This week: Sam Knight's brilliant New Yorker deep dive on WhatsApp's global takeover, a philosophical takedown of AI consciousness hype, plus A24's raw motherhood fever dream, Victorian bare-knuckle boxing, and three must-watch documentaries.
This week's picks share a common thread: people pursuing truth in systems designed to obscure it. From veterans fighting for healthcare to drug kingpins in Dubai, from AI chatbots replacing doctors to comedy legends navigating show business.