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Safety isn’t a thing: it’s a social relation. More police aren’t going to bring it about.

Plus: the soul-searching hip-hop of Little Simz, Melissa Etheridge’s new Broadway show, a Wes Anderson adaptation of Roald Dahl, and more.

New York Times:

Unlike boomers, who often bristle at being criticized by young people, I say good luck to young people trying to make me and my peers feel bad.

Overstating the power of algorithmic systems only serves to benefit the tech companies behind them.

From riotously funny dating tales to jaw-dropping journalism, Guardian readers think it’s been an incredible year for podcasts. Here is their pick of the best

Psychoanalysis is back in vogue with the American left. But is that rejuvenation symbolic of the latter’s failure?

President Biden this week called for the reinstatement of an assault weapons ban, a law that had roots in a 1989 shooting in a California schoolyard. Here's a look at what got that ban on the books.

President Biden this week called for the reinstatement of an assault weapons ban, a law that had roots in a 1989 shooting in a California schoolyard. Here's a look at what got that ban on the books.

President Biden this week called for the reinstatement of an assault weapons ban, a law that had roots in a 1989 shooting in a California schoolyard. Here's a look at what got that ban on the books.