[nonostantement #377] - maga male style / bakery tourism / pourigin

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from “Ukrainian Modernism” by Dmytro Soloviov

#PEOPLE

• Bodybuilders, Joe Rogan and the Modern MAGA Male Style
  The slim-fit uniform of grindset entrepreneurs and right wing podcasters can be traced back decades.

• The extraordinary rise of bakery tourism: ‘People travel from all over the world. It’s mind-blowing!’
  Beer crawls are out and bakery crawls are in, with people arranging whole days, weekends or even holidays around the search for the perfect loaf or croissant

• What Porn Taught a Generation of Women
  It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.

• Whose Streets Our Streets
  Featuring work by thirty-eight independent photojournalists, this exhibit captures ordinary New Yorkers as they rallied, rioted, marched, and demonstrated from 1980-2000.

• Artists push back against Barbie-like AI dolls with their own creations
  Artists hit back on social media to warn artificial intelligence may be endangering their livelihoods.

• The Pour-igin of Species
  We used ChatGPT Vision to identify animals on close to 1,500 wine labels to see if we could predict the price and quality of a bottle based on the animal on the label.

#TECH

• Delhi’s illegal EV charging stations power its EV boom
  As India’s official EV charging infrastructure lags behind, drivers in Delhi turn to illegal setups that skirt safety and power regulations.

• AI-generated images can exploit how your mind works − here’s why they fool you and how to spot them
  During scrolling, the brain processes visuals quickly not critically, making it easy to miss details that reveal a fake. As technology advances, slow down, look closer and think critically.

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#THEDARKSIDE

• I Tested The AI That Calls Your Elderly Parents If You Can't Be Bothered
  inTouch says on its website "Busy life? You can’t call your parent every day—but we can." My own mum said she would feel terrible if her child used it.

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