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Jason Steinhauer | History Club | 10th November 2024 If the “Long 20th Century” began in 1920 with a world emerging from the wreckage of WWI, it ended in November 2024 when Donald Trump was elected for a second term. The systems that have ordered the world for the past hundred years have been replaced. The candidate who knows how to become "a meme for the infinite scroll of social media" is the one who triumphs (3,700 words) | Share this on X
AJ | Anime Feminist | 13th November 2024 Over 600 children were hospitalised in December 1997 after suffering seizures following the broadcast of an episode of Pokémon that included a scene with flashing lights. The so-called "Pokémon Shock" was much mocked internationally, but the Japanese TV station hired a UK neurology expert to develop a test to make sure this could never happen again — a test that is still in use (2,500 words)| Share this on X
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