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The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same

From the generic hipster cafe to the ‘Instagram wall’, the internet has pushed us towards a kind of global ubiquity – and this phenomenon is only going to intensify. By Kyle Chayka. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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  From the archive: How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart

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  What is the real Hamas?

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  A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way…

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  From the archive: Did Brazil’s evangelical superstar have her husband kill…

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  Rage, waste and corruption: how Covid changed politics

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  Disappearing tongues: the endangered language crisis

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  From the archive: The mystery of the Gatwick drone

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  ‘What’s the worst that could happen?’: Love in the sickle cell capital of …

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  Radioactive waste, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dump…

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  From the archive – Out of thin air: the mystery of the man who fell from t…

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  200 cats, 200 dogs, one lab: the secrets of the pet food industry

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  Power grab: the hidden costs of Ireland’s datacentre boom

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  From the archive: ‘Is anybody in there?’ Life on the inside as a locked-in…

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  ‘It was so wrong’: why were so many people imprisoned over one protest in …

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  What we talk about when we talk about giving up

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  From the archive – Operation Condor: the cold war conspiracy that terroris…