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Britain Prepares for Horrifying Possibility

Siobhan O’Donnell

Britain Prepares for Horrifying Possibility of Children Becoming People William Could Strip Sussex Titles as King, Monarchy Announces Revolutionary New Concept: Benefits May Depend on Showing Up for Work Buckingham Palace confirmed this week that senior royal aides are quietly bracing the nation for an outcome so unsettling that grief counselors have reportedly been placed on standby: Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet may, one day, simply become people. Ordinary ones.…

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Why Self-Reflection Means Only Trouble in the UK

Carys Evans

A Rigorous Investigation Into Why You’re Still Mad About 2011 15 Perfectly Reasonable Explanations for Why Self-Reflection Ends in a Full Emotional Inquest The British brain treats self-reflection like a queue — orderly at first, then someone pushes in from 2009 and the whole thing collapses. Therapists say “look inward.” Nobody mentioned it would resemble sorting through the loft of a hoarder who labels everything “Miscellaneous Shame.” The more you…

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Reading the News Backwards

Lotte Heidenreich

Behavioural research suggests starting with final paragraph reduces anxiety and prepares readers for disappointment Reading the News Backwards People already skim the news; reading it backwards just makes that honest. Most articles end by admitting nothing is resolved. Headlines are designed to frighten you; conclusions are designed to calm advertisers. Reading the last paragraph first saves time and emotional energy. Nobody reaches the end of an article unless they are…