Al Jazeera English
Where are they now? The faces of the January 6 US Capitol riot
7 min · · Al Jazeera examines the legal cases against some of the most memorable faces from the attack on the US Capitol. · Shared by 9, including Alyssa C
CBC News
Sidney Poitier, 1st Black man to win best actor Oscar, dead at 94
· Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died. He was 94. · Shared by 5, including Alyssa C
World Economic Forum
Why digital upskilling is a crucial part of sustainability
4 min · · The digital skills gap threatens future economic stability – but companies who address it themselves can further sustainability and improve their bottom line · Shared by 213, including Thomas Pleil, Sergio Caredda, Katja Evertz, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Alyssa C
a16z
The Future of Work is Not Corporate — It's DAOs and Crypto Networks
15+ min · · In the future, it’s likely that the average person will not work for a company. Instead, people will earn income in non-traditional ways by taking actions such as playing games, learning new skills,… · Shared by 481, including Matt Schlicht, Ines Bieler, Alyssa C, Christian Hartmann, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Thomas Pleil, Chris Messina, Andrew Spence, Sergio Caredda, yeon
The Guardian
Fran Lebowitz: ‘If people disagree with me, so what?’
10 min · · With a hit Netflix series and The Fran Lebowitz Reader now published in the UK, the American wit talks about failing to write, her dislike of Andy Warhol and her best friend Toni Morrison · Shared by 67, including Alyssa C
Anne Helen Petersen
Against “Feel Free To Take Some Time If You Need It"
9 min · · Malte Mueller / Getty Images This is the weekend edition of Culture Study — the newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen, which you can read about here. If you like it and want more like it in your inbox,… · Shared by 260, including Johannes Dornisch, Carrie Brown, Lauren Goode, Alyssa C, Mathew Ingram, Tanmoy, Andy Kirk | Visualising Data
CBC News
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi 'taken' in early-morning raid, ruling party says
· Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in an early-morning raid, the spokesperson for the governing National League for Democracy said on Monday. · Shared by 5, including Alyssa C
The Guardian
The death of Eva Rausing and the decline of the Tetra Pak dynasty
7 min · · The discovery of Eva Rausing's dead body at her home in Chelsea, west London this week, and her husband's arrest for drug possession, are just the latest episodes in a grim family saga · Shared by 6, including Alyssa C
The Guardian
The data scientist exposing US white supremacists: 'This is how you fight Nazis'
9 min · · After surviving far right violence in Charlottesville, Emily Gorcenski has tracked the Proud Boys and other extremist groups · Shared by 214, including Data Science Renee, Howard Getson, @grzewap@mastodon.social, Alyssa C, Kyle Lacy, Lynn Cherny, 🌏🔎Leigh Alexander 🐬💿✨, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Noely ⚡️🏐, Steve Portigal 🇨🇦🇺🇸, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐀 🐍👑 🌷, Jamie Indigo 👾 100% Human Technical SEO, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao
Al Jazeera English
Thailand declares emergency, detains leaders, to curb protests
3 min · · Government action follows months of student-led street protests that saw royal motorcade heckled. · Shared by 7, including Alyssa C
Al Jazeera English
What does the COVID-19 outbreak mean for Trump’s administration?
· Waleed Shahid, communications director at Justice Democrats, talks about the pandemic’s impact on the upcoming US vote. · Shared by 4, including Alyssa C
Al Jazeera English
Taiwan to strengthen defences as China tensions escalate
1 min · · President Tsai Ing-wen will emphasise military modernisation in major speech on Saturday. · Shared by 5, including Alyssa C
Paulo Coelho
Defeat
1 min · · Does a leaf, when it falls from the tree in winter, feel defeated by the cold? The tree says to the leaf: ‘That’s the cycle of life. You may think you’re going to die, but you live on in me. It’s… · Shared by 7, including Alyssa C
The Verge
Hype man of the century
20+ min · · The Verge’s investigation reveals an attempt to use decentralization to escape accountability from both the US and Chinese governments. · Shared by 155, including zooko❤ⓩ🛡🦓🦓🦓, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐀 🐍👑 🌷, IamNomad, Neeraj K Agrawal, Matthew Green, micah.fyi, no, Jochen Burkhard, Alyssa C, Matthias Lampe, Nik Patel, Cope
New York Magazine
The Glorious RBG
10 min · · I learned, while writing about her, that her precision disguised her warmth. · Shared by 322, including John Thornhill, Megan Quinn, Kate Manne, 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Neuropsychology, Jerry Saltz, Anna-Lena Müller, Alyssa C, Audrey Watters, Mo Ryan, Jamil Smith جميل كريم, Tim Harford, Brian Stelter, David Epstein, Michelle Singletary, Cathy 🌻