Friday briefing: Why people are turning to folklore in our disconnected age
The Guardian's First Edition newsletter argues folklore is enjoying a revival, powered by young people and online connections as a remedy for a disconnected age, citing the National Folklore Survey for England's findings that a third of respondents believe in ghosts and nearly half of 16- to 24-year-olds think Princess Diana was murdered. Its briefs round up Microsoft's day-long outage, the Nvidia crisis engulfing Jensen Huang, England's Nations League win over Croatia, Scott Colom's historic Mississippi Senate win, and reviews of Prima Facie and other culture picks.
