<b>Hello and welcome to Weekender – the newsletter that guides you through all the highlights of our Weekend edition.</b> <b>COVER STORY</b> Can we reclaim our shrinking attention spans from '<a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2025/01/17/tiktok-brain-what-attention-span/" target="_blank">TikTok brain</a>'? <b>WEEKEND READ</b> What one president's <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/01/17/richard-nixon-final-meal-whitehouse-watergate/" target="_blank">final meal </a>in the White House tells us about food culture and legacy. From healing trauma to building bridges, the challenges of peace after the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/01/17/the-challenges-of-peace-after-the-gaza-war/" target="_blank">Gaza war</a>. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2025/01/17/a-gathering-storm-forecasting-the-future-of-north-sea-oil-and-gas/" target="_blank">A gathering storm</a>: Forecasting the future of North Sea oil and gas. <b>THE ESSAY</b> <b>CULTURE</b> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/wellbeing/2025/01/17/grief-coping-creative-outlet-khawla-darwish/" target="_blank">Growth through grief</a>: Meet the bereaved finding creative inspiration from their loss. From Pataal Lok to <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/pop-culture/2025/01/17/new-movies-shows-music-streaming-pataal-lok-severence-mac-miller/" target="_blank">Cameron Diaz's comeback</a>, new shows, movies and music to stream this week. Why I <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/2025/01/17/bargaining-dragon-mart-global-village/" target="_blank">refuse to haggle </a>- whatever it may cost me. <b>MONEY</b> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/2025/01/17/money-me-i-invest-my-disposable-income-in-technology-companies/" target="_blank">Money & Me</a>: 'I invest my disposable income in technology companies.' <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/newsletters/future-beat/" target="_blank">Future Beat</a> newsletter: The stories shaping tomorrow's world. <b>PLUS</b> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/01/17/postcard-from-irbid-urban-sprawl-masks-archaeological-gems-in-jordans-northern-city/" target="_blank">Postcard from Irbid</a>: Urban sprawl masks archaeological gems in Jordan's 'bride of the north'. Find out how well you've kept up with the news of the last seven days in our <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/01/17/quiz-of-the-week/" target="_blank">Quiz of the Week</a>. Plus much, much more in our latest <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/" target="_blank">Weekend edition</a>. And in case you missed it last week: How the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025/01/10/euclid-probe-dark-universe-space/" target="_blank">Euclid probe</a> will revolutionise the science of space. <b>SUBSCRIBE TO OUR OTHER NEWSLETTERS</b>
