The Duggar Family, best known for a series of reality TV shows based around their lives, are at the center of Amazon Prime’s latest docuseries, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, out June 2. The series digs into the headline-making scandals that have surrounded the family and the cult-like religious group they promoted, the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP). (Espada, TIME)
Read MoreOxfam has been accused of attacking JK Rowling over her views on transgender issues in a controversial Pride cartoon. On Tuesday the charity cut out a section of a social media video which appeared to reference the author with its depiction of a woman with a similar hairstyle and outfit wearing a “terf” badge. (Penna, The Telegraph)
Read MoreI got a sneak peek into Apple’s vision for the future of computing on Monday. For about half an hour, I wore the $3,500 Vision Pro, the company’s first high-tech goggles, which will be released next year. I walked away with mixed feelings, including a nagging sense of skepticism. (Chen, The New York Times)
Read MorePlans to host a “drag queen story time” event for infants have sparked a row after concerns were raised about its focus on gender and sexual identity. Moray council, in northeast Scotland, is hosting the event “for children aged 0-6” at Elgin library as part of its Pride month celebrations. (Horne, The Times UK)
Read MoreResearch consistently shows bad news can have a negative effect on us. During the pandemic, multiple studies linked news consumption to poorer mental health, documenting symptoms of depression, anxiety, hopelessness and worry. In our research, we found that spending as little as 2-4 minutes on Twitter or YouTube reading about the pandemic affected people’s moods adversely. (Buchanan, Nieman Lab)
Read MoreThis shift toward the right among the young voters who propelled Mr. Obama to victory 15 years ago is part of a larger pattern: Over the last decade, almost every cohort of voters under 50 has shifted toward the right, based on an analysis of thousands of survey interviews archived at the Roper Center. (Cohn, The New York Times)
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