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‘I’m deathly afraid’: what is digital spirituality leading us toward? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/mar/24/ai-religion-god-digital-spirituality #LifeAndStyle #Religion #AiArtificialIntelligence

‘I’m deathly afraid’: what is digital spirituality leading us toward?

Where traditional religion once gathered people together, digital spirituality is now consumed in isolation, mediated by tech gods with opaque agendas

The Guardian

US news | The Guardian 11h ago

Estée Lauder in talks on merger with Jean Paul Gaultier owner Puig https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/24/estee-lauder-jean-paul-gaultier-puig-merger-talks-us-spain #Business #Beauty #Fashion #LifeAndStyle #UkNews #UsNews #WorldNews

Estée Lauder in talks on merger with Jean Paul Gaultier owner Puig

Combination of US and Spanish companies would create $40bn fashion and beauty group

The Guardian

Technology | The Guardian US 1d ago

When your culture becomes a meme: the ‘jarring’ effect of Chinamaxxing https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/23/chinamaxxing-chinese-culture-becomes-a-meme #LifeAndStyle #SocialMedia #AustralianLifestyle #Tiktok #China #DigitalMedia #Media #Technology

When your culture becomes a meme: the ‘jarring’ effect of Chinamaxxing

The TikTok trend may be fading, but people of Chinese heritage wonder if an appreciation for their culture will continue after the algorithm moves on

The Guardian

Culture | The Guardian US 1d ago

‘In 20 years most of the world could be racist dictatorships’: Ibram X Kendi on book bans and far-right fear-mongering https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/ibram-x-kendi-fear-fuels-racism-great-replacement-antiracist-chain-ideas #Race #UsPolitics #TheFarRight #UsImmigration #UsNews #FarRightUs #Society #Books #Culture #LifeAndStyle

‘In 20 years most of the world could be racist dictatorships’: Ibram X Kendi on book bans and far-right fear-mongering

How have the rich and powerful convinced so many voters that the reason they are struggling is the poor and powerless? The American historian talks about the weaponising of divisiveness

The Guardian

Opinion | The Guardian US 1d ago

Why are memorial benches so popular? Because they keep the dead present in the flow of everyday life | Anne Karpf https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/23/memorial-benches-hartlepool-dead-people-loved #DeathAndDying #Family #LifeAndStyle #Society

Why are memorial benches so popular? Because they keep the dead part of the flow of everyday life

UK towns are overwhelmed with requests for more. And no wonder: inscribed on them are intimate flashes of the people we knew and loved, says life writing professor Anne Karpf

The Guardian

Author Samantha Sotto Yambao reimagines what’s between here and elsewhere

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/people/author-samantha-sotto-yambao-book-elsewhere-express/

In ‘Coming Out Perfect,’ Richard Mercado draws up a lesser-known coming out story

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/people/artists/coming-out-perfect-richard-mercado/

Opinion | The Guardian US 2d ago

We can’t all be heroes, but as a species we can become more altruistic – with a bit of practice | Jackie Bailey https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/23/humans-altruism-kindness-empathy-ethics #Psychology #Neuroscience #Anthropology #Evolution #LifeAndStyle #HealthWellbeing

We can’t all be heroes, but as a species we can become more altruistic – with a bit of practice

Humans are hard-wired to care for and protect each other. Becoming kinder is just like riding a bike

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 3d ago

Owners from Great Britain travelling to EU warned over pet passport ‘dodge’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/21/pet-passport-dodge-travel-uk-eu-animal-health-certificate #Pets #Travel #Money #ConsumerAffairs #UkNews #EuropeanUnion #Europe #Animals #Brexit #TravelLeisure #Business #LifeAndStyle #Politics #VeterinaryMedicine

Owners from Great Britain travelling to EU warned over pet passport ‘dodge’

Bypassing animal health certificate system by using cheaper pet passport issued abroad could backfire, experts say

The Guardian

Opinion | The Guardian US 4d ago

From trackers to gummies and CCTV, society has been gripped by sleep hysteria | Alice Gregory https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/20/sleep-hysteria-obsession-trackers-gummies-cctv #Sleep #HealthWellbeing #LifeAndStyle #Health #Society #UkNews

From trackers to gummies and CCTV, society has been gripped by sleep hysteria

We’re obsessing about sleep like never before. But much of the messaging is exaggerated, distorted and unhelpful, asks Royal Holloway Sleep Laboratory co-director Alice Gregory

The Guardian