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Anti-Defamation League
A new dashboard tracks real-time extremist hate online
Quartz - Max de Haldevang
In May 2016, two groups of protesters gathered outside a mosque in Houston. One, bearing guns and Confederate flags, was railing against the “Islamization of Texas.” The other was protesting the protest.
Social Media
Donald Trump is the most prolific Facebook advertiser this midterm season
Quartz - Hanna Kozlowska
Donald Trump is not running for office in the midterm elections. And yet, judged by the number of Facebook ads politicians have placed in the run-up to the Nov. 6 vote, he is the most prolific campaigner.
Voting
Bavarian voters punish Merkel’s allies by splintering to the left and right
Quartz - Jill Petzinger
With the rise of nationalist, populist parties across much of Europe, taking a hard line on immigration has proved to be a winning strategy for many politicians seeking power. But that tactic backfired
News
The Philippines’ former island paradise is banning beach parties
Quartz - Isabella Steger
In April, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte ordered a six-month closure of the tourist hotspot of Boracay after he said poor sewage treatment there had turned it into a “cesspool.” Today (Oct. 15),
Why India’s economic growth hasn’t deterred religious rioting
Quartz - Sriya Iyer
We can think of religious riots in India as one example of a broader class of riots that are categorised as “ethnoreligious conflicts”—defined as conflicts that involve ethnic groups that are distinguished
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s threat to hit the US economy would have been a lot scarier 15 years ago
Quartz - Heather Timmons
Following Donald Trump saying yesterday (Oct. 13) there could be “severe punishment” for Saudi Arabia if officials were involved in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi government has threatened
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking left us bold predictions on AI, superhumans, and aliens
Quartz - Max de Haldevang
The late physicist Stephen Hawking’s last writings predict that a breed of superhumans will take over, having used genetic engineering to surpass their fellow beings. In Brief Answers to the Big Questions,
Wine
Sothebys just sold the five most expensive bottles of wine ever
Quartz - Max de Haldevang
As Europe nursed its wounds right after the Second World War’s end in 1945, top Burgundy producer Romanee-Conti made just 600 bottles of dark red nectar before pulling up its vines for replanting. Yesterday
China
A new $60 billion agency is the clearest sign the US is worried about China’s Africa influence
Quartz - Yinka Adegoke
OPIC is dead. Long live OPIC. In the last few years of US president Obama’s administration, there were increasingly loud calls for the government to get rid of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Streaming
The future of how we watch sports is in limbo—until 2021
Quartz - Ashley Rodriguez
People aren’t ready to abandon watching sports on TV, yet. Internet streaming-video services for live sports are biding time, buying up the rights to sports like cricket, boxing, and soccer, until 2021,
Women's News
Will 2019 be the Year of Men?
Quartz - Ephrat Livni
One year ago, people got woke—or so the story goes. After the New York Times and the New Yorker revealed a slew of sexual assault and sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein,
Social Media
Ballet shows what’s wrong with Instagram
Quartz - Hanna Kozlowska
If you search #ballet on Instagram, you’ll find stunning photos of dancers striking poses in flowy costumes, delightful fragments of performances or rehearsals. But a large chunk of this collection of
Replication
A hoax that targeted feminist scholarship accidentally revealed a bigger problem with academia
Quartz - Olivia Goldhill
Why do men go to Hooters? This hardly seems like an academic question. How about: “An Ethnography of Breastaurant Masculinity: Themes of Objectification, Sexual Conquest, Male Control, and Masculine Toughness
Royal Family
Princess Eugenie wanted her wedding dress to show her scoliosis scar
Quartz - Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
As is the case with most high-profile weddings, much of the buzz leading up to Princess Eugenie’s marriage to Jack Brooksbank—which took place yesterday at Windsor Castle—involved predictions about the
Parenting
The 90 best stories from Quartz at Work’s first year
Quartz - Sarah Kessler
Quartz at Work is a guide to navigating the modern workplace. When we launched in October 2017, we were obsessed with eight topics, including the delicate arts of managing others and ourselves, the shifting
$After a seven-year hiatus, fracking is back in the UK$
Fracking
After a seven-year hiatus, fracking is back in the UK
Quartz - Eshe Nelson
In 2011, all fracking in the UK was suspended after evidence suggested it had caused minor earthquakes in the northwest of England. Seven years later, it’s back. Cuadrilla, a British oil and gas company,
Plug-in Hybrid EVs
The UK is reducing incentives to buy eco-friendly cars—much too soon, critics say
Quartz - Eshe Nelson
The UK government announced a plan yesterday (Oct. 11) to cut or reduce the subsidies it offers to buyers of eco-friendly vehicles. Starting next month, grants for new plug-in hybrids will be scrapped,
FAA
We were promised flying cars. It looks like we’re finally getting them.
Quartz - Michael J. Coren
Joby Aviation, Lilium Aviation, Transcend Air, AeroMobil, Volocopter, Kittyhawk, Zee.Aero, Ehang, Terrafugia, Uber Elevate. The number of venture-backed startups taking to the skies in recent years has
Apple Watch
The plausible, wild theory of how Jamal Khashoggi could have recorded his own death
Quartz - Nikhil Sonnad
Earlier today (Oct. 13) Sabah, a pro-government Turkish newspaper, reported that Turkish officials have an audio recording of the torture and murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who has gone
Me Too movement
The 10 best Quartz at Work stories about identity and inclusion
Quartz - Heather Landy
Quartz at Work, an edition from Quartz about navigating the modern workplace, launched at almost exactly the same time as the #MeToo movement. As far as we’re concerned, it was excellent timing. The global
World Economy
👣Walking: Stepping through history
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San Francisco
Two billionaires discuss homelessness, a dramatic timeline
Quartz - Nikhil Sonnad
It began innocently enough on the evening of Oct. 8, when Marc Benioff, the founder and co-CEO of Salesforce, shared this tweet: Benioff was advocating for Proposition C, a ballot measure that would raise
Investing
Why sustainable investing won’t be mainstream for a very long time
Quartz - Eshe Nelson
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is all the rage in finance today. Major banks and asset managers are rushing to provide clients with socially responsible investment strategies and
Weight Watchers
The 10 best Quartz at Work stories on the purpose of companies
Quartz - Heather Landy
An evolution is taking place in business, with everyone from budding entrepreneurs to the CEOs of global behemoths interested in developing a sense of purpose. As good intentions get folded into a system
Native Americans
For the good of all, make your city more walkable
Quartz - Natasha Frost
If you care about humanity, you should be doing what you can to make your city more cyclist- and pedestrian-friendly. Almost everyone benefits, especially the most vulnerable among us, including the poor,
Creative Work
The 10 best Quartz at Work stories about productivity and creativity
Quartz - Heather Landy
One of the best parts about work is that exhilarating feeling of being deep in the zone. Quartz at Work was designed from the outset to help you find that place as often as possible, which is why we’re
Call of Duty (Video Game)
The battle royale of battle royales: Call of Duty vs. Fortnite
Quartz - Aisha Hassan
A new player just entered the arena for battle royale games, and it just so happens to be one of the most popular game franchises in the world. With the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 on Oct. 12,
Human Rights
Saudi Arabia’s other critics are still at risk
Quartz - Annalisa Merelli
The recent disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has sparked boycotts and upset statements from business and political leaders around the world. Emmanuel Macron expressed concern, and Donald
“First Man” stars one of the world’s weirdest musical instruments
Quartz - Adam Epstein
First Man is the sum of many impressive parts: two great performances by Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy as Neil and Janet Armstrong; assured direction from 2016’s best director winner Damien Chazelle; and
Mental Health
Quit calling Kanye West crazy
Quartz - Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
As you’ve probably heard, Kanye West gave a rambling monologue at the Oval Office yesterday (Oct. 11) that achieved the impressive feat of leaving US president Donald Trump, a prodigious rambler in his

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A new dashboard tracks real-time extremist hate online

Donald Trump is the most prolific Facebook advertiser this midterm season

Bavarian voters punish Merkel’s allies by splintering to the left and right

The Philippines’ former island paradise is banning beach parties

Why India’s economic growth hasn’t deterred religious rioting

Saudi Arabia’s threat to hit the US economy would have been a lot scarier 15 years ago

Stephen Hawking left us bold predictions on AI, superhumans, and aliens

Sothebys just sold the five most expensive bottles of wine ever

A new $60 billion agency is the clearest sign the US is worried about China’s Africa influence

The future of how we watch sports is in limbo—until 2021

Will 2019 be the Year of Men?

Ballet shows what’s wrong with Instagram

A hoax that targeted feminist scholarship accidentally revealed a bigger problem with academia

Princess Eugenie wanted her wedding dress to show her scoliosis scar

The 90 best stories from Quartz at Work’s first year

After a seven-year hiatus, fracking is back in the UK

The UK is reducing incentives to buy eco-friendly cars—much too soon, critics say

We were promised flying cars. It looks like we’re finally getting them.

The plausible, wild theory of how Jamal Khashoggi could have recorded his own death

The 10 best Quartz at Work stories about identity and inclusion

👣Walking: Stepping through history

Two billionaires discuss homelessness, a dramatic timeline

Why sustainable investing won’t be mainstream for a very long time

The 10 best Quartz at Work stories on the purpose of companies

For the good of all, make your city more walkable

The 10 best Quartz at Work stories about productivity and creativity

The battle royale of battle royales: Call of Duty vs. Fortnite

Saudi Arabia’s other critics are still at risk

“First Man” stars one of the world’s weirdest musical instruments

Quit calling Kanye West crazy