This new magazine just made the 'games as art' debate feel outdated Reset, from the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 publisher, shows video games belong in art, fashion and design. Creative Bloq · May 6
‘He Ubers To The Bank’: Man Drives To Chicago To Sell His Corvette For $60,000. Then The Buyer Pulls A Wild Stunt A car flipper says he drove seven hours to sell his Corvette Z06 to a buyer in Chicago who showed up to the meeting with a small bag of cash, asked to take the car for a test drive, and then simply drove off with it. Now the seller is… Motor1 · Apr 12
The Great Meme Reset: What to Expect and Leaks Revealed So Far The Great Meme Reset is coming in 2026—leaks reveal what memes are returning and what to expect from this internet revival. International Business Times UK · Nov 23, 2025
In South Korea, deepfake porn wrecks women's lives and deepens gender conflict South Korea is fighting a deluge of non-consensual, explicit deepfake videos and images primarily targeting women online The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024
Thinktank warns Australian misinformation laws should not be based on voluntary industry code Experts find ‘significant gaps between statement and practice’ of social media firms’ enforcement of standards The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2024
‘Serious breach’: social media platform X booted from Australia’s misinformation code Company failed to respond to a complaint about the removal of a function to report misinformation during the voice referendum The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2023
Voting fraud claims spread ahead of Spanish election Claims of vote rigging and election fraud are spreading in Spain ahead of that nation's pivotal election on Sunday The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
What’s best pizza-by-the-slice in Chicago? We went on a quest to find out Our two-reporter team embarked on a weeklong pizza bender to try the nine spots recommended by WBEZ radio listeners. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 28, 2023
Swedish egg coffee — what is this uniquely Midwestern drink? The drink became known as “church basement coffee,” because it was typically served at Swedish churches in the Midwest. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 26, 2023
Twitter changes stoke Russian, Chinese propaganda surge Russia, China and Iran are exploiting recent changes at Twitter to spread disinformation faster and farther The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023
Tears as migrants mark a New Year with celebrations that are banned in country they fled Many of those present break their Ramadan fast with sweet dates - this is a New Year in exile for refugees from many different communities including Syria, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Ukraine Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2023
Pro-Moscow voices tried to steer Ohio train disaster debate Not long after the Ohio train derailment, pro-Russian voices on Twitter began spreading anti-U.S. propaganda about the incident The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023
Facebook ran ads in Moldova for oligarch sanctioned by US Facebook allowed a Moldovan oligarch with ties to the Kremlin to run ads on its platform urging protests against that country's government — even though he and his political party are subject to U.S. sanctions The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023
ASX drug companies applaud TGA's psychedelic ruling Shares in Little Green Pharma and Emyria are up by more than 40 per cent as both announce plans to take advantage of Australia's "world-leading" drug decision. AAP · Feb 6, 2023
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022 London hosts for Ukrainian refugees dwindle leaving hundreds on the waiting list The conflict has dropped from people’s minds, one charity warns
Liverpool Echo · Sep 18, 2022 Mum woken by 'fireworks' didn't realise missile had hit outside her home Lesia says she now feels "totally safe" as she settles into new Merseyside life
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 19, 2022 Anti-vax Group in Europe Thrives Online, Thwarts Tech Effort Troubled by the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients showing up at his hospital, the French doctor logged on to Facebook and uploaded a video urging people to get vaccinated. He was soon swarmed by dozens, then hundreds, then more than 1,000 hateful messages from an anti-vaccine extremist group known as…
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022 Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effort An anti-vaccine group that has harassed doctors and public officials in Italy and France is still active on platforms like Facebook despite efforts to rein in their abuse and misinformation
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022 Homes for Ukraine: Official ‘matching service’ launched to link hosts with refugees People wishing to host Ukrainians invited to register with government-funded, charity-run matching system
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022 ‘Decimation’ of UK resettlement system could see Ukrainians put in hotels, charity warns Communities must not be left to ‘pick up the pieces’ from lack of official generosity
Los Angeles Times · Feb 18, 2022 Theragun opens a mega-wellness store as Apple tweak sends more e-tailers to malls If you're thinking about buying a hand-held massager that bonks you 40 times per second, it's hard to get a sense of what that feels like on the internet.