Día de Muertos, Day of the Dead, is a two-day celebration and remembrance of family and friends who have passed on to their ancestors. Convening in cemeteries and homes, altars… Read the rest of the article: "Where do they go?" is an accessible and tender children's book about death
In her new book Kill the Overseer! The Gamification of Slave Resistance, Sarah Juliet Lauro looks at slavery and rebellion as motivational elements in video games. Does it lead to… Read the rest of the article: "Kill the Overseer!", a book about slave resistance in video games
A new podcast from Texas Monthly magazine, "White Hats," explores the history and ongoing legacy of the Texas Rangers. It airs on November 15, 2022. Immortalized in movies and TV… Read the rest of the article: The contested legacy of the Texas Rangers
It would not be an exaggeration to note that the assumption that New York City is more dangerous and violent than other areas of the United States, both rural and… Read the rest of the article: Why is New York City perceived as the most dangerous city in the Galaxy?
Federal U.S. District Judge Michael Liburdi ordered the founders of Clean Elections USA, the group posting armed vigilantes to intimidating voters in Arizona, to post on social media that it… Read the rest of the article: Federal judge orders armed right-wing goons intimidating Arizona voters to knock it off–and to post a truth online
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the presidential election in Brazil against right-wing Trumpite Jair Bolsonaro. So many issues, problems, and policies to discuss. Will Bolsonaro, and his supporters, go… Read the rest of the article: Lula da Silva and zero deforestation
Dries Depoorter created a fantastic and fear-inducing technology, "The Follower." It accesses "open cameras and AI to find how an Instagram photo is taken," tracing, cross-referencing, and correlating time stamps,… Read the rest of the article: Using AI to find open cameras recording near where Instagram shots are taken
As reported in The Guardian, a new study correlates death rates by age to the conservative politics of red states. Published in Plos One, an online open-access peer-reviewed journal, and… Read the rest of the article: In conservative states, people die younger
What do Nicholas Cage, burning Burger King burgers, Annie Lennox, a parasol, and suburban landscapes have in common? They are some of the props and set for Michael Rayner's (@brokenjuggler)… Read the rest of the article: Michael Rayner is redefining juggling
This post is brilliant and straightforwardly absurd, commenting on the quality, size, and appearance of the fish men are holding up for the world to see on these dating apps;… Read the rest of the article: Woman rates fish that men pose with on dating apps
When perception is reality, you do not have to edit reality. Amplify the perception. As a new Gallup poll demonstrates, even though many Americans believe that crime is rising, that… Read the rest of the article: Perception gap grows between actual crime rates and what Americans believe is happening
Trump follower and Arizona Republican candidate for governor Keri Lake declared she would not accept the election result if she did not win. Groups of armed people are congregating at… Read the rest of the article: Don't be afraid of the F-word. Be afraid of whom the F word refers to.
Even though I'm away,My love is always here to stay.See you soon, Queenie.Love, Mama See You Soon, by Mariame Kaba, illustrated by Bianca Diaz, tells the story of how a… Read the rest of the article: See you Soon is a children's book about living with family incarceration
A university press release from September 21, 2022, specified, "Based within the UK College of Medicine's Center on Drug and Alcohol Research (CDAR), the center will build on cannabis research already taking… Read the rest of the article: Kentucky house bill would allocate 2 million dollars for cannabis research
Mike Davis, the author of dozens of books, teacher, consummate learner, and winner of the McArthur Genius award, has passed away. I am sure there will be numerous tributes and… Read the rest of the article: Mike Davis dead at 76
Microscopic, uniquely situated in the world of appearances, and cuter than the word acute, tardigrades are fascinating creatures, like super-uber-mini sea cows or tiny swimming piglets. But what if they… Read the rest of the article: What would life be like if tardigrades had a growth spurt?
"All that you touch you Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God Is Change." —Octavia E. Butler In just a few short weeks,… Read the rest of the article: Octavia Butler's Kindred to premiere on Hulu on December 13
A People's Guide to Los Angeles, compiled by Laura Pulido, Larra R. Barraclough, and Wendy Cheng, was first published in 2012. The origins of this book were student projects organized… Read the rest of the article: A People's Guide to Los Angeles, 10 years later
This summer, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich cited a 158-year-old Arizona law that states any one who provide "medicine, drugs or substance, or uses or employs any instrument or other… Read the rest of the article: Arizona's Attorney General cited an 158-year-old anti-abortion law: older than Jim Crow and age of consent laws
"Tear me apartAnd boil my bonesI'll not rest'Til she's lost her throneMy aim is trueMy message is clearIt's curtains for youElizabeth, my dear" These are the simple, straightforward, and now… Read the rest of the article: Live video of The Stone Roses performing "Elizabeth, my dear"
