Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these but I’m gonna skip the apologies and get right into it. Here ...

This is a great piece from Jamelle Bouie on the likely death of the Voting Rights Act and, zooming out, the end of an era in Ameri ...

In this video, Maurice Moves highlights a pair of flashlights that are extremely useful & well-designed but also shockingly affo ...

Jon Batiste & Randy Newman team up for a song called Lonely Avenue. This is lovely. (via craig mod) ...

“New FBI data shows that both violent crime and property crime are at their lowest level since the 1960s” but the media disproportionately covers crime, so most Americans aren’t aware of the decrease.

Why wildlife crossings and crucial for animals and humans: they embiggen habitats and greatly reduce vehicle-animal collisions.

The Bluesky Dictionary is tracking every single word used on the social media service. As of this writing, almost 40% of the dictionary has been covered, including recent additions like “boneshakers”, ...

From the Phonograph podcast, a look at the early days of 99% Invisible (as that podcast’s 15th anniversary approaches).

Photographer Léo Caillard makes images of classical statues dressed up as hipsters.