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How a University’s Censorship Conference Got Censored
https://www.404media.co/how-a-universitys-censorship-conference-got-censored/

How a University’s Censorship Conference Got Censored

Presenters say that Weber State University’s legal team adopted a narrow construction of a state law designed to withhold funding from public institutions suspected of practicing DEI.

404 Media

Cheshire 7h ago

Literary Hub » How Being a Mediocre Scientist Helped Me Become a Better Novelist
https://lithub.com/how-being-a-mediocre-scientist-helped-me-become-a-better-novelist/

How Being a Mediocre Scientist Helped Me Become a Better Novelist

For a long time I was a good student, until I was very suddenly not. It took considerable evidence, after so many years of being categorized as precocious, to convince me that my days of being ahea…

Literary Hub

Cheshire 10h ago

Deutsche Welle (inoffiziell)11h ago

Das Biotechnologie-Unternehmen BioNTech stellt seine Corona-Impfstoffproduktion in Deutschland ein. Fast alle heimischen Standorte werden geschlossen.
BionNTech schließt Standorte - viele Jobs auf der Kippe

BionNTech schließt Standorte - viele Jobs auf der Kippe

Das Biotechnologie-Unternehmen BioNTech stellt seine Corona-Impfstoffproduktion in Deutschland ein. Fast alle heimischen Standorte werden geschlossen.

Deutsche Welle

Cheshire 11h ago

Reform UK’s immigration policies are a significant risk to the UK economy
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/reform-uk-immigration-policies-uk-economy-election?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Reform UK’s immigration policies are a significant risk to the UK economy

An exodus of workers will be damaging – and electoral change might help Britain escape instability and low growth

The Guardian

Cheshire 11h ago

‘Group is a lifesaver’: strangers buy Wetherspoon’s meals for homeless people through app
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/05/strangers-buy-wetherspoons-meals-for-homeless-through-app?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

‘Group is a lifesaver’: strangers buy Wetherspoon’s meals for homeless people through app

WhatsApp group has bought tens of thousands of meals for people via Facebook page

The Guardian

Cheshire 13h ago

On her 40-year battle to storm the Venice Biennale
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/may/05/parapet-lubaina-himid-venice-biennale-britain?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

‘We put our heads above the parapet’: Lubaina Himid on winning her 40-year battle to storm the Venice Biennale

In the 1980s, she had to show her work in a corridor by the ICA’s toilet. Now she’s representing Britain at the ‘art Olympics’. So is the artist feeling a bit establishment? Quite the reverse

The Guardian

Cheshire 1d ago

How YouTube Took Over the American Classroom - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/youtube-chromebooks-schools-children-brain-f151dfbb

Cheshire 1d ago

You Have No Idea How Much You Still Use BlackBerry - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/tech/blackberry-qnx-software-cars-bf2a2280

Cheshire 1d ago

‘The Most Bipartisan Issue Since Beer’: Opposition to Data Centers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/politics/liberals-conservatives-data-centers.html?smid=nytcore-android-share