NYTIMES (Cal Newport) - Technology Weakens Our Minds. It’s Time to Resist.
Just as we changed our thinking around physical fitness, we need to change our attitude toward cognitive fitness.
NYTIMES (Zach Montague) - Kennedy Center Performer Asks Judge to Toss Case He Calls ‘Retaliatory’
A jazz drummer who called off a performance in protest of the center’s being renamed for President Trump said the president’s allies had sued him as punishment.
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NYTIMES (Adam Nagourney and Julia Jacobs) - New York City Ballet Pulls Out of Kennedy Center Performances
The decision by the company, one of the most prestigious in the country, is the latest in a wave of high-profile cancellations at the center.
NYTIMES (Sopan Deb) - Outside Kennedy Center, Jane Fonda and Joan Baez Raise Voices in Protest
The pair joined in a gathering of artists and others who denounced censorship and faulted President Trump’s growing influence over the nation’s cultural life.
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NYTIMES (Wesley Morris and Sasha Weiss) - Cannonball with Wesley Morris: ‘Love Story’ Is Actually a Horror Story
The nightmare began when she said, “I do.”
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NYTIMES (Richard Fausset) - At CPAC, the ‘America First’ Crowd Ponders Giving War a Chance
The Conservative Political Action Conference has been an America First gathering for years, but with President Trump pursuing war in Iran, organizers have tried to make a shift, with mixed results.
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NYTIMES (Ephrat Livni and Parin Behrooz) - Government Trolls Sling Memes in the Online Trenches of Mideast War
Officials in Tehran and Washington alike are trading taunts in English, often using American pop culture references.
NYTIMES (Charlie Savage, Adam Goldman, Aric Toler and Glenn Thrush) - Kash Patel’s Emails Circulate Online as Iran Takes Responsibility for Release
What appeared to be personal emails from before Mr. Patel’s time as director were posted on a website that identified itself as Iranian but seemed to be hosted in Russia.
NYTIMES (Linda Qiu) - Fact-Checking the Debate Over the SAVE Act, the Republican Voting Bill
We examine claims justifying its restrictions, comparisons to current voting laws and warnings about its potential impact.
WASHINGTONPOST (Mark Berman) - Judge agrees to dismiss charges against officers tied to Breonna Taylor raid
Attorneys for Taylor’s family sharply denounced the Trump administration’s push to drop the charges.
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