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"I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned I was dead." How one final, heartbreaking TV performance marked the end of an era for Alice In Chains - and a swan song for their brilliant but troubled frontman, Layne Staley

30 years ago this week, Alice In Chains played a legendary MTV Unplugged set that has only grown more poignant with time

Metal Hammer

Gen Z is engineering an analog future — and it's at least a $5 billion opportunity

Why millions of digitally native young people are ditching smartphones, deleting apps, and rediscovering the real world

Fortune

‘I spent 48 hours in a digital detox cabin. Here’s what happened’

For two days, Sara Keenan had no smartphone and no contact with the online world

The Independent UK

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“We hadn’t rehearsed. We weren’t used to playing acoustic. We did a few rehearsals and they were terrible”: Why everyone involved in Nirvana's MTV Unplugged appearance was expecting a disaster

We look back on the broadcast, 32 years after it first aired.

MusicRadar

Considering de-Googling? Unplugged just relaunched its privacy-first smartphone, and it earns "zero revenue from customer usage"

Unplugged makes the UP Phone, a privacy-focused device with some unique features and a high price tag – we spoke with CEO and ex-Apple special projects lead Joe Weil to find out more.

TechRadar

"I gave up my smartphone for 3 days, and confess I felt lost when I locked it away"

From school kids to retirees, we’re hooked on screens. woman&home features editor Ella Dove investigates whether a digital detox can break the habit

Woman & Home

Is Your Sauna Obsession *Actually* Good for Your Skin?

Our resident sauna addict (and beauty editor) investigates

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The French treehouse that offers the perfect digital detox — plus three other bucolic offline retreats

Jason Chau checks into a luxury treehouse to spa, stargaze and disconnect from his trusty iPhone. Plus we pick more of the best places to switch off and unwind this winter

Evening Standard

8 of the best phone-free holidays to help you recharge

Inspired by the White Lotus’s phone-free premise? These are the best trips designed to refresh the mind and bring back a sense of adventure

Evening Standard

Totally unplugged: a digital detox holiday in Cheshire

Would a stay in a remote off-grid cabin – with phones locked away – be respite from the madness of the Christmas season for this young family?

The Guardian - UK

10 of the best digital detox retreats from around the world

From a monastery in the remote Italian countryside to tree lodges in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, Emma Loffhagen picks out the best phone-free retreats to help you completely disconnect

Evening Standard

Log (off) cabins: discover Unplugged’s new digital detox retreat

Ever feel like a break is, well, quite the opposite? Emails pinging in, WhatsApp groups popping off, apocalyptic news alerts, underwhelming Hinge matches and — most daunting of all — the pressure to capture ‘content’. It’s enough to make you want to glue your nose to the grindstone and leave…

Evening Standard

Majority of Brits have considered a digital detox and want to spend time away from digital devices

Overuse of social media is igniting Gen Z’s interest in simpler devices

Wales Online

Holiday lodge with panoramic views has one strict rule

It is just 50 minutes away from Liverpool and it is pet-friendly

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Manchester Evening News

New off-grid holiday hut hidden in Cheshire countryside has one strict rule

The cabins for busy city workers are designed as a 'digital detox'

Wales Online

1,000 free holidays being given away to UK carers and care workers

Nights on Lottie is a new not-for-profit initiative that offers care workers and caregivers a break from their caring responsibilities

Evening Standard

Anton du Beke pays touching tribute to his mum as he launches campaign for carers

The Strictly Come Dancing judge has championed his mum, a former care worker, as he launched Nights on Lottie on Carers Rights Day

Manchester Evening News

A ‘digital detox’ hut hidden in Cheshire forces guests to lock their phones away

Guests have to swap their digital devices for an old-fashioned Nokia, a map and an instant film camera at this off-grid retreat

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