Month: December 2021

David Baddiel and his daughter on his social media addiction: ‘it can reward and punish you’

Despite the abuse and anger, the comedian spent hours a day online. But then his daughter Dolly became dangerously drawn in. Was it time for a rethink? Over the past 30 years, I have read and heard David Baddiel’s thoughts on many subjects, including sex, masturbation, religion, antisemitism, football fandom, football hooliganism, his mother’s sex …

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‘Most people don’t know how to shoot or edit dark skin’ – Isaac West’s best phone shot

The Liberian photographer on his image of a tender haircut Isaac West was searching for a moment of authenticity. He had known Sudanese models Juor and Odur for a few years; both live in the US, as does he. Their brief was to portray a moment of tenderness between a couple. “You’re caring for your …

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How one-click shopping is creating Amazon warehouse towns: ‘We’re disposable humans’

In California’s Inland Empire, Black and Latino communities already faced some of the worst pollution. Then, more warehouses and trucks started appearing Three generations of Arah Parker’s family have lived in her pleasant, yellow-hued home, where there used to be a clear view of the San Gabriel mountains from the kitchen window. There used to …

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Recently uncovered software flaw ‘most critical vulnerability of the last decade’

Log4Shell grants easy access to internal networks, making them susceptible to data loot and loss and malware attacks A critical vulnerability in a widely used software tool – one quickly exploited in the online game Minecraft – is rapidly emerging as a major threat to organizations around the world. “The internet’s on fire right now,” …

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Can’t find a PlayStation 5 console? There are supplies in … Gaza

The blockaded strip is short on medicine and cement but has shelves of coveted PS5s, which elsewhere sell out in seconds It is surrounded on all sides, regularly bombed, and plagued by shortages of vital medicines. Yet in the lead-up to Christmas, the isolated Gaza Strip has – for once – ample supplies of something …

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Urbanista Los Angeles review: solar charging wireless headphones

Novel Bluetooth noise-cancellers deliver the bass and near-infinite battery life, but cannot be repaired The latest wireless headphones from the Swedish company Urbanista hide an ingenious solution to battery life woes: solar charging. The Los Angeles cost £169 ($199/A$349) and look no different from a normal set of headphones, apart from a flexible Powerfoyle solar …

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Best podcasts of the week: Michael Caine reveals his all-time heroes

The actor’s slick series is packed with heroic true stories from Erin Brockovich to the Piper Alpha oil rig explosion. Plus: a movie-length new podcast starring Kate Mara and Adam Scott Michael Caine: Heroes“Nobody said being a hero was easy,” says the host in the most Michael Caine way ever, before he launches into his …

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Saudi women’s rights activist sues three US intel operatives over hacking for UAE

Loujain al-Hathloul says actions of men on behalf of the UAE led to her iPhone being hacked and to her imprisonment and torture Loujain al-Hathloul, the prominent Saudi women’s rights activist, has filed a lawsuit against three former US intelligence and military officers who have admitted in a US court to helping carry out hacking …

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