Our favourites this week

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How Trump reshaped the presidency in over 11,000 tweets It would be fitting to recommend this piece in 280 characters, but that wouldn’t do it justice. Because this production by the New York Times is both a masterpiece in data journalism and in reading experience. The premise is as good as it is simple: what did Donald Trump say on Twitter since he became president? The newspaper analysed over 11,000 tweets in all kinds of ways, categorising them in beautiful timelines and topical overviews. The result is a wide range of insights into the erratic behaviour of this president on social media. To name just a few: Trump has attacked someone or something almost 6,000 times, he tweets all day long with peak traffic at 6am, he has bragged about his crowd size over 180 times, and has promoted conspiracy times in more than 1,700 instances. I could go on, but it’s best to dive in and see for yourself. Don’t forget to share on Twitter afterwards, of course. (Rob Wijnberg, founding editor) The Twitter presidency (reading time: 10 minutes)
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A podcast that will blow your mind I don’t like podcasts. I never really have. Then one podcast blew my mind (almost literally). Philosophize This! by Stephen West is a pleasure to listen to and pretty darn educational. Without confusing you too much, he introduces you to philosophy in all its shapes and sizes and applies it to contemporary life. It’s 135 episodes in and still going strong. I could not recommend it more! (Lise Straatsma, image editor) Philosophize this! (Listening time: 25 minutes)
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The power of community through creativity The artistic and personal process Solange went through to produce her album When I Get Home is beautifully told in this interview curated by We Present. Digging deeper into her work and creative process reveals the fundamental idea of belonging and how identity is shaped. Her roots and the community surrounding her are at the centre of this artwork. The community is who she wants "to uplift and answer to". I wanted to recommend this story to remind us all of the power of artistic expression and how constructive it can be. (Sabrina Argoub, editorial assistant) Solange Knowles: When I Get Home (reading time: 13 minutes)

The best of The Correspondent

The (non)sense of online advertising: when the numbers don’t add up The digital advertising industry, worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually, is often plagued by widespread fraud, dubious metrics, and adblockers. Turns out that in a world of maths and numbers, measuring anything accurately is almost impossible. Read more here Illustration of various icons associated with consumerism, social media, and healthcare are shown spilling out of a human head, coloured red, against a dark blue background. The head rests on a hand, also in red. The time has come to take the self out of self-care While the reminder to care for oneself can lead to improved wellbeing, the idea is increasingly commodified and weaponised against those who are most vulnerable. Here are four problems with our golden age of self-care. Read more here An image of men walking across a busy street, with tall buildings in the background. Why the name of your street is a sign of the times – and what to do about it What do we do with problematic street names, our commemorations of people that represent a rose-tinted, one-sided version of history? First we must understand them, then take inspiration from efforts around the world to tell untold stories. Read more here