Bonus Wednesday Snippets: More links!

Harrison Dyar: The Scientist Who Dug Secret Tunnels Under D.C.

Cops Warned to Look for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ From People Opposing Flock at City Council Meetings

Three Italian ‘hobbits’ flew to Ireland to return this man’s ring — and it was precious

Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island

A Spider’s Portion of Joy

Activists and leaders reflect on Standing Rock a decade on: ‘I would do it again’

Alan Ritchson and Maria Sten Are Officially Changing ‘Reacher’s Franchise Formula

Crossing to Freedom: Historic Casselman River Bridge Recognized for its Role in the Underground Railroad

America’s Op-ed Columnists Brainstorm Future Headlines About the Birth Rate

Are Libraries Prepared for the Second Digital Transformation of Distinctive Collections?

Grocery Shopping With a Baby

A Week of Outfits: Claudette Zepeda

Sunday Snippets: Climate change

I hate that this is our reality. And that it could have been prevented.

At home during the pandemic, she was the healthiest she’d been in years. Then she was called back to work.

Many Black women felt relieved to work from home, free from microaggressions. Now they’re told to come back.

A Once-Forgotten Port Of Italy Is Alive With A Diverse Cultural And Literary Legacy

The Big Money Behind the Big Lie

As violence soars in refugee camps, Rohingya women speak up

Robin DiAngelo and the Problem With Anti-racist Self-Help

“The Industry Has Shifted. Changing The Culture Takes Longer”: Gemma Chan Is Finally Taking The Lead

Illegally sterilised Czech women to be offered compensation

THE IDYLLIC SMALL TOWN SUMMER

Sunday Snippets: "Global Warming"

If we were to believe 45, it's totes a hoax because we're all so cold. May God have mercy on our souls.

America Is Ignoring The Gun Violence Epidemic Against Women & Nothing Is Being Done To Stop It
Cash for babies, $10,000 gifts, $1 homes: The battle for the soul of rural Italy

You Know the Lorena Bobbitt Story. But Not All of It.

Rare half-male, half-female cardinal spotted in Pennsylvania

US Sikh Community Distributes Gift Cards, Indian Food to TSA Employees Struggling After Partial Govt Shutdown

Toddler Separated From Family at Border Reunited with Mom in San Francisco

WHAT TO SAY WHEN SOMEONE HAS A MISCARRIAGE (AND WHAT NOT TO SAY)

Nakhane Is Sick of Your White Saviour Bullshit

Black Wall Street: The African American Haven That Burned and Then Rose From the Ashes

Part of the problem is that the story of the massacre, if told accurately, would paint thousands of white people as pillagers and murderers. Black historical narratives that make it to the screen tend to incorporate a white savior — think Matthew McConaughey in Amistad or Brad Pitt in 12 Years a Slave. Those that don’t have one, like Danny Glover’s long-in-development film about the Haitian Revolution, can languish for decades.