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that you love with your network—this can be on any social channel or here on Substack. We’re growing fast, and each share this way from you helps you and us expand our terrific New Rules community even further!Also, in case you missed some #NewRules stories posted earlier this year, here are two we’re recommending for a read (or re-read) this weekend. Both are relevant to some of this past week’s national news—Signal v. Noise, by Marcia Stepanek, an interview with U.S. historian Heather Cox Richardson about the mood of grassroots voters in this high-drama election year, and Let’s get “phygital” by Bradley Schurman, which highlights some of the ways the digital world and our experiences offline are becoming intertwined in new ways.
Signal v. Noise
Boston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson offers something hard to find in the maelstrom of today’s mainstream media world. While cable news and social media spit out rapid-fire, hair-on-fire hot takes to track our democracy in crisis, Heather, in her public appearances and popular newsletter,
Let's get "phygital"
MIAMI, Florida—The other night, I had an Andy Rooney moment as I exited baggage claim at Miami International Airport. Across three lanes of traffic, I saw hoards of people crowded in the center island of the arrivals zone, desperately looking at their smartphones every few seconds to check th…
Food 'addiction' should be treated like drug abuse, claim doctors (NewScientist)
A group of doctors and scientists is getting behind the controversial idea that people can be addicted to certain trigger foods, in the same way as drugs and alcohol. The team says this addiction should be treated with abstinence, which goes against mainstream medical advice
American Express Zooms Ahead as Gen Z Gets Hooked on Card Rewards (The Wall Street Journal)
Amex has found that young spenders enjoy perks as much or more than their parents. Now it has to keep them happy.
A Groundbreaking Scientific Discovery Just Gave Humanity the Keys to Interstellar Travel (Popular Mechanics)
In a first, this warp drive actually obeys the laws of physics.
Why are so many young adults getting financial help from their parents? It’s the economy, stupid. (MarketWatch)
‘Early-career recessions can have permanent effects,’ one economist tells MarketWatch
How 2024 could transform American elections (The Atlantic)
A radical reform that the State of Alaska is testing to de-radicalize politics is changing the way people are elected, and will face its biggest test in November.
The world’s garment workers are on the front lines of climate impacts (Grist.org)
Fast fashion is still one of the world’s most polluting industries. Its global workforce is now paying the price.
Nike Unveils Its 2024 Paris Olympic Track Uniforms (Teen Vogue)
The apparel collection for the 2024 Olympics represents the most "data-driven and visually unified effort” in Nike's history, the company says. Designed to reflect the unique identities and diverse communities of the countries and sports they represent, the recent unveiling in Paris was not without some controversy.
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