Sunday, December 28, 2025

Robert Nakamura, ‘Godfather’ of Asian American Film, Dies at 88; The New York Times, December 23, 2025

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Jeré Longman , The New York Times ;  Robert Nakamura, ‘Godfather’ of Asian American Film, Dies at 88 " In 1971, while a student at the ...

Rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online; The Guardian, December 23, 2025

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Amy Hawkins , The Guardian;  Rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online " Rare foota...

Ebenezer Scrooge and the dynamics of moral transformation: The ethics of Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’; ABC, December 22, 2025

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  Tara-Lyn Camilleri , ABC;  Ebenezer Scrooge and the dynamics of moral transformation: The ethics of Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ "Gi...

What Parents in China See in A.I. Toys; The New York Times, December 25, 2025

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Jiawei Wang , The New York Times;  What Parents in China See in A.I. Toys " A video of a child crying over her broken A.I. chatbot stir...

They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.; The New York Times, December 24, 2025

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Adam Satariano , The New York Times;  They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship. " Josephine Ballon and Anna-L...

The protesters showing up every week to shut down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: ‘We will end this’; The Guardian, December 26, 2025

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Richard Luscombe  , The Guardian;  The protesters showing up every week to shut down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: ‘We will end this’ "T hey co...

Our king, our priest, our feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages; The Guardian, December 26, 2025

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Joseph de Weck  , The Guardian;  Our king, our priest, our feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages "T his summer, I fou...

Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistleblowers; AP via The Washington Post, December 24, 2025

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Joey Cappelletti | AP via  The Washington Post;  Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistle...

Government Officials Once Stopped False Accusations After Violence. Now, Some Join In.; The New York Times, December 25, 2025

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Steven Lee Myers , The New York Times ;  Government Officials Once Stopped False Accusations After Violence. Now, Some Join In. " A chu...

Trump aides’ official religious messages for Christmas draw objections; The Washington Post, December 26, 2025

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Azi Paybarah  , The Washington Post;  Trump aides’ official religious messages for Christmas draw objections " How to celebrate Christm...

The Service Dogs Helping Veterans With PTSD; The New York Times, December 24, 2025

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Simar Bajaj  , The New York Times;  The Service Dogs Helping Veterans With PTSD There’s research suggesting that these four-legged “battle b...

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building; AP, December 26, 2025

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STEVEN SLOAN  , AP;  Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building "The president of t...

So This Is Why Trump Didn’t Want to Release the Epstein Files; The Atlantic, December 24, 2025

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Sarah Fitzpatrick  , The Atlantic;  So This Is Why Trump Didn’t Want to Release the Epstein Files "Trump has also insisted that he knew...

Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, and the Fight for User Rights: 2025 in Review; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), December 25, 2025

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TORI NOBLE , Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF);  Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, and the Fight for User Rights: 2025 in Review "...

MAGA Official Slammed for Clobbering the Living Christmas Lights Out of AI Santa Claus; The Daily Beast, December 28, 2025

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Will Neal , The Daily Beast;  MAGA Official Slammed for Clobbering the Living Christmas Lights Out of AI Santa Claus [ Kip Currier: I was cu...

Stop Defending Bari Weiss; The Atlantic, December 24, 2025

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Jonathan Chait  , The Atlantic;  Stop Defending Bari Weiss "Weiss is following a long-standing instinct to turn every Trump abuse into ...

Ohio’s libraries could face hard choices next year after 2025 budget cuts; Cleveland.com, December 27, 2025

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Mary Frances McGowan, cleveland.com ;  Ohio’s libraries could face hard choices next year after 2025 budget cuts " “They’re going to co...

New law requires public libraries across Illinois to carry opioid OD reversal medication; The Chicago Tribune, December 28, 2025

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Lisa Schenker, The Chicago Tribune;  New law requires public libraries across Illinois to carry opioid OD reversal medication

74 suicide warnings and 243 mentions of hanging: What ChatGPT said to a suicidal teen; The Washington Post, December 27, 2025

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Nitasha Tiku  and  Kevin Schaul  , The Washington Post;  74 suicide warnings and 243 mentions of hanging: What ChatGPT said to a suicidal te...

Through the lens of history, Trump’s legacy will be more of a blotch than a Maga masterpiece; The Guardian, December 28, 2025

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Simon Tisdall , The Guardian ;  Through the lens of history, Trump’s legacy will be more of a blotch than a Maga masterpiece " Revoluti...
Saturday, December 27, 2025

Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing; The Guardian, December 26, 2025

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Ben Martynoga , The Guardian; Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing "I nside a la...

A conversation between Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson summed up 2025 for me – and not in a good way; The Guardian, December 27, 2025

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George Monbiot , The Guardian ;  A conversation between Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson summed up 2025 for me – and not in a good way [Kip Currier:...

7 Questions to Ask Yourself for a Happier New Year; The New York Times, December 26, 2025

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Jancee Dunn  , The New York Times;  7 Questions to Ask Yourself for a Happier New Year " At the end of every year, I like to reflect by...