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Owen Jones attacked outside London pub
Guardian columnist claims attack was ‘premeditated assault’
"Maus" author removed from Marvel collection for calling Trump "Orange Skull"
"Maus" author Art Spiegelman says "international fascism again looms large" after Marvel censored a piece where he compared Trump to villain Red Skull.
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'Maus' Author Removed from Marvel Collection for Calling Trump 'Orange Skull'
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Amazon Uses a Twitter Army of Employees to Fight Criticism of Warehouses
They love working there. It’s great. They love it. It’s great. They love it. It’s great. They love it. It’s great. They love it. It’s great. They love it.
Amazon's Online Bezos Brigade Unleashed On Twitter
On August 14, a Twitter thread that included a small army of “Amazon FC Ambassadors” went viral, bringing to light Amazon’s year-long social media brand ambassador program. What exactly are these “Amazon FC Ambassadors”, how many of them are there,...
Will Healthy Eating Make You Happier? A Research Synthesis Using an Online Findings Archive
Healthy eating adds to health and thereby contributes to a longer life, but will it also add to a happier life? Some people do not like healthy food, and since we spend a considerable amount of our...
The Last of the Ayn Rand Acolytes
This year's Objectivist Conference revealed that her cult of hyper-capitalism has a major recruiting problem: All the young people want to be socialists!
Millions in UK will start having to pay for NHS care straight after no-deal Brexit, reports say
Directive means two million people will suddenly live in a state where access to care depends on ability to pay
Binman surprises his favourite customer on her 100th birthday
Ben Bird made his favourite customer a promise: "Live to be 100 and I'll bring you a cake for your big birthday."
And when Dorothy Ballard reached the milestone this week and received a telegram from the Queen, Ben kept his word.
The binman walked...
The war against objectivity
Every summer, bookshops lay out stacks of blockbusters designed to be devoured in an afternoon and forgotten in a week. But at UnHerd we prefer books that leave a lasting impression. In this series of Summer Reads, our contributors recommend...
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“We are slipping into a world not of a single truth set down by an infallible one-party state, but of an infinite number of truths that are impossible for the ordinary citizen to navigate.”
My review of @peterpomeranzev new book >>
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Amazon adds fear detection and age ranges to its facial-recognition tech as the Border Patrol looks to award a $950 million contract
Amazon has been adding more features to its facial recognition technology and shrugging off growing protests about use of the tech by law enforcement.
How Tankies are Taking Over Leftbook and the London Student Scene
The conjecture which fills the online duels between Tankies, Ultras, Ancoms, Brocialists, etc. is so empty of any worldly referents that it’s largely impossible to engage with.
The Warehouse by Rob Hart review – tussles with a tech titan
A satirical tale of a near future dominated by a single power-hungry firm is gripping and cerebral
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“Hart has surely read James Bloodworth’s excellent exposé Hired, and his keenly detailed descriptions of the indignities visited upon worker drones are horribly compelling.”
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Neil Basu - “Prevent is our best hope against terror threat”
Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu discusses the importance of the Prevent programme.
Hired: Undercover in Low-Wage Britain, James Bloodworth
For six months, James Bloodworth went undercover in low-wage jobs around Britain to experience first hand the uncertainty and hardship ...
Caroline Lucas calls for emergency female cabinet to block no-deal Brexit
Green MP urges 10 top female politicians to form cabinet of national unity to deliver fresh referendum
Factors that affect non-independent mate choice
Abstract. Mate choice is generally regarded as an independent event, but a growing body of evidence indicates that it can be influenced by social information p
FBI arrests Las Vegas man who allegedly wanted to shoot Jews, LGBTQ bar patrons
Conor Climo, 23, communicated with organized white supremacists through encrypted messages, federal authorities said.
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FBI arrests Las Vegas man who allegedly wanted to shoot Jews, LGBTQ bar patrons nbcnews.com/news/us-news/f… via @nbcnews
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I never thought I’d see the royal family as a beacon of hope | Meghan, Duchess of Sussex | The Guardian
In the surreal world of post-referendum Britain our royals seem a relatively progressive bunch, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams