This interview was featured in the Books & Fiction newsletter, which delivers the stories behind the stories, along with our latest fiction. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. This week’s story, “Any Human Heart,” opens as a well-dressed […]
Quick facts What it is: The volcano Arsia Mons bursting through clouds on Mars Where it is: 140 million miles (225 million kilometers) from Earth, on average When it was shared: June 06, 2025 What’s better than the sight of
Every year, billions of birds migrate in and out of the United States. And across the world, birds fly thousands of miles to reach their seasonal destinations. Some birds, like the Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), even rack up enough miles
Early this morning, a gunman apparently impersonating a police officer targeted two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers in their homes. First, he shot State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, who were seriously wounded. Law-enforcement officials believe the same gunman then
Shortage and Famine in the Late Medieval Crown of Aragon By Adam Franklin-Lyons The Pennsylvania State University PressISBN: 9780271091747 Food security was a major concern for any medieval society. This book examines how individuals and communities responded to this challenge,
This is the week that Gavin Newsom stopped thinking so much. The governor of California has found himself in a hot swirl of events: Federal authorities are patrolling streets, ICE agents are raiding Home Depots, and protests (most of them
By Richard Abels The history of middle and late Saxon England was shaped by the Viking invasions and the military responses of English kings, in particular, those of the two kings who have become respectively bywords for success and failure:
One of Burnett’s earliest cinematographic efforts is the silent short “69 Pickup,” written and directed by Penick. Two Black men pick up a white woman hitchhiking on the boulevard. They lure her back to her apartment, and rape her. The
A depiction of the bridge on opening in 1883: Bird’s-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge and Grand Display of Fire Works on Opening Night If you’ve been blessed with the chance to see the last visually-stunning
When I caught Donald Trump by phone this morning, the president wanted to make one thing clear: “America First” means whatever he says it does. “Well, considering that I’m the one that developed ‘America First,’ and considering that the term
