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We asked, you answered: More global buzzwords for 2023, from precariat to solastalgia

After we published our list of terms likely to loom large in this year's vocabulary, readers submitted their own nominations. Here's a sampling.

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Wikipedia page with George Santos’s ‘alias’ appears to admit his drag queen past

Santos is under fire for series of alleged untruths concerning his background

The Independent UK

2022 wasn't the year of Cleopatra – so why was she the most viewed page on Wikipedia?

At the end of every year, I gather statistics on the most viewed Wikipedia articles of the year. This helps me, a computational social scientist, understand what topics captured the most attention and gives me a chance to reflect on the major public events of the year. I try to…

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Bill Belichick had the weakest endorsement for Mac Jones and NFL fans thought it was hilarious

Was Belichick praising Jones or reading his Wikipedia?

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘Best season of CSPAN … ever’: Twitter has a field day with House GOP’s speaker vote debacle

Even Wikipedia got in on the action

The Independent UK

William Wordsworth and the Romantics anticipated today's idea of a nature-positive life

Musical performances usually happen in concert halls or clubs, but famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma is exploring a new venue: U.S. national parks. In a project called Our Common Nature, Ma is performing in settings such as the Great Smoky Mountains and the Grand Canyon. By making music and bringing people…

The Conversation

Enzo Fernandez Wikipedia page changed amid Liverpool transfer links

Liverpool continue to be linked with a move for Benfica and Argentina star Enzo Fernandez

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England vs France referee's Wikipedia changed during World Cup 2022 controversy

France edged England 2-1 in their World Cup quarter-final, but Three Lions fans believe that they were hamstrung by referee Wilton Sampaio, who some mocked through his Wikipedia page

Daily Mirror

England fans appear to update referee’s Wikipedia after World Cup loss

Wilton Sampaio drew the ire of many England fans after decisions he made in the quarter-final with France

The Independent UK

Wikipedia says referee ‘lost his guide dog’ after apparent England fan edits

Wilton Sampaio drew the ire of many England fans after decisions he made in the first half of the Three Lions’ World Cup quarter-final.

The Independent UK

Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has gained 1 million followers in a single week. Here's why it's primed to disrupt search as we know it

Google could face disruption from ChatGPT, a new A.I. chatbot that provides straightforward, uncluttered answers to questions.

Fortune

Smyrna review – raw, shocking violence in epic take on Greek-Turkish conflict

Grigoris Karantinakis’s bustling ensemble drama recreates the buildup to a 1922 massacre in what is now İzmir, even if some characters are just walking Wikipedia entries

The Guardian - UK

Michael Beale to Rangers sees Wikipedia take action on 'persistent vandalism' after furious fan edit

Beale is the red hot favourite to replace Gio van Bronckhorst and it seems QPR fans aren't taking his imminent exit well.

Daily Record

Alexa, how did Amazon’s voice assistant rack up a $10bn loss?

The tech giant’s flawed business model for its popular smart devices has cost the company a fortune and thousands of jobs

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Friday essay: shaping history – why I spent ten years studying one Wikipedia article

In mid-July 2008, I arrived in hot and sticky Alexandria. I had travelled to Egypt to attend Wikimania. As the name suggests, Wikimania is an event for those who share an all-consuming passion for the wiki. But not just any wiki … the most important wiki of all: Wikipedia –…

The New Daily

Alan MacMasters, the man the world thought invented the toaster

For years, Wikipedia stated Alan MacMasters invented the toaster in 1919 - but in reality he was born out of a joke and a warning.

Reason

Some Thoughts on Elite-Law-School Bias in Clerkship Hiring

Does the bias exist? Is it a good thing? What does it mean for law students at lower-ranked schools? What does mean about me?

The Times of India

Congress leader says Hindu’s meaning is vulgar, party distances itself while BJP demands apology

NEW DELHI: During these times when polarisation on the basis of religion is rising in the country, Karnataka Congress working president Satish Jarkiholi has only added to the division with his remarks about the origin of the word ‘Hindu’. However, he stands isolated as his own party has distanced from…

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Santa Claus The Serial Killer review – an icky true-crime documentary masquerading as an investigation

The heartbreaking disappearances of eight men from Toronto’s gay district is turned into a truly unedifying bit of rubbernecking

Reuters

Russia fines Wikimedia Foundation over Ukraine war entries

A Russian court on Tuesday fined Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation 2 million roubles ($32,600) over articles relating to the Ukraine war, the head of the foundation's Russia chapter told Reuters.

The Conversation

Cruelty, pettiness and real estate: in Confidence Man, Maggie Haberman wields eye popping anecdotes to plumb the Trump phenomenon

Donald Trump has been colonising the world’s attention for years, via television, on social media and in books. Ironically, given Trump likes books about as much as he does germs, more than 100 books about him are listed on Wikipedia, ranging from biographies and exposés to paeans of praise (think…

The Guardian - US

Oscar-tipped drama Tár thrillingly captures digital and cancel culture

Todd Field’s first film in 15 years is a surprising triumph, one of the few to take on the knottiness of so-called ‘cancel culture’ and succeed

The Independent UK

Stephen Fry sympathises with Wikipedia editors as UK gets third prime minister in three months

Star joked that those updating the entries about government crises must be ‘exhausted’

Evening Standard

Who is Grant Shapps, the UK’s defence secretary and former Welwyn Hatfield MP?

From allegations of doctoring his own Wikipedia page to using a pseudonym to promote his ‘get rich quick’ guides, Grant Shapps’ political career has had some bizarre moments. But who is the UK’s defence secretary? Emma Loffhagen reports

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps, spreadsheet schemer, takes over at Home Office amid Tory chaos

The former transport secretary was a major backer of Liz Truss’s rival Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest

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