ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is standing in a gym

ALT: a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .

In spite of Team USA's best efforts to make it grim and boring as hell.

ALT: a woman wearing a shirt that says las vegas on it is dancing on a basketball court

ALT: a bald man with a beard wearing a suit and tie is making a funny face .

The erosion of deep reading weakens our capacity to grasp complex ideas.

Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern

Alt: a laughing woman in a leather jacket is sitting at a table in a restaurant with a woman in the background .