Sunday Snippets: Stephen Colbert

The fact that Trump, among his many fucking crimes, could just decide get someone fired for free speech, still boggles.

Precrime is no longer science fiction

A passage from Homer’s Iliad has been discovered inside the abdomen of a Roman-era Egyptian mummy

Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

Inside a hidden summer camp where trans youth in the South thrive

For The First Time In More Than A Century, Baby Eaglets Hatch In Chicago

When the habitat of an endangered bat went up in smoke, this ecologist dedicated herself to ending wildfires

START HERE > The Houses That Knew How to Breathe

Recreating the smells of history

NASA Rolls Out Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage

Mothers are the most underestimated force for change

‘We laced Nicole into her corset and her rib broke again’: Moulin Rouge at 25 – an oral history by cast and crew

On Parenting and Consent: When Sharing Isn’t Caring

Let's TALK climate

‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds

Condoms in Romance: Tracking Down Claims About Firsts

Does crying actually make you feel better? New psychology research shows it depends on a key factor

Sunday Snippets: Keep Pushing Back

I will not sit on my hands to watch shit go down in flames. Keep speaking out, keep calling your reps, keep donating (if you can!), keep making fucking noise.

Dad brains: How fatherhood rewires the male mind

For The People Newsletter Vol. XXXVIII

Running Toward ICE

New Orleans program does free house calls for new mothers. It’s saving many from going over a postpartum ‘cliff’

What really happened during the Black Death

ICE Is Planning New Fast-Track Construction Contracts

Pizza Hut's 'BOOK IT!' Summer Reading Program Returns to Provide Voracious Young Readers with Pizza Parties and More

"Men Are Scary."

My Daughter Has Autism. Here’s What I Want You To Know.

How to Take Better Photos of Moms (Listen Up, Dads)

Palestinian students are fighting for their right to education

The Warehouse, in Plain Sight

To Battle Climate Change, a Baltimore Church Turns to Nature

The Banal Horror of Jimmy Fallon

NYC Intercoms

When will men carry the weight of their own violence?

Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass

But his longer-term concerns are about deeper matters than job losses. In a roughly 20,000-word essay about A.I. risks posted to his personal blog in January, he warned that A.I. may create “an unemployed or very-low-wage ‘underclass’” for people with “lower intellectual ability.” That group would grow to encompass more of the population as A.I.’s capabilities allow it to outpace more humans. In that world, what’s at risk is not only wages but democracy itself. “The balance of power of democracy is premised on the average person having leverage through creating economic value. If that’s not present, I think things become kind of scary,” Mr. Amodei said last year to Axios.

Sunday Snippets: Ceasefire

My continual prayer is one for a ceasefire. I hope we achieve it in 2024, along with peace for the Palestinian people.

A New Orleans neighborhood confronts the racist legacy of a toxic stretch of highway

New Michigan law means people leaving prison will automatically be registered to vote

After 38 years on the job, Santa Luke still has time for everyone. Yes, you too

solstice

Prize-winning photos by Rohingya: Unseen life in the world's largest refugee camp

2023 in photos: NPR station photographers share memorable moments

Sunday Snippets: Almost 2022

Four months left in the year. Not sure how that happened....

HOW THE PANDEMIC NOW ENDS

Walking While Black

What Women's Advocacy Groups Worldwide Are Doing For Women In Afghanistan

If you can't take in anymore, there's a reason

Virginia, Maryland Say They'll Be A Safe Harbor For Afghan Refugees

Never going back again

The Black Architects Who Built New Orleans

The Taliban Swore To Kill An Afghan Doctor For Giving Birth Control To A Child Bride

A Catskills Home Full of Storybook Charm

What We Want You to Know About Mothering Small Children in a Pandemic