The Comforting Resurgence of ‘Grandma Hobbies’
garry Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed “grandma hobbies” — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest…
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Crime victims form unlikely bonds with wrongfully convicted men
jessesemmens Seventeen years ago we reported on a woman named Jennifer Thompson — a rape victim who was devastated to learn, years after her assault, that she, and the police, had…
COUNT ME OUT England’s smallest county will be wiped off map forever under biggest council shake-up in half a century
erika lexi ENGLAND’S smallest county is set to disappear from the map under the biggest local government shake-up in more than 50 years. The overhaul will see Rutland County Council abolished and…
Methane-powered AI: How to beat the UK’s data centre crunch
In the looming shadow of a waste tip, Britain’s dream of becoming an AI superpower is playing out. The low-tech business of dealing with rubbish is meeting the cutting edge…
Elon Musk is building a form of capitalism that Adam Smith would hate
ANOTHER WEEK, another cocky claim from Elon Musk: he now envisions SpaceX becoming “worth more than the rest of Earth” if it accomplishes its long-term goals. https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/07/12/elon-musk-is-building-a-form-of-capitalism-that-adam-smith-would-hate