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A young man looks with concern at his cellphone in one hand, while holding a cup of coffee in the other. (istock/Tassii)
FaithShort Take
Robert Buckland
Give up the “futile distractions” of online life. Abstinence would benefit your mental health and your pocketbook, as well as the larger community if enough of us did it.
Arts & CultureFilm
Kevin Christopher Robles
The latest installment in the "Captain America" franchise feels thematically confused and clumsy in its execution.
Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Justine Limpitlaw
The previous fact-checking/moderation practices at both Meta and X were problematic and in need of an overhaul. The Community Notes alternative holds promise—if it is available to everyone.
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta, speaks at the SIGGRAPH 2024 conference in Denver on July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kevin Clarke
You know who is not getting rid of fact-checking? The editors and journalists in the much-derided legacy media.
FaithFaith and Reason
Joseph Vukov
Laws aimed at providing "death with dignity" and internet influencers promising to extend life unnaturally are actually two sides of the same coin: In both circumstances, humans usurp a role intended for God.
Digital evangelizer and advocate for homeless people, the Rev. Julio Lancellotti blesses a homeless man in Sao Paulo. (CNS photo/Luciney Martins, courtesy O Sao Paulo)
FaithDispatches
Filipe Domingues
The only way to counter the excessive impact that influencers have on the life of the church is to promote more critical thinking among the Catholic faithful, who must be able to recognize attempts to manipulate the faith for political and economic ends.