npr Tuesday June 23, 2026
Britain will ban children under 16 from using a range of social media apps including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced. Starmer told a news conference that he will fight back if technology companies resist the move, notes NPR. A spokesman for Meta said bans risk isolating teens from online communities and information, reports The Guardian. YouTube said in a statement: “Blanket bans push kids out of such curated, supervised, beneficial experiences.” Read the full Story >>
The Guardian Tuesday June 23, 2026
After more than seven decades of covering conflicts around the world, Don McCullin will return to Vietnam and his best-known images for his final book: The acclaimed photographer has decided to revisit the war and his 12-day stint with US marines during the battle of Hue in 1968, one of the bloodiest and most notorious battles of the Tet offensive, notes The Guardian. McCullin says he is still haunted by some of the photographs he took there. “They come uninvited back to me and then I start saying, ‘Could I have done better?’” he says. Read the full Story >>
The Athletic Tuesday June 23, 2026
FIFA has updated its guidelines to give national team head coaches the option to stand to the left or right of the photographers during the pre-match ceremony after Thomas Tuchel’s complaints following England’s win over Croatia in Dallas. Before England’s World Cup opener got underway on last week, Tuchel was visibly frustrated by how close the photographers were to him and his coaching staff during the national anthems, notes The Athletic. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday June 23, 2026
As you may have heard, this month marked the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe, who was born on June 1, 1926. In fact, you very well may have heard about the actress's centenary, because the publishing
and art worlds have been busy putting together photo exhibitions and lavish books celebrating what Harper's Bazaar recently called Marilyn's "beauty blueprint" for the ages. Today we're rounding … Read the full Story >>
