A report by Zurich Insurance found that having a mental health problem had already become the norm for young people aged between 15 and 19. Its estimates suggest that 51pc of people in this age bracket have a mental or behavioural disorder such as anxiety, depression or ADHD. (Nolsøe, The Telegraph)
Read MoreNearly a third of newborns were found to be watching screens for more than three hours a day, while almost 20 per cent of infants of four to 11 months used screens for more than an hour a day. (Koronka, The Times)
Read MoreToday, new tools and approaches are helping scientists search for alien biology within our solar system and in the atmospheres of planets orbiting other stars, and look for traces of extraterrestrial hardware anywhere. (Drake, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreIn her latest Netflix special, Tomlinson — who has become a cultural release valve for young-adult female exasperation — manages a feat of surprising grace that the angrier “exvangelicals” consistently miss. She is diagnosing her own formation without martyring herself. (Lupfer, Religion News Service)
Read MoreThe late political scientist James C. Scott endorsed what he called “anarchist calisthenics”—the regular practice of small acts of lawbreaking and disobedience. Jaywalk at an empty intersection. Have a beer in the park. Smuggle a pudding cup past the TSA agents. The point, Scott said, was to keep the civic muscles strong. (Wood, The Atlantic)
Read MoreGoth Yoga LA’s masterminds are Beatnix and her partner, James David (who DJs each class). The couple has been active in L.A.’s goth/alternative music and event scene for years, co-creating the popular outdoor roller disco event Skate Oddity during the pandemic. (Leib, Los Angeles Times)
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