Bull Run, butterflies, Jeep Cat, prom

On the stone bridge that crosses Bull Run, where the first shots of the first land battle of the Civil War were fired, a group of teenagers in sparkly gowns and fancy dresses whose sequins caught the

The Revolt Against the Girl Bosses…...

The Revolt Against the Girl Bosses… “Empowerment won’t fix the mess we’re in. Women know it now. They’re mad as hell. Anyone trying to sell them advice instead of a way to use that anger to build a be

The Use and Abuse of Joan Didion

Henry Reichman at The Hedgehog Review: “It was just as nice as I hoped and dreamed it would be,” sobs a young bride in the final line of Joan Didion’s piece “Marrying Absurd.” Just a few pages and slo

On "rich guy has an opinion" journalism ,...

On “rich guy has an opinion” journalism, i.e. “entire news stories dedicated to the otherwise unremarkable opinion of a rich person, or news stories that fold the opinions of rich people into their ot

Why Penguins Don’t Fly

We have a lot to learn about adaptability from a bird who evolved to swim The post Why Penguins Don’t Fly appeared first on Nautilus.

World History Timeline

This World History Timeline (2016) shows how nations, empires, and ruling groups shifted and evolved across the globe from 3000 BCE to the present. It takes a second to understand what you’re looking

Boys, Beasts, and a Bloated Lord of the Flies

A very fancy version of  is playing on Netflix as a four-part series, loaded up with arty flourishes like distorting fish-eye lens shots, blurred-out flashbacks, extreme slo-mo, many choppy montages,

Sarah Rose (who is blind): "Meta glasses are...

Sarah Rose (who is blind): “Meta glasses are absolute game changers for the blind community…they are completely revolutionary.” And: “It really is incredible to talk to your glasses and ask them what

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