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January 31, 2026

Content is king but at what cost to player privacy? - The Sports Agents

You’ve likely seen the viral video of Coco Gauff smashing her racket in a corridor at the Australian Open. She tried to go somewhere without cameras and failed. Now she's complaining the only private place is the locker room, Novak Djokovic says it's like "big brother", Iga Swiatek thinks they're "animals in a zoo". Content is king but at what cost to player privacy? Isn’t this the kind of access we all wanted to drive sports broadcasting forward and grow the sport? The bigger the sport - the...

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🏛️ Politics
January 31, 2026

The Great Fragmentation of UK Politics

“Shattered” Brits are embracing populism of right and left with the enthusiasm of the convert. The post The Great Fragmentation of UK Politics appeared first on The American Conservative

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🎭 Culture
January 31, 2026

What I’ve been reading

Adrian Goldsworthy, Augustus: First Emperor of Rome. A very clear and readable treatment of one of the most important Romans. Exactly what you would expect from the author. Indranil Chakravarty, The Tree Within: The Mexican Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz’s Years in India. Imagine a book that is interesting about both the cultures of Mexico and […] The post What I’ve been reading appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related Stories*You Have No Right to Your Culture: Essays on the Human Condition...

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👥 Society
January 31, 2026

How the sometimes-weird world of lifespan extension is gaining influence

For the last couple of years, I’ve been following the progress of a group of individuals who believe death is humanity’s “core problem.” Put simply, they say death is wrong—for everyone. They’ve even said it’s morally wrong. They established what they consider a new philosophy, and they called it Vitalism. Vitalism is more than a philosophy,…

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📈 Economy
January 31, 2026

Lucky leaseholders and skint skiers

Morning all, In case you missed it, we published a cracking paper earlier this week laying out improvements that can be made to the Universal Credit (UC) system without breaking the bank. UC already support claimants with childcare costs, for example, but providing that money up front would remove a barrier to work. Claimants who have been … Continued The post Lucky leaseholders and skint skiers appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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📈 Economy
January 31, 2026

Supply is elastic, installment #6437

In Italy’s storied gold‑making hubs, jewellers are reworking their designs to trim gold content as they race to blunt the impact of record prices and appeal to shoppers watching their budgets. The rally is putting undue pressure on small artisans as they face mounting demands from clients including international brands to produce cheaper items, from […] The post Supply is elastic, installment #6437 appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsIn reply to Phil S. Best Friend,” “Breakfast at ...

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