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Amazon buying MGM is just continuing a 40,000-year-old media tradition

Amazon buying MGM is just continuing a 40,000-year-old media tradition

9 June 2021

Amazon has acquired the movie studio MGM. The move by the streaming giant is just following an ancient pattern, writes Annalee Newitz
Naomi Osaka at the French Open in Paris

Why it's so important we believe people about their mental health

2 June 2021

The way mental health is being discussed in the public domain is becoming problematic. We need to start believing people when they ask for help and offering support, says Lucy Foulkes

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