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"beautified AI faces ... reflect back ... toxic values that we’re in thrall to, and capture none of the qualities we should truly appreciate ... in reality, we find imperfection enchanting because we recognize that behind the visceral image lies an internal life.”
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
Reclaim Imperfect Faces
Technology isn’t just changing the way we look—it’s changing our sense of how we should look.
www.theatlantic.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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No war but culture war: "MAGA world believes it erred in Trump’s first term by legitimizing mainstream media and must now act upon Trump’s rhetoric that reporters who don’t faithfully promote him are “enemies of the people.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Worst Thing a MAGA Warrior Can Do
The response to Signalgate reveals a disjuncture between the seriousness with which MAGA treats foreign enemies and perceived domestic ones.
www.theatlantic.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
tiffbelinda.bsky.social
This is an interesting story on an interesting controversy full of interesting characters. I'll try to fit an excerpt in the comments.

nymag.com/intelligence...
The Fight Over Centenarians and Blue Zones
Pension fraud, faulty data, and junk science have made a mess of longevity research.
nymag.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
tiffbelinda.bsky.social
Too many kids feel disengaged from learning because their parents won't step back and give them the independence they need.
Free story -

www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
The Teen-Disengagement Crisis
By middle school, many kids’ interest in learning falls off a cliff. The ripple effects could last for years.
www.theatlantic.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Reddit is down so what's this place all about?
February 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM