By: David Pierce   |   The Verge   |   June 2024
An elite handful of analysts, actuaries, and accountants have mastered Excel, arguably the most important software in the business world. So what do they do in Vegas? They open a spreadsheet.
Adults-only website OnlyFans has made aspiring porn stars rich and celebrities richer. But a Reuters investigation found a darker side: More than 120 people have complained to U.S. police agencies that they were featured in the site’s sexually explicit content without their consent – including a woman who alleged a video of her rape was sold on OnlyFans. Laws often protect web giants while victims struggle for justice.

By: Nigel Warburton   |   Aeon   |   July 2020
Neuroscience is finding what propaganda has long known: nostalgia doesn’t need real memories – an imagined past works too