Q: Can an author make a living from royalties?
The general population is slowly getting the message that things are really hard for traditionally published authors right now, in ways it was not hard twenty or even five years…
Abstract Trailblazer Frank Stella Dies at 87
The painter and sculptor reoriented the North American arts landscape, defying any strict characterizations of his work as it evolved across concepts and media.
Tapeworms Living Inside People’s Brains
Theodore Nash sees only a few dozen patients a year in his clinic at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. That’s pretty small as medical practices go, but…
The Garden of Time: the sci-fi short story behind this year’s Met Gala
In an unnamed place and time, a majestic villa overlooks a garden of delicate, glass-stemmed flowers. Home to Count Axel and the Countess, the otherwise elegant landscape is unsettled by…
Israeli organ-trafficking network busted in Turkiye
Police in the Turkish city of Adana detained 11 suspects, five Israeli and two Syrian, on allegations of organ trafficking, the Daily Sabah reported on 5 May. Israel has long been at the…
Eric Adams Is the Lying Face of the Campus Crackdown
Journalism, a trade where the need to maintain access often requires euphemism, is rich in evasive language to describe people like Eric Adams: dissimulator, equivocator, teller of tall tales, prevaricator,…
Wounded orangutan seen using plant as medicine
A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, say scientists. It is the first time a creature…
Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights
The concentration of a virus in wastewater can paint a picture of how much COVID-19 is present in that community. Testing at airports can help provide context for how prevalent…
These videos show the police aren’t neutral. They’re counterprotesters.
law enforcement officers are treating America like a battlefield.
Turkey cuts all trade ties with Israel: report
The Israeli Foreign Minister said Ankara was also blocking Turkey’s ports for Israeli imports and exports.