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Miss USA pageant world in chaos

Within 48 hours, both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA gave up their titles without giving reasons. What's going on?

Salon

Miss Teen USA steps down two days after Miss USA resigned from her role

UmaSofia Srivastava’s resignation, so soon after departure of Noelia Voigt as Miss USA, shocks world of US pageants

The Guardian - US

Marc Andreessen’s ‘Techno-Optimist Manifesto’ says the myth of Frankenstein, Oppenheimer, and the Terminator ‘haunts our nightmares.’ Here’s what he is (probably) getting at

“We are being lied to,” the billionaire venture capitalist says, urging humans to get past our fear of “the myth of Prometheus.”

Fortune

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The case for continuing to write by hand

At the beginning of 1882, the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche received a machine called the “Malling-Hansen Writing Ball”, a nifty little gadget covered with keys. The thinker’s eyesight had been getting worse, to the point where he could no longer write by hand. In March of the same year he was…

The Conversation

October babies: Birthdays of famous people born in October

October, the 10th month of the year, has witnessed the birth of several great personalities in the past. Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche were born in October.

The Times of India

‘The most dangerous stage I’ve ever been on’: the wildest performances of Wagner’s Ring

Gods! Dragons! Horned helmets! Swords! Valkyries! The 15-hour apocalyptic epic is about to explode onto the Royal Opera stage. But what’s the best way to tackle ‘the ultimate opera’?

The Guardian - UK

A.I., a new ‘superhuman’ and the Fourth Industrial Revolution is just the latest revival of Friedrich Nietzsche’s ‘Superman’ concept

In 1883, the German philosopher famously pronounced “God is dead” because of humanity’s technological advances. We are still living in the aftermath.

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Friday essay: how philosophy can help us become better friends

Friends, family, lovers – these are three mainstays in our intimate lives. We typically expect familial relationships to be solid, essentially for life. In our romantic lives, we search for the “one” to be with for life.

The Conversation

The loneliness pandemic: Getting worse

We may live in the loneliest society in human history. It's a social problem — and a massive public health crisis

Salon

Friday essay: in an age of catastrophe is there still a place for utopian dreams? Or might our shared vulnerability be the key?

As utopian oases dry up, a desert of banality, and bewilderment spreads …

The Conversation

If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal by Justin Gregg review – the problem with human intelligence

A researcher argues that animals understand how to live well better than their too-brainy counterparts

The Guardian - UK

3 reasons not to be a Stoic (but try Nietzsche instead)

For an ancient philosophy, Stoicism is doing extremely well in 2023. Quotes from the Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius litter my Instagram feed; you can find expert advice from modern Stoic thinkers on leadership, relationships, and, well, just about anything.

The Conversation

Why I believe the truth to be like an onion

Since the dawn of philosophical knowledge, the existence of truth has been debated. We all talk about the truth. We all ask for the truth. We demand it, even if we sometimes deny its existence. This article will attempt to give another view of what, for now, I believe to…

The Conversation

If anyone can return from horror injury, it is Hearts No1 Craig Gordon - David Irvine

The Hearts keeper suffered a horror double leg break against Dundee United.

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I am getting into neo-nihilism – it is so soothing to conclude that nothing matters

Accepting the futility of everything is very much in. I’m not quite sure I buy it, but it is true that plenty of things are not as important as we feel they are, writes Emma Beddington

Daily Mirror

Megan Fox's tattoos, meanings and controversial removal amid topless pic confusion

Transformers actress Megan Fox, who recently hit back at a troll who mocked her bikini line, got rid of her Marilyn Monro tattoo because it was too 'negative'

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The government has no place in building, operating its own broadband

Friedrich Nietzsche’s famous quote that “what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger” is only true, at least in politics, if you learn from your mistakes. And last year was a teachable moment for Democrats.

The Guardian - UK

Cheerfulness by Timothy Hampton review – the power of pep

This literary and cultural survey of a neglected emotion takes in Beckett, Boy Scouts and breakfast cereal

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The Guardian - US

Democrats have a month to revive the climate deal our planet needs

In the glare of history, failure on climate will overshadow any other fact about their tenure. Let’s hope they feel the heat as much as we do

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson wins captains’ duel with Jonjo Shelvey

Newcastle’s midfielder appeared more talented when they played together a decade ago but Henderson has risen higher

The Conversation

If animals could speak, would we understand them?

Turin, once briefly the capital of Italy, is famous today for its coffee, delectable hazelnut chocolate, Fiat cars, Juventus FC and the architectural wonder, the Mole Antonelliana. It also happens to be the city of a reportedly epiphanic moment in the life of multi-faceted German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

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