivers have been told this weekend will be…