'Yesterday's News'

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'Idiosyncrasy'

"“That was concerning, because you just wrote it and you do not remember anything.”

Kosmyna is 35, trendily dressed in a blue shirt dress and a big, multicoloured necklace, and she speaks faster than most people can think. As she observes, writing an essay requires skills that are important in our wider lives: the ability to synthesise information, consider competing perspectives and construct an argument. You use these skills in everyday conversations. “How are you going to deal with that? Are you going to be, like, ‘Err … can I just check my phone?’” she says."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9nr4ry12xo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCljruS1Xg0&list=RDYCljruS1Xg0&start_rad...

"We know, from our collective experience, that once you become accustomed to the hyperefficient cybersphere, the friction-filled real world feels harder to deal with."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/15/bored-aliens-has-intelli...

 

'Dunkin Donuts'

"A few years ago, though, Austen fatigue set in for me. Maybe it’s the fact I’ve seen at least three Emmas and three Pride and Prejudices, and read each of her novels at least thrice. There are so many other stories in the world, many waiting to be discovered and adapted. Unless there was some new spin or interpretation being offered, I simply stopped being interested."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/19/louvre-closed-after-robber...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK6kyccWhwA&list=RDTK6kyccWhwA&start_rad...

"Heathcliff may have murdered a dog, but until we know how Darcy makes his money it’s all to play for."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/19/jane-austen-dark-s...