Reading routine
How much time to give the news, at what hours to open it and how to avoid the trap of endless scrolling before bed.
Articles
Articles
This page brings together the magazine's main topics. Each card leads to a section where the topic is covered in more detail, and below you will find a catalogue of standalone articles written for English-language readers.
A calm reading habit is built from small things: one notification switched off, one original source found, one pause before forwarding.
A topic makes it into the magazine if it helps readers shape their own relationship with the news: decide how much to read, understand what is in front of them and check a message before passing it on. We do not retell events, do not review specific publications and do not give medical advice; if something cannot be stated with confidence, we say so.
Magazine topics
Six strands that make up the magazine's content.
Genres
News, column, review, interview and advertorials: the formatting clues that tell them apart.
News vs opinion (in Russian)
Headlines
Why headlines are shorter and punchier than the text, and how to read them without reading too much into them.
Photos and videos out of context
A picture can be genuine yet taken on a different day and in a different place. What to check before you believe it.
Reposts
How a message changes on its way from the original source to your screen, and what to ask yourself before forwarding it.
Before reposting (in Russian)
Children and the news
How to answer a child's questions about what they have heard, teach them to tell fact from rumour and spare them unnecessary detail.
Article catalogue for English-language readers
This catalogue will gradually fill with standalone articles written for English-language readers. They are written specifically for this version of the site rather than translated from other languages.
- GTA 6 Player Assistance and Boosting Options: Editorial Overview
A calm look at GTA 6 player assistance before launch: what Rockstar has confirmed, what is still speculation, and how to judge boosting offers sensibly.
- Path of Exile 2: Comparison And Evaluation for Players
An explainer on Path of Exile 2 systems, learning goals and update sources, comparing beginner resources with a checklist for fact-checking new claims.
- What players should know about Diablo IV news, guides and game resources: Digital Entertainment
How to follow Diablo IV news, pick useful guides and judge game resources and services calmly, with practical scenarios and a checklist for players.
- Aion 2 dungeons: How It Fits into Aion 2 Progression
How dungeons fit into Aion 2 progression after the global launch: solo and group content, raids, use cases, limits of paid help and account safety basics.
Topics the editors are working on
- Setting up phone notifications so they stop waking you at night
- Newsletters, podcasts and a weekly digest: building a calmer news diet
- Why your feed keeps recommending more of the same
- Checking when and where a forwarded photo was really taken
Editorial rules
- Articles in this catalogue are written separately for each language version and are not translations.
- Some articles link to third-party websites, including gaming services; we do not control their content, prices or terms.
- We do not publish news or political material, advertising for publications or services, rankings, prices or reviews.
Related sections
- Collections
Reading lists for anyone tired of the news, about to share a post, or wanting to talk it over with family.
- Analysis
A headline taken apart using a neutral example, and what to check about a photo that arrives without a caption.
- History
How news travelled from handwritten newsletters and the first regular newspaper of 1605 to feeds that refresh themselves.
Sources
- Library materials on media literacy
- Materials from media literacy education projects
The magazine draws on general principles of media literacy and encyclopedic knowledge of the history of print. How feeds work, notification settings and menu names in your apps may differ from the general descriptions given here.