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Nearly half of African nations have restricted or banned raw-material exports over the past two years. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
American buyers of rare earth metals are avoiding China’s ban by going through Mexico and Thailand. / Reuters
A roundup of when clean energy tax credits will disappear (and how to use them before they do). / Grist
Six months after January’s fires in Los Angeles, properties are still being cleared. / LAist
Experiments suggest “sacralizing” nature may be a tool to combat the climate crisis. / Noema
From March, why hasn’t psychology had a big new idea in decades? Because it’s still more alchemy than chemistry. / MOD 171
See also: A “sluggard waker” was an 18th-century job in British churches. / Wikipedia
A typical workday for someone in their twenties written in the language of workplace-trend articles. / The Atlantic [$]
A recent college graduate dispels myths about Gen Z. “In practice, our generation is the opposite of apathetic.” / Persuasion
Related: A fluffy but fun profile of the (literal) children of Oasis. / W Magazine
Journalists at Politico say contractual lines over artificial intelligence use in the newsroom have been crossed. / WIRED
Wimbledon’s use of a new AI-enhanced line-calling system reportedly isn’t going great. / The Guardian
For your weekly wanderlust, a tour of cafes in Seoul’s Mapo-gu district. / Sprudge
A 70-year-old man tries dozens of skincare products and Korean face masks. “Three months in, people were asking where my old face had gone.” / The Wall Street Journal [$]
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