empathy Beyond taking sides: a call for mutual recognition in Mideast conflict Yoy Luadha

happy mutants Deep Dive: a game to explore creativity, empathy, and connection Rusty Blazenhoff

History Joseph Stalin, well-read empath Rob Beschizza

libraries At this library, you borrow people instead of books David Pescovitz

college A 52-year-old ex-Navy SEAL reflects on his first semester as a freshman at Yale Thom Dunn

happy mutants Kindness and Wonder: Mr Rogers biography is a study in empathy and a deep, genuine love for children Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The nine rules of "Freddish": the positive, inclusive empathic language of Mr Rogers Cory Doctorow

Old school 20 year old advice on helping people with computers is still relevant today Cory Doctorow

empathy Amy Walker impersonates Trump to empathize with him Mark Frauenfelder

portland The narrative lottery at XOXO Glenn Fleishman

thieves While Coachella raged, burglars quietly hit a luxury resort Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Hedy AI catches all the meeting details so you don't have to Boing Boing's Shop

Community Little Free Library celebrates its 200,000th book-sharing box Jennifer Sandlin

comic art New York gallery celebrates Will Eisner with landmark retrospective Gareth Branwyn

books How the Black psychedelic revolution can heal and liberate Allan Rose Hill

Entertainment David Lynch forever changed my life: A filmmaker's tribute to cinema's greatest dreamer Case Esparros

books Jonathan Lethem ponders: "Did Philip K Dick dream of Palestinian sheep?" Thom Dunn

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AI Apple AI helpfully summarizes breakup text Gail Sherman

Rudy Giuliani's daughter says Trump destroyed her dad beyond repair: "Don't let him take our country too" Carla Sinclair