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english.elpais.com
4 months ago
Digital life

Feeling included and safe: The good side of always carrying your phone

Smartphones act as comfort objects against social isolation.
Thinking about smartphones' social functions reduces the feeling of ostracism. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
US politics

Norma Barzman, Blacklisted Screenwriter, Dies at 103

Norma Barzman, a screenwriter who was one of the last surviving victims of the Hollywood blacklist, has died at the age of 103.
Barzman and her husband were members of the Communist Party and were blacklisted in Hollywood after World War II.
Barzman and her husband lived in Europe for decades to escape the investigations and professional ostracism in the film industry. [ more ]
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