[nonostantement #313] - meat culture / global tourism / fbi vs existentialism
Now with MORE spies!
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Hola from Barcelona, my name is Joele and I am an Italian digital strategy consultant. Every Sunday I send this email to my friends, collecting the best things I found online. I started doing this more than five years ago.
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The Meat Culture War Looks Goofy. It's Deadly Serious.
Panic over Dems banning hamburgers hides darker conservative anxieties.How Global Tourism Became So Problematic
The travel industry is facing existential questions as it becomes more & more problematic. How did it get here, & where are we headed?The reason little noises drive you mad is about more than sounds
Fascinating research into ‘misophonia’ – an intolerance to specific sounds – is revealing an important role for contextWant to sell a book or release an album? Better start a TikTok.
How self-promotion became the new networking.How to eat now: 16 rules of modern dining – from dress codes to dogs
A restaurant visit should be a joy, but arguments over queues, booking deposits and cakeage can ruin the experience. Industry insiders explain what is and isn’t acceptable
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‘Disrespectful and demeaning’: Influencers say they were offered payment to create sexually suggestive videos to promote a book
An author denied sending a request to book influencers to create sexually suggestive videos to promote his book but told Yahoo News he takes "full responsibility" for what happened.
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How Russian Spies Get Flipped or Expelled, As Told by a Spycatcher
Caught a Russian spy? You may try to flip them, or expel them – an interview with former Hungarian counterintelligence officer Ferenc KatreinMost Top News Sites Block AI Bots. Right-Wing Media Welcomes Them
Nearly 90 percent of top news outlets like 'The New York Times' now block AI data collection bots from OpenAI and others. Leading right-wing outlets like NewsMax and Breitbart mostly permit them.The Existentialism Files: How the FBI Targeted Camus, and Then Sartre After the JFK Assassination
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