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The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post Becca Rothfeld, a former critic at the Washington Post, on the death of the paper’s books section.

This is the second time The Post eliminated Book World. The Death of Book World www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers Reading, writing and learning a language or two can lower your risk of dementia by almost 40%, according to a study that suggests millions of people could prevent or delay the condition. Dementia is one of the world’s biggest health threats. The number of people living with the condition is forecast to triple to more than 150 million globally by 2050, and experts say it presents a big and rapidly growing threat to future health and social care systems in every community, country and continent. Continue reading...

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds

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The Maple is now on Bluesky!

You can also follow our news editor, @alexcosh.bsky.social, and our opinion editor, @davidemastracci.bsky.social.

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Bookstagram is an amazing place where someone will say they are posting about the "unheralded," "underrated" books they wish to boost, and then the first book they talk about will literally be a Booker Prize winner

Claudia Riegler snowboards past a blue flag during a Slalom competition. Text reads: At 52, Claudia Riegler Is the Oldest Female Olympian

From @theathletic.com: Austrian snowboarder Claudia Riegler, 52, has just completed her fifth Winter Olympics, becoming the oldest female athlete to ever participate in the Games. nyti.ms/4trt59k

Absolute breath of fresh air. The dam's been cracking for a while, but this is the part where the jet of water blasts out and you know it's unstoppable.

New Brunswick politicians, intelligently discussing airborne pathogens and ventilation thanks to @popnb.bsky.social

Jump to 6:41:10 here:

N.B. government to stop using social media platform X after request from advocate | CBC News Following a report highlighting concerns about sexualization and exploitation on X, formerly Twitter, the New Brunswick government will stop using the social media platform.

"After a report highlighting concerns about sexual exploitation on X, the New Brunswick government will stop using the social media platform." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Canadian Province New Brunswick to Quit Using Elon Musk’s X New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced Thursday.

New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced

Yes. It's deliberate.

A Billionaire’s Surrender Bezos is not trying to save The Washington Post. He’s trying to survive Donald Trump.

For those of you who:

* Feel enraged to watch billionaires destroy important newsrooms

and

* Recall vaguely that Jeff Bezos was once considered a courageous owner who fortified the Washington Post

I recommend this piece by the Post's former fact-checker
glennkessler.substack.com/p/a-billiona...

Is Jeff Bezos going to destroy the Washington Post? It sure looks like it | Margaret Sullivan He has the chance to be the steward of a national treasure, but he’s blowing it

Is Jeff Bezos going to destroy the Washington Post? It sure looks like it | Margaret Sullivan

Too old to compete? This 87-year-old triathlete has tips for staying in the game Despite issues with her heart, this octogenarian still competes in triathlons. She's proof that preventive medicine paired with smart lifestyle choices help seniors stay active longer.

Despite issues with her heart, this octogenarian still competes in triathlons. She's proof that preventive medicine paired with smart lifestyle choices help seniors stay active longer. n.pr/4awubZ9

Really a heartbreaking loss 💔

US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages A lawsuit filed last week alleges tech firm ‘can access virtually all’ private communications, a claim the company has denied US authorities have reportedly investigated claims that Meta can read users’ encrypted chats on the WhatsApp messaging platform, which it owns. The reports follow a lawsuit filed last week, which claimed Meta “can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications”. Continue reading...

US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages

Opinion | Young People Are Using A.I. to Skip the Hardest Part of Growing Up Artificial intelligence is replacing young people's social intuitions.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Even casual A.I. use exposes users to a level of praise humans rarely experience from one another, which is not great for any of us, but is especially risky for young people still working on their social skills,” Clay Shirky writes.

YouTube video by JaMora A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow from A Mighty Wind

I was crying laughing, now I’m just crying.

YouTube video by artfilm33 Midnight at the Oasis - Waiting for Guffman HD

I can't help laughing when she starts singing ❤️💔

So terrible to lose Catherine O'Hara, but so wonderful to revisit her genius

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4 Easy Ways to Make Sure No One Can Read Your Text Messages To keep your texts safe from prying eyes, make sure they’re encrypted with these 4 tips.

To keep your texts safe from prying eyes, make sure they’re encrypted with these 4 tips.

Great turnout for the launch of a terrific book — Pursuing the New: A Modern Graphic Design History of New Brunswick by Tanya Duffy. The exhibition is fantastic too.

This is amazing. Is the exhibit still there? I'll pick up the book too. Thanks for sharing!

This is stunning

The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.

At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.

Hope that Teamsters president is happy

The publisher of The Inquirer says to the civic-minded people of Pittsburgh: here is how we saved our newspaper in Philadelphia, which is now profitable.

www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

"I believe our own experience over the past decade offers a template for success."

Alex Pretti's former colleague remembers him for his empathy and enthusiasm for being in healthcare.

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

nursesonja • 7h & Threads Let us not forget, it was the same administration that reduced us to wearing trash bags as protective gear while we watched the hospital go up in flames around us during the pandemic that just murdered one of our own on the streets in broad daylight. As a nurse & as a person, I will never forgive. I will never forget. I will never back down. This was never about border control. This is about total control. O240 Q5 G34 → 21

The nurses are pissed

The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

Charisma is overvalued. Character is undervalued.

Holy shit.

"In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds."

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