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business and labor
the atlantic
In the age of AI, computer science is no longer the safe major.
bloomberg businessweek
How an Abortion Changed My Life: 10 Women Share Their Stories (magazine)
From a state senator to a machine worker, Americans reveal—in their own words—how that one decision changed everything.
Business Insider
America’s biggest career hurdle: Being a daughter
Millennial daughters are depleting their savings to care for aging boomer parents
The worst thing you can do for your career? Be a millennial or Gen Xer
In the job market bloodbath, lying about your age is a survival tactic
The death of handwriting has been greatly exaggerated
Professors are fighting AI by making students write by hand. Too bad it's unreadable.
LeadDev
The “just one more prompt” era is here
Addictive stuff
Tech is betting big on "challenging-but-brilliant" engineers.
SOCIETY
Business Insider
Millennials wanted to be better parents. So why are their kids little monsters?
In the new Gilded Age, everything is a private club
In an age of heightened loneliness and uncertainty, private clubs are selling camaraderie and controlled environments — if you can afford it.
Elle
Ozempic Has Hit College Campuses, But No One Is Talking About It
Here’s why students are reluctant to admit that they’re using weight-loss drugs before graduating.
the guardian
‘People don’t get it:’ Inside the World of Hyper-Realistic Baby Doll Collecting
A subculture of lifelike baby dolls is thriving on social media – despite enthusiasts being dismissed as grown women playing mommy.
the guardian
The Gospel of Mushrooms: How Foraging Became Hip
Searching for fungi has long had an old-world mystique. But for generations coming of age during the climate crisis, the powerful organisms are more important than ever.
Hazlitt
The activist-academic Silvia Federici has never muted her message to get ahead. What’s the cost of refusing to sell out?
the walrus
Burnt out and debt ridden, my generation is poised to change the household as we know it—maybe even for the better.
the new york times magazine
Letter of Recommendation: Naturism
Nakedness doesn’t democratize social experience. Instead, it offers something better: a shared preoccupation.
Longreads
Leaving a Good Man Is Hard to Do
When women end relationships, it seems like the emotion we most acutely feel is the guilt of having pushed it away.
the walrus
Life in the Afternoon (magazine)
The bloodless bullfighting of Dundalk, Ontario
Technology
the atlantic
A new generation of chatbots is poised to become the next frontier of self-help—and could reveal the truth behind Americans’ obsession with lifestyle gurus.
Business Insider
The Death of Handwriting Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Professors are fighting AI by making students write by hand. Too bad it's unreadable.
cosmopolitan
How a small-town scandal turned into an artificial intelligence tech nightmare.
opinion
the new york times
It’s Not Just a Chemical Imbalance (Sunday Review)
Thinking of mental illness as preordained misses many of the causes of — and solutions to — our emotional suffering.
the new york times
We’re Finally Starting to Revolt Against the Cult of Ambition
The problem is not a sudden scourge of laziness. The problem is work.
the new york times
What the Milwaukee Bucks’ Win Did for Their City
A basketball win won’t solve the city’s problems. But it can become a catalyst for renewed investment in a more equal and united urban fabric.