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• A buzzing zine scene across Japan packs passion in multiple formats – The Japan Times

  June 7, 2026

  In a world now dominated by digital media, small handmade books are a return to analog media and offline connection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/21/books/japanese-zines/ more ›

• The Week in Art: Yemen heritage, US flags at the National Gallery in Washington, Felix Gonzalez-Torres

  June 7, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/rg9zid6 After years of civil war and continuity violence, Yemen’s heritage has suffered hugely, with buildings damaged across the country and antiquities looted. Yet across the country, there is… more ›

• The Living Fragments of Al-Andalus – New Lines Magazine

  June 6, 2026

  A growing movement in Spain argues that everyday gestures and phrases preserve the legacy of Muslim Iberia and offer a rebuttal to the far right’s narratives of national identity https://newlinesmag.com/essays/the-living-fragments-of-al-andalus/ more ›

• ChinaTalk: WarTalk: The View from AFRICOM with LTG Brennan

  June 5, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/Qz2Yd7X Africa is the literal center of the world’s map and increasingly the center of gravity for ISIS, the manpower source for Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the contested… more ›

• Dutch Cocaine Kingpin Sheltering in Sierra Leone Allegedly Organized Shipment Seized in Record Bust

  June 5, 2026

  Fueling frustration for Sierra Leone parliamentarians, fugitive Dutch trafficker Joseph Leijdekkers allegedly masterminded a 30-ton cocaine shipment from his West African hideout, Spanish authorities told OCCRP. Leijdekkers has not been… more ›

• The Global Story: The battle to save James Bond from becoming slop

  June 4, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/JCunBpZ Casting is finally underway for a new James Bond. But why has it taken five years to even begin the search? Since Daniel Craig retired as Bond in… more ›

• In Portugal, Visitors are Flocking to Lisbon’s Food and Art Scenes – The New York Times

  June 4, 2026

  The Portuguese capital is booming with an influx of artists, retirees and visitors drawn to an exciting, affordable culinary scene and an inclusive culture. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/travel/lisbon-portugal-restaurants-bars-hotels.html more ›

• Better Offline: Why AI Has No ROI with Paul Kedrosky

  June 3, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/cLmSzfy In this week’s Better Offline, Ed Zitron is joined by economist Paul Kedrosky to talk about why nobody can find the ROI of AI, why there won’t be… more ›

• Testing Google’s Gemini Spark AI agent: it’s incredible, and creepy | The Verge

  June 2, 2026

  Gemini Spark, Google’s new agentic AI platform, can accomplish tasks around the web and even soon on your devices. It works astonishingly well — maybe too well. https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/941388/gemini-spark-ai-agent-trip-planning more ›

• Martin Scorsese Is Embracing A.I. – The New York Times

  June 2, 2026

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