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New Yorkers mourn death of Flaco, America’s first ‘celebrity owl’ | Digested week
Reaction to beloved bird’s demise typifies eccentricity and warmth of the city

Emma Brockes

01, Mar, 2024 @10:47 AM

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To my horror, gen X is turning to voice notes – I don’t want to hear your mini-podcast | Emma Brockes
They appear on your phone uninvited, overlong and often three at time. This isn’t a message. It’s a one-woman show, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Emma Brockes

29, Feb, 2024 @10:00 AM

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I’m in awful pain, on a morphine drip – and still I’m thinking about the cost. This is US healthcare after all | Emma Brockes
When the bills arrive, the hurt begins all over again, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Emma Brockes

22, Feb, 2024 @10:00 AM

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A place of tension, lies and the dark side of the human soul. I can’t resist the theatre of Facebook Marketplace | Emma Brockes
All life is there. The nourishing community utilising and sharing, and the conniving set with their rivalries and stratagems, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Emma Brockes

16, Feb, 2024 @8:00 AM

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‘We all lost. That’s where hatred leads us’: Diane Foley 10 years after her son’s murder by Islamic State
In 2014, terrorists took US photojournalist James Foley into the Syrian desert, decapitated him, then shocked the world with video footage of his death. His mother talks about her doomed attempts to save him, her mission to help today’s hostages, and the meeting that helped her to heal

Emma Brockes

10, Feb, 2024 @11:00 AM

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Think Apple’s Vision Pro headset makes you look like Neo in The Matrix? Sorry, you so don’t | Emma Brockes
Trying them out, I felt like a cyber hero but my kids doubled up with laughter. It’s a $4,000 way to shred your dignity, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Emma Brockes

08, Feb, 2024 @10:00 AM

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Digested week: the world learns the cost of keeping Donald Trump’s mouth shut | Emma Brockes
Damages of $83.3m for repeatedly libelling E Jean Carroll have actually silenced former president – for now

Emma Brockes

02, Feb, 2024 @11:02 AM

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Don’t underestimate Nikki Haley – for starters, just look at how she gets under Trump’s skin | Emma Brockes
Haley understands one crucial thing: if you’re facing off against the former president, you have to fight dumb with dumb, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Emma Brockes

01, Feb, 2024 @8:00 AM

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Of course we should let the children play, but should we let them swear as well? | Emma Brockes
A teacher told off a seven-year-old boy in the US for saying ‘Jesus Christ’. Should we care, asks Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Emma Brockes

25, Jan, 2024 @10:00 AM

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Digested week: regular-sounding folk suspend disbelief over Trump | Emma Brockes
As the former president wins a landslide in Iowa and appears in court, Brooklyn Beckham serves up a bacon sandwich

Emma Brockes

19, Jan, 2024 @11:16 AM

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How frightening to see the climate change before our eyes – is this the last New York snow I’ll see? | Emma Brockes
I miss the mornings after a blizzard, when everything is transformed. It’s not a dramatic sign – but it’s certainly not normal, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Emma Brockes

18, Jan, 2024 @11:00 AM

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I thought 2024 would be grim and predictable, then I saw the words ‘secret illegal tunnel under Brooklyn’ | Emma Brockes
Even to hardened New Yorkers, a tale of renegade religious diggers pursued by shovel-wielding police officers is irresistible, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Emma Brockes

10, Jan, 2024 @5:16 PM

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