Generation Z: ‘We have more to do than drink and take drugs’ ~life Article 1420 words, published Jul 21 2018 6 votes
How to spend it: The shopping list for the 1%. In an age of astonishing wealth, nothing reveals the lives of the ultra-rich like the FT’s unashamedly ostentatiously luxury magazine. ~finance Article 3706 words 25 votes
British public bought £14bn of goods made by slaves in 2017, claims report ~news united kingdom Article 448 words 8 votes
When is a nation not a nation? Somaliland’s dream of independence. ~humanities Article 2744 words 8 votes
The making (and unmaking) of a Canadian brand: Tim Horton's ~food drinks Article 1533 words, published Jul 9 2018 8 votes
British cave diver considering legal action over Elon Musk's 'pedo' attack ~news united kingdom usa Article 774 words 8 votes
Archaeologists and astronomers solve the mystery of Chile's Stonehenge ~humanities.history Article 673 words 7 votes
Die Hard at thirty: How it remains the quintessential American action movie ~movies Article 1018 words 3 votes
Who owns the space under cities? The attempt to map the ground beneath our feet ~design urban planning Article 1798 words 7 votes
The man who paves India's roads with old plastic ~enviro plastics recycling Article 1273 words 10 votes
Worried NATO partners wonder if Atlantic alliance can survive Trump. Europeans hope the president who disparages allies and praises autocrats is an aberration but fear problems may run deeper ~news usa politics.usa Article 1636 words 7 votes
YouTube and Facebook could escape billions in copyright payouts after EU vote. Lawmakers reject overhaul of rules which aimed to make tech giant's pay a bigger share. ~tech facebook Article 446 words 2 votes
Is Facebook a publisher? In public it says no, but in court it says yes ~tech facebook social media Article 960 words 6 votes
Former Malaysian PM Najib arrested in $4.5bn 1MDB probe. The investigation focuses on how the money went missing from the state 1MDB fund ~news malaysia crime politics Article 789 words 5 votes
Poland's supreme court constitutional crisis approaches a standoff. The government’s attempt to lower the mandatory retirement age of judges is due to come into effect this week ~news poland politics law Article 932 words 8 votes
The great firewall of China: Xi Jinping’s internet shutdown ~tech Article 3221 words, published Jun 29 2018 12 votes
Drawn from life: Why have novelists stopped making things up? ~books fiction Article 1871 words, published Jun 23 2018 6 votes
'Beacon of culture': West Bank's £16m arts centre opens against huge odds ~arts Article 1227 words 4 votes
Deepwater Horizon disaster altered building blocks of ocean life ~enviro energy pollution.water Article 603 words 11 votes
When should a tech company refuse to build tools for the government? ~tech Article 1062 words 9 votes
The eel trader reviving an old Amsterdam tradition ~food history Article 336 words, published Jun 6 2018 4 votes
Ethiopian prime minister vows to stick to reforms after explosion at rally. Abiy Ahmed commented on Addis Ababa blast that killed one and injured more than 100, saying ‘killing others is a defeat’. ~news ethiopia.addis ababa politics Article 852 words 7 votes
Straight Man by Richard Russo - An overlooked classic of American literature (2011) ~books fiction reviews literature Article 1049 words, published Sep 7 2011 3 votes
Labor confirms it will oppose 'irresponsible' ten-year Australian tax package ~finance Article 658 words 1 vote
IBM shows off Project Debater, an AI designed to make coherent arguments ~tech Article 861 words 5 votes
Iván Duque wins election to become Colombia's president. Conservative opponent of Farc peace process wins long and divisive campaign ~news colombia politics Article 1096 words 7 votes
Mozambique: The secret rainforest at the heart of an African volcano ~science Article 1194 words 7 votes
How Russia won the World Cup (host vote) - exerpted from "Red Card: FIFA and the Fall of the Most Powerful Men in Sports" by Ken Bensinger ~sports.football Article 2613 words 6 votes
Tesla workers say they pay the price for Elon Musk's big promises ~finance business Article 2142 words 5 votes
South Australia to compel priests to report abuse revealed in confession ~humanities religion Article 279 words 5 votes
Mike McCormack wins €100,000 International Dublin literary award with one-sentence novel ~books Article 899 words 8 votes
Meet the people who still use Myspace: 'It's given me so much joy' ~tech social media internet Article 1221 words, published Jun 6 2018 6 votes
New US ambassador to Germany under fire for rightwing support. Politicians accuse Richard Grenell of breaching protocol over interview with Breitbart ~news germany usa journalism Article 979 words 15 votes
'The martyrs did it': Bloody end to Indian copper plant saga. Few Tuticorin residents are celebrating closure, with many battling cancer and sickness ~enviro pollution Article 1273 words 4 votes
Rescuers battle boiling ash to recover Fuego's dead. In San Miguel Los Lotes close to Guatemala’s most active volcano, firefighters are working hard, but hope is slim. ~enviro Article 927 words 4 votes
India slashes heat-wave death toll with series of low-cost measures. ‘Common sense’ policies such as free water and reflective roof paint save lives as temperatures near 50°C ~enviro Article 790 words 6 votes
'Spider-Man' of Paris climbs four storeys to rescue dangling boy ~news france.paris Article 477 words 17 votes
Australian woman sentenced to death for drug offences in Malaysia ~news australia crime malaysia Article 335 words 6 votes
Talk to Deliveroo couriers. See a dystopia that could be your future – the realities facing the ‘contractors’ are grim. No wonder their union is appealing to the high court ~life work Article 1088 words 9 votes
Asteroid from another star system found orbiting wrong way near Jupiter ~space astronomy Article 876 words 5 votes
China aims to land on dark side of moon via launch of 'Magpie Bridge' satellite ~space satellites Article 461 words 4 votes