Jean Twenge Is Still Warning Parents About Teens and Screen Time. Is Anyone Listening?
The researcher and author Jean Twenge has a prescription for the harmful effects of screen time on children. If only parents would listen.
Month: September 2025
Those New Announcements in the Subway? They’re Art
Chloë Bass’s new audio-based public art project will be heard over the P.A. system at 14 M.T.A. stations around New York, urging commuters, “If you hear something, free something.”
Karina Milei, Argentina’s Mysterious First Sister, Captivates Nation After Audio Leaks
Karina Milei has become a lightning rod for corruption accusations even as her power and the loyalty of her brother, President Javier Milei, remain unwavering.
Defence day chronicles
Not to have an adequate Air Force in the present state of the world is to compromise the foundations of national freedom and independence— Winston Churchil. Every year on 06 September, Pakistan proudly observes Defence Day, a day deeply etched in the nation’s collective memory as a symbol of unwavering courage, sacrifice and national unity … Read more
US judge blocks Trump from canceling legal status for Venezuelans, Haitians
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration violated federal law by moving to cancel temporary protections from deportation for more than 1 million Venezuelans and Haitians living in the United States. US District Judge Edward Chen said that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lacked the authority to end … Read more
Rabies, rage & rights
PUBLISHED September 06, 2025 KARACHI: Over the past few years, Pakistan’s relationship with dogs has visibly evolved. In gated communities and urban enclaves, pet ownership has risen sharply. Social media is full of Labradors on patios, Huskies on driveways, and beagles in shopping carts. On the other hand, public spaces in low- and middle-income areas … Read more
Coming Back – The Odyssey of a Pakistani Through India
PUBLISHED September 06, 2025 PESHAWAR: shaam aae aur ghar ke liye dil machal uthe shaam aae aur dil ke liye koī ghar na ho [Evening falls, and the heart longs for home; Evening falls, and the heart has no home to return to] ~ Akhtar Usman Despite our love-hate relationship with those across the border, … Read more
how Pakistan won Trump over
By Naveed Hussain/Zeeshan Ahmad | PUBLISHED September 06, 2025 KARACHI: The sudden recalibration of Pakistan-US relations this year is a harbinger of a seismic shift in South Asian geopolitics. Partially triggered by the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, Washington and Islamabad are once again engaged in a cautious tryst that feels all too familiar to anyone … Read more
In the wake of Kunar’s midnight quake
PUBLISHED September 06, 2025 KARACHI: “I woke up to some muffled, disorienting sounds,” recalls Shafiullah, 38, from Mamagal village in Kunar’s Nurgal district, who was trapped under the debris with multiple wounds. “In a muffled silence, broken only by the brittle cracking of plaster shifting above, I could hear my own ragged breath loud in … Read more
A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form
Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama.
