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Society & Ideas

History, society, ideas and arguments — the long reads about how we live and how we think

RogerEbert.com
Liminal Spaces, Transitional States: Alexander Ullom on “It Ends”It Ends uses an endless road and horror imagery to explore how young people today, left with collapsed structures, cope with a liminal state by creating rituals and seeking connection.
RogerEbert.com
Nautilus
The Return of a Discredited PseudoscienceEugenics, though scientifically discredited, is making a comeback under the guise of politics and technology, threatening social fairness.
Nautilus
Works in Progress
How Thailand resisted colonizationThailand preserved its independence during the colonial era by showcasing its civilization, practicing flexible diplomacy, and modernizing proactively.
Works in Progress
404 Media
Subtlefakes: Slightly Altered Nonconsensual AI Images Are Taking Over XA new type of AI fake image, 'subtlefakes', which are less explicit but more realistic, are spreading on X and are harder to detect and regulate.
404 Media
Uncharted Territories
How Households Drive HistoryWhat truly shapes history is not emperors, generals, and wars, but the daily needs of countless ordinary families striving to put food on the table.
Uncharted Territories
WESTENBERG
Neo-Etiquette Basics: The New Rules of Being HumanTechnology has made selfishness easier, but basic respect remains the bottom line of society; new etiquette is about restoring our awareness of other people's real existence.
WESTENBERG

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