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Top Stories published by The Guardian in August of 2018

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We’re in a New Age of Obesity. How Did It Happen? You’d Be Surprised

It’s not that we’re eating more, that we exercise less, or that we lack willpower. The shaming of overweight people has to stop

The Undertakers of Silicon Valley: How Failure Became Big Business

In the world of tech startups, messing up is practically a religion. This company is here to pick up the pieces

Airbnb and the So-Called Sharing Economy Is Hollowing out Our Cities

The plight of Barcelona shows the damage Airbnb can do, exacerbating urban inequality and freezing out young locals

Why Beyoncé Exploring Her Ancestry Matters

Beyoncé’s reconciliation of her ancestry reminds us that we live in danger of allowing narratives we didn’t generate to tell our stories for us

Skim Reading Is the New Normal. The Effect on Society Is Profound

When the reading brain skims texts, we don’t have time to grasp complexity, to understand another’s feelings or to perceive beauty. We…

Franken-Algorithms: The Deadly Consequences of Unpredictable Code

The death of a woman hit by a self-driving car highlights an unfolding technological crisis, as code piled on code creates ‘a universe no…

Where Even Walmart Won’t Go: How Dollar General Took Over Rural America

As the chain opens stores at the rate of three a day across the US, often in the heart of ‘food deserts’, some see Dollar General as…

It’s Time to Reimagine Consent in Our Romantic Lives

Often we talk about consent in terms of power: who has it and how are they wielding it? What if we thought of it in terms of attention?

Logged Off: Meet the Teens Who Refuse to Use Social Media

Generation Z has grown up online — so why are a surprising number suddenly turning their backs on Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat?

Rudy Giuliani Has Turned out to Be a Dangerous Liability for Trump

The former New York City mayor was a 9/11 hero. But his last big job, defending the president, is a role too far

These were the top 10 stories published by The Guardian in August of 2018. You can also dive into daily archives for August of 2018 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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