The trend is funny, helpful, demure, and mindful. It's led to a flood of videos of people using the terms "demure," "mindful," and "cutesy" on TikTok, Twitter, and even offline. (Silva, Mashable)
Read MoreThree deans at Columbia University have resigned, putting an end to a saga known on campus known as “Textgate.” The three were removed from their positions in June after revelations that they had sent what the university called “unacceptable and deeply upsetting” texts that “touched on ancient antisemitic tropes.” (Smith, NPR)
Read More“Crazy San Francisco! Isn’t it great?” joked the Very Rev. Malcolm Clemens Young, the dean of Grace Cathedral, who regularly ditches his collar for a T-shirt and shorts at yoga class. (Knight,The New York Times)
Read MoreMaine didn’t violate the U.S. constitutional rights of religious schools by requiring them to abide by the state’s antidiscrimination law to receive taxpayer-funded tuition assistance, a federal judge ruled. But the judge also acknowledged that a higher court will ultimately have the final say. (Sharp, AP News)
Read MoreSocial media posts assailing immigrants have fomented a climate of fear and hatred in Britain, Portugal and other countries. The vitriolic language is now spilling onto the streets. (Myers, Satarino, Dominguez & Taylor, The New York Times)
Read MoreAs we recover from the societal ravages of the pandemic and prepare to submit to our AI overlords – a technological revolution many predict will make humanity redundant – the notion of more powerful supernatural forces within the universe feels ever more appealing (Pelling, The Telegraph)
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