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‘Lying for the laugh’: should comedians tell us the truth?

The controversy over Hasan Minhaj’s onstage storytelling was a sign of the shifting demands placed on standup comics

The Guardian - US

This was the year I nearly resorted to an elite baby sleep trainer. But there is another way

After a tired and desperate 2023 with our baby, finally my family found the deep bliss of sleep, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK

German foundation cancels award for journalist who compared Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish ghetto

Foundation says essay’s implication that Israel aimed to ‘liquidate Gaza like a Nazi ghetto’ is unacceptable

The Independent UK

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Award ceremony suspended after writer compares Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos

US-Russian journalist Masha Gessen won Germany’s Hannah Arendt prize for political thought

The Guardian - UK

The best 1920s logos - 9 iconic designs from the Roaring Twenties

Branding experts select the best 1920s logos.

Creative Bloq

Vox and Condé Nast are latest to announce media layoffs

Vox lays off at least 20 people in second round of cuts this year while Condé Nast to reduce staff by 5% over next few months

The Guardian - US

Sam Altman’s ousting from OpenAI could lead to even greater success: ‘You could parachute him into an island full of cannibals and come back in five years and he’d be the king’

Altman dropped out of Stanford, started a "failed" app, then turned it into a gig running Silicon Valley's top startup incubator.

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Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha released by IDF after abrupt arrest

Publishers and free speech advocates demanded the award-winning author’s release after he was separated from his family and questioned by Israeli military

The Independent UK

Who is Sam Altman, as the CEO of OpenAI denies rape allegations made by sister?

This isn’t the only lawsuit Sam Altman is facing; he was sued by Elon Musk in 2024 for breaching his fiduciary responsibility

Evening Standard

Napoleon’s Ridley Scott Offers Blunt Response To Criticism About Accuracy

Ridley Scott gives his blunt response to critics pointing out Napoleon’s inaccuracies.

Cinemablend

The manufactured Hasan Minhaj scandal

What happens when a fact-checking story ignores the facts?

Salon

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Reason

Cat Person terrified men and thrilled female readers – has anything changed?

Published in the white heat of the #MeToo moment, Kristen Roupenian’s viral ‘New Yorker’ short story about a bad date and dodgy sexual dynamics captured the zeitgeist, writes Jessie Thompson. This week, a film adaptation arrives in cinemas – what will audiences make of this tale of terrible sex, six…

The Independent UK

‘Needlessly misleading’: Comedian Hasan Minhaj rebuts New Yorker, says it omitted, misconstrued statements

On September 15, The New Yorker published an exposé on comedian Hasan Minhaj, claiming the racist and Islamophobic experiences he recounts as a South Asian Muslim American in his stand-up shows are “fabrications”.

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'The New Yorker' fact-checked Hasan Minhaj — now he's issued a rebuttal

The New Yorker's profile of Minhaj said he exaggerated or made up stories for effect in his comedy specials. Here's how the comic responded in a 21-minute video.

The Independent UK

Hasan Minhaj: Comedian denies using ‘fake racism’ to advance career, ‘I’m not a psycho’

Comedian admitted to exaggerating certain details in his stand-up routines in a September New Yorker profile

The Guardian - US

‘I’m not a psycho’: Hasan Minhaj responds to New Yorker claims he told false stories

In a 20-minute video, the comedian disputes the magazine’s suggestion that he went too far in exaggerating his experiences

Salon

Hasan Minhaj: "I'm not a psycho"

The comedian was accused of falsifying parts of his life for his stand-up in a New Yorker profile in September

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The Independent UK

‘I’m not a psycho’: Hasan Minhaj denies using ‘fake racism’ to advance career

Comedian admitted to exaggerating certain details in his stand-up routines in a September New Yorker profile

The Guardian - UK

Holding the Note by David Remnick review – erudite portraits of musical greats

A collection of the New Yorker editor’s pieces on the likes of Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and Aretha Franklin displays enviable knowledge and scope

The Independent UK

The New Yorker releases scathing cover of Trump and Biden with walkers

Magazine has stirred up controversy with an ‘ageist’ cover featuring US political leaders

Salon

Four disappointing Hasan Minhaj "truths"

A New Yorker profile gives a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into Minhaj's comedy, and it's not pretty

The Week

Elon Musk: the shocking degree of power wielded by an erratic billionaire

Forget his wealth, said Ronan Farrow in The New Yorker. It’s the sheer power Elon Musk wields today that should shock us. The billionaire’s rocket company, SpaceX, is currently the sole means by which Nasa can get astronauts into space from US soil. Another of his ventures, Tesla, controls the…

The Week

Vivek Ramaswamy: the ‘millennial tech bro’ running for president

The multimillionaire former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy took centre stage at the first Republican debate last week as he bids to win his party’s 2024 presidential nomination.

Fortune

What we know so far about a mysterious Tiger Global memo that’s making its way around Wall Street

Everyone is talking about an anonymous memo containing damning—and potentially fabricated—accusations against the hedge fund.

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