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The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ...
https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/the-real-salt-path-how-the-couple-behind-a-bestseller-left-a-trail-of-debt-and-deceit
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...
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Measles cases are surging globally. Should children be vaccinated earlier?
https://theconversation.com/measles-cases-are-surging-globally-should-children-be-vaccinated-earlier-257942
Vaccination is key to protecting against measles – but the question of when exactly is best to give the vaccine is not black and white.
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Comparisons Between Life in the UK and the USA
https://sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/07/comparisons-between-life-in-uk-and-usa.html
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Sally Rooney could be arrested under Terrorism Act after pledging royalties to Palestine Action | Books | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/18/author-sally-rooney-to-donate-funds-to-palestine-action
The bestselling novelist promised to financially support the group proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British government
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We Need To Talk About Sloppers
https://www.todayintabs.com/p/we-need-to-talk-about-sloppers-b732
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Opinion | The Epstein Conspiracy Is the Horror Story of Our Age
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/07/25/epstein-dracula-hed-here-epstein-dracula-hed-here-00473422
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Deciphering Glyph :: I Think I’m Done Thinking About genAI For Now
https://blog.glyph.im/2025/06/i-think-im-done-thinking-about-genai-for-now.html
Deciphering Glyph, the blog of Glyph Lefkowitz.
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No, AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive
https://colton.dev/blog/curing-your-ai-10x-engineer-imposter-syndrome/
Curing Your AI 10x Engineer Imposter Syndrome
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Developing our position on AI - Blog - Recurse Center
https://www.recurse.com/blog/191-developing-our-position-on-ai
ment or increase your agency, not replace it.
The primary value of RC is the people, which is why our third self-directive is to learn generously. Learning generously is what makes RC a community. We celebrate each other’s successes, support each other when we struggle, and benefit from each other’s knowledge.
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Jim Rogers on love, loss and living well with younger-onset dementia - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-16/dementia-australia-younger-early-onset-alzheimers-jim-rogers/105379262
There were signs for years that something was wrong, and Jim Rogers's doctor put it down to stress. But when the 55-year-old couldn't silence his phone, his world began to unravel.
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My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts · The Fly Blog
https://fly.io/blog/youre-all-nuts/
My smartest friends have bananas arguments about LLM coding.
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I Asked My Haters to Critique My "Worst" Outfit
https://www.cartoonshateher.com/p/i-asked-my-haters-to-critique-my
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Michael Callen On Dying | Michael Callen
http://michaelcallen.com/mikes-writing/michael-callen-on-dying/
But I want to share with you the great secret, which is that dying can be an amazingly sensual, almost erotic experience, because it’s very much about the body. I feel that I’m a person…
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A ChatGPT Obsession, a Mental Breakdown: Alex Taylor's Suicide by Cop
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/chatgpt-obsession-mental-breaktown-alex-taylor-suicide-1235368941/
Alex Taylor believed he had made contact with a conscious entity within OpenAI’s software, and that she'd been murdered. Then everything went wrong.
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Gay and bisexual men will soon be able to donate blood and plasma
https://theconversation.com/gay-and-bisexual-men-will-soon-be-able-to-donate-blood-and-plasma-259136
In the future, risk-assessments for whole blood won’t be based on sexual orientation.
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World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990
https://theconversation.com/world-athletics-mandatory-genetic-test-for-women-athletes-is-misguided-i-should-know-i-discovered-the-relevant-gene-in-1990-262367
World Athletics says its genetic test for women ensures ‘the integrity of women’s sport’ – but science does not support this overly simplistic idea.
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Darwinist feminism: Dismantling the myth of female sexual passivity | Science | EL PAÍS English
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-08-02/darwinist-feminism-dismantling-the-myth-of-female-sexual-passivity.html
The arrival of researchers like Sarah Blaffer Hrdy and Amy Parish transformed not only the study of primates, but also our understanding of evolution, sexuality and gender roles in general
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Photographer Beautifully 'Breaks the Rules' With Abstract Fireworks Photos | PetaPixel
https://petapixel.com/2025/07/02/photographer-beautifully-breaks-the-rules-with-abstract-fireworks-photos/
Discover the bold, abstract firework photography of Bryan Szucs, where creative techniques transform bursts of color into captivating art.
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The stunning decline of the preference for having boys
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/06/05/the-stunning-decline-of-the-preference-for-having-boys
Millions of girls were aborted for being girls. Now parents often lean towards them | Leaders
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Dunbar’s number: why my theory that humans can only maintain 150 friendships has withstood 30 years of scrutiny
https://theconversation.com/dunbars-number-why-my-theory-that-humans-can-only-maintain-150-friendships-has-withstood-30-years-of-scrutiny-160676
The claim that our brain size limits us to 150 meaningful friendships has been challenged by a recent paper.
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In a Game of Diplomatic Warfare, This Negotiator Has the Upper Hand
https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/gaming/a34043608/winning-diplomacy-strategy-andrew-goff/
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Most Advice About Your Sleep Is Ridiculous
https://gidmk.substack.com/p/most-advice-about-your-sleep-is-ridiculous
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The ‘justice warrior’ who has raised the ire of Chris Minns
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-justice-warrior-who-has-raised-the-ire-of-chris-minns-20250729-p5min0.html
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My wife and daughters left behind a legacy of love, John Hunt tells BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5wk716pzdo.amp
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