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The new, extremely online era of Christianity

Hashtag blessed — At a time when fewer young people are religious than ever before, we talk to millennial worshippers about what draws them to church, and whether faith and progressiveness are mutually exclusive.

  • Tech
  • Jennifer Hahn

A guide to unplugging from capitalism (for sanity's sake)

Doing nothing, finding everything — Technology’s grip on our attention span is grinding us down, sapping us of life. But artist and writer Jenny Odell has come up with a manifesto for opting out: a mindset where slowing down is the only way to survive.

  • Magazine
  • Jenny Odell

We all hate our jobs – and it’s Silicon Valley’s fault

Rats in a cage — In his second book, author and journalist Dan Lyons explores how the tech industry’s dystopian working practices infiltrated the wider world. He tells us why it’s made us all miserable.

  • Activism
  • Niall Flynn

Love, sex & Google: living with OCD in the digital age

Online obsessions — The internet, with its promise of immediate answers, can be a battleground for people with OCD – particularly when it comes to relationships.

  • Tech
  • Clea Skopeliti

Is the internet leading us into a 21st century dark age?

New Romantics — Social media platforms keep guzzling our most personal data, with the promise it will be saved forever – but what if it was all lost?

  • Tech
  • Emily Reynolds

The tech industry has a serious sustainability problem

And it’s going unchecked — While consumers have forced the fashion industry to start confronting its ethical and environmental shortcomings in recent years, the tech world remains unchecked. Why?

  • Tech
  • Kat George

What being online taught me about love and loss

New Romantics — As we’ve pivoted from IRL communication to screens and chats, conversations have been transformed. In some ways, writes Emily Reynolds, it’s made us closer than ever.

  • Tech
  • Emily Reynolds

Ghost in the machine: inside the internet’s paranormal history

Face The Strange — Haunted websites, digital myths and abandoned online spaces: writer Biju Belinky shines a light into the internet’s creepiest corners.

  • Tech
  • Biju Belinky

How technology transformed long-distance relationships

New Romantics — We think a lot about how we turn online relationships into offline ones – what we think of less is how it works the other way round.

  • Tech
  • Emily Reynolds

What our online history can tell us about who we are

New Romantics — Our social media experiences reveal a lot about who we are, how we communicate, and what we want to say. Understanding them could help us connect to each other better, writes Emily Reynolds.

  • Tech
  • Emily Reynolds

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