Matthew Fraser
@matthewfraser.bsky.social
University professor in Paris. Ex journalist: columnist, critic, Editor-in-Chief, television presenter. Promeneur du Champ de Mars avec Hector et Djery. Agent: J.P. Marshall
Celebrities are making smoking cigarettes cool again. Cigarettes resurface in pop music and movies, raising fears that a decline in smoking rates could reverse.
Celebrities Are Making Smoking Cigarettes Cool Again
Cigarettes are resurfacing in pop music and movies, raising fears that a yearslong decline in smoking rates could reverse.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Celebrities are making smoking cigarettes cool again. Cigarettes resurface in pop music and movies, raising fears that a decline in smoking rates could reverse.
China conducted the first large-scale AI espionage attack on “major technology corporations and government agencies” in the US and allied nations.
Opinion | The First Large-Scale Cyberattack by AI
With basic tech and little human oversight, Chinese spies apparently exploited Anthropic’s Claude Code.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
China conducted the first large-scale AI espionage attack on “major technology corporations and government agencies” in the US and allied nations.
Aftermath of World War I in northern France. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2olA...
WWI HD Color, Flying Over the Battlefields, France 1919 [60fps, Remastered] Sound Design
YouTube video by NASS
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Aftermath of World War I in northern France. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2olA...
The grab list: how museums decide what to save in a disaster.
The grab list: how museums decide what to save in a disaster
Billions of dollars’ worth of art is imperilled by climate change. Curators will have to make sacrifices
www.economist.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The grab list: how museums decide what to save in a disaster.
Handbag politics. The Japanese prime minister carries a Sanae Tote. Price: $895.
The Most Impactful Political Handbag Since Mrs. Thatcher’s
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Handbag politics. The Japanese prime minister carries a Sanae Tote. Price: $895.
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Devastating essay about living with a terminal cancer diagnosis at 35, made more devastating by the author's relation to the health and human services secretary who's spent the past year cutting cancer research.
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Devastating essay about living with a terminal cancer diagnosis at 35, made more devastating by the author's relation to the health and human services secretary who's spent the past year cutting cancer research.
Thousands of French brands sue Shein, accusing it of unfair competition. The class-action lawsuit is the latest push against the Chinese retailer in France.
Thousands of French Brands Sue Shein, Accusing It of Unfair Competition
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Thousands of French brands sue Shein, accusing it of unfair competition. The class-action lawsuit is the latest push against the Chinese retailer in France.
There is perhaps a message for society when a pharma giant's success is driven by a weight loss drug.
Eli Lilly Reaches $1 Trillion in Value, Buoyed by Demand for Its Weight Loss Drugs
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
There is perhaps a message for society when a pharma giant's success is driven by a weight loss drug.
After TikTok and Shein, another Chinese invasion: Luckin Coffee. Its New York outlet offers iced coconut latte, pineapple cold brew, iced matcha latte, iced velvet latte and Pink Sunrise, made with coconut milk, mango juice and strawberry sweet cold foam.
Starbucks Faces a New Rival That Won’t Let Up
China’s Luckin opened its first stores in New York, showing off its mobile app and low prices, areas where Starbucks has struggled.
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
After TikTok and Shein, another Chinese invasion: Luckin Coffee. Its New York outlet offers iced coconut latte, pineapple cold brew, iced matcha latte, iced velvet latte and Pink Sunrise, made with coconut milk, mango juice and strawberry sweet cold foam.
Reposted by Matthew Fraser
Is Piggy referring to his attempted coup on January 6th?
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Is Piggy referring to his attempted coup on January 6th?
Reposted by Matthew Fraser
It is abhorrent that the President just threatened death upon members of Congress.
We must condemn all threats of political violence, especially when they come from someone who has incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
We must condemn all threats of political violence, especially when they come from someone who has incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It is abhorrent that the President just threatened death upon members of Congress.
We must condemn all threats of political violence, especially when they come from someone who has incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
We must condemn all threats of political violence, especially when they come from someone who has incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
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EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN CONGRESS should be pressed about Trump calling for their colleagues to be killed
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN CONGRESS should be pressed about Trump calling for their colleagues to be killed
The civil war among Republicans.
White nationalist Nick Fuentes is exposing a civil war among US Republicans: ‘We look like clowns’
Tucker Carlson’s interview with the activist revealed the mainstream right is being flooded by extremism – and it’s now impossible to contain
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The civil war among Republicans.
America is in a new era where rules are skirted and corruption is tolerated.
Welcome to Anything Goes America
Where the loosening of rules and tolerance of corruption will lead
www.economist.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
America is in a new era where rules are skirted and corruption is tolerated.
Another disgraced fashion “influencer”.
Exclusive | Front row at NYFW, a lavish wedding featured in Vogue: Now one of the world’s biggest fashion influencers is facing five years’ jail time
“The influencer world isn’t playing by the rules, and they know they can get away with it,” one expert told The Post. “So this might be a bit of a lesson for everyone.”
nypost.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Another disgraced fashion “influencer”.
This should be interesting.
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This should be interesting.
How journalist Olivia Nuzzi spun professional misconduct into a book deal, and the media (of course) are all over it — a profile in the New York Times, extracts of her book in Vanity Fair. The blurred line between disgrace and celebrity.
The infidelity saga of RFK Jr, Nuzzi and her ex is unspooling: ‘It’s like they’ve opened all their trench coats’
The rollout of reporter Olivia Nuzzi’s memoir has led to Ryan Lizza airing out her alleged affairs – and is fueling a dangerous stereotype about journalists
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
How journalist Olivia Nuzzi spun professional misconduct into a book deal, and the media (of course) are all over it — a profile in the New York Times, extracts of her book in Vanity Fair. The blurred line between disgrace and celebrity.
The power of agriculture lobbies in Europe.
Ban on veggie ‘burgers’: plant-based products may lose meaty names in UK under EU law
Exclusive: Trade agreement means UK is subject to some food labelling rules, with vote on vegetarian food terms this week
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The power of agriculture lobbies in Europe.
So this is why 'romantasy' novels are so popular.
Sex Had Become a Chore. Then They Started Reading Romantasy.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
So this is why 'romantasy' novels are so popular.
Tipping the scale: America’s obesity crisis. www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
November 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tipping the scale: America’s obesity crisis. www.economist.com/graphic-deta...