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Science Is 3I/ATLAS, the latest interstellar object, an alien spaceship? Rob Beschizza

asian american Watch the first trailer for the new TV adaptation of "Interior Chinatown" Thom Dunn

History How Ibram X. Kendi's STAMPED became a stunning graphic novel history of racism Thom Dunn

film criticism The top films of 2023, thus far Greg Nussen

History Anglish: English without the imported stuff Rob Beschizza

books Checking out the Black Speculative Arts Movement Elías Villoro

books "Where do they go?" is an accessible and tender children's book about death Elías Villoro

History Every day is Columbus Day for indigenous peoples Elías Villoro

passings Archie Roach, musician and activist (1956-2022) Jennifer Sandlin

photography This is not a color photo but rather an astonishing optical illusion David Pescovitz

Comic Books A Pulitzer Prize-winning nation security reporter explains why Magneto was right Thom Dunn

facebook Facebook is an imperialist nation, and people are its colonies Thom Dunn

native american The first US vice president of color Miss Cellania

censorship Disney's live-action "Mulan" remake pissed off human rights activists, which pissed off the Chinese government Thom Dunn

Republicans Thom Dunn talks about Irish-American culture and identity on the Motherfoclóir podcast Thom Dunn

native americans A Canadian podcast reveals everything wrong with the Trump administration's migrant baby adoption policy Thom Dunn

censorship Tiktok has become a vital tool for monitoring abuses against Xinjiang Uyghurs, but that's threatened by the company's new censorship rules Cory Doctorow

tweets Good tweet from Tom Brokaw's account after bad ideas about hispanics Rob Beschizza

art African birds create massive colonies on utility poles Andrea James