Spark Bird: John Kessler and the Music of Birds
BirdNote’s longtime senior producer on becoming more aware of bird sounds
African Sci-Fi Looks to a Future Climate
When the writer Nnedi Okorafor coined the term Africanfuturism, she wanted to distinguish sci-fi written about Africa from Afrofuturism, which is focuses on the experiences of Black people in the…
Sloppy Jane ft. Phoebe Bridgers – Claw Machine | Official Music Video | I Saw the TV Glow
“Claw Machine” by Sloppy Jane Featuring Phoebe Bridgers
Neolithic population collapse may have been caused by plague, researchers say
A devastating population collapse that decimated stone age farming communities across northern Europe 5,000 years ago may have been driven by an outbreak of the plague, according to research. The…
Scoochie Boochie – Hat (Official Video)
Hat is the 4th single from Scoochie Boochie's 5th album: Dadquest, coming 11.10.23
Towers of Silence
this story is about a specific thing but also about how a system collapses when the keystone is removed
Aaron Bushnell Was the Tip of the Iceberg. Now US Troops are Quitting the Military Over Gaza
American service members are quitting the military in protest of the US government's role in the Gaza genocide. Dozens of troops have filed for Conscientious Objector status since October 7,…
Broken Windows and Broken Policing
from 8 August 2020 Rudy Giuliani’s ‘zero tolerance’ attitude to community policing was rooted not in right-wing talking points, but in the liberal politics of the Civil Rights era. In…
Secrets of the Planet of the Apes, with Josh Friedman
The Planet of the Apes franchise spans decades and formats: it started as a French novel in 1963, and then jumped the Atlantic to become a long-running series of movies,…
We Should All Be Archivists
When people ask me for advice about queer archiving, I usually say that the most important thing is to recognize your importance. You need to see yourself as a as…