Stories

The phenomenon is sped by automation, which usurps routine tasks, leaving employees to handle the nonroutine and unanticipated—and the continued advance of which throws the skills employers value into flux. It would be supremely ironic if the advance of the knowledge economy had the effect of devaluing knowledge. - The Atlantic

Somehow, the friendship has survived - and "honesty, even at its most uncomfortable, is far more compelling than just another celebrity swan song." - Washington Post

Coca-Cola. Coors. Hallmark. Even Instagram - all with cursive script logos. Are they distinctive enough to stay, or will they follow Eddie Bauer and Johnson & Johnson into the land of angular type? - Fast Company

When the factory that made the very specific sort of clay Aardman Animations uses, the company bought up all the backstock - but now they're nearly out. - Vulture

In a recent study, most college students "are forgoing regular app usage (79 percent) in favor of in-person connection." Time truly is a flat circle. - Wired

That guy is Derek Hough, who's barnstorming across the country, sharing his joy in competitive (and expressive) dance. - The New York Times

"In the past, organized tours of the necropolis were generally only granted to approved groups of academics, students and other specialists." Now, anyone with a ticket has the same access. - NPR

"Many sports figures are being courted by galleries, auction houses, art shows and museums." - The New York Times

The script choices were so disturbing that Vulture's critics called "an emergency discussion" to thrash out why the season's early episodes are haunted. - Vulture

"Although set at the start of the 20th century, play producer Mika Kaartinen says the theme of searching for a better life resonates just as strongly today." - CBC

You didn't read this in the headlines last week, but hey, The Marvels was "the biggest debut ever for a Black woman director." - HuffPost

But is it the right place for art? - Hyperallergic

"I can’t write about poetry amidst the ‘reasonable’ tones of those who aim to acclimatize us to this unreasonable suffering. No more ghoulish euphemisms. No more verbally sanitized hellscapes. No more warmongering lies." - LitHub

The interview with the former president "was conducted by Enrique Acevedo, an anchor from Mexican network Televisa who is not a Univision journalist. The two media groups merged last year. Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly helped organize the interview." - Los Angeles Times

We're all in on this now, right? It's all one big meme? - The Guardian (UK)