Mister Anthony - Longreads
Longreadsby Krista Stevens14d ago
When Saeed Jones gets a Lyft ride with Mister Anthony in New Orleans, he has no idea he’s in for brief but deep connection that will occupy his mind long after the trip is over.
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The manufactured crisis of Ceuta - Coda Story
Coda Storyby Irina Matchavariani14d ago
A ride from Tangier, the largest city in northern Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta takes less than two hours.
top 99%The Long History of Sexpionage - JSTOR Daily
JSTOR Dailyby Matthew Wills14d ago
“Sexpionage,” or sex-espionage, describes the intertwining of two things that have probably gone together for as long as somebody wanted information about something from somebody else.
National security doesn't need more maps or imagery; it needs measurement
SpaceNewsby Nicole Toigo14d ago
A decade ago, a United States carrier strike group departing San Diego could cross the Pacific with only intermittent detection.
Last Month Was the Hottest July on Record for the World's Oceans
Yale E360by Fred Pearce14d ago
Oceans globally recorded their hottest July ever last month, according to a new analysis. The severe ocean heat was evident around Europe, which is coping with a scorching summer.
Researchers recycle rice husks into a wonder material that removes toxic dyes from water
Anthropocene Magazineby Anthropocene Team14d ago
Using the waste created by one of the world’s staple foods, researchers have made a filter that can clean water.
There's a Better Version of Myself in These Woods - Electric Literature
Electric Literatureby Rebecca Turkewitz14d ago
Introduction by Wynter K Miller The narrator of Rebecca Turkewitz’s “Darkness Like a Seam” is suspended between two worlds.
How I Became the Villain of El Cerrito’s Nextdoor - Longreads
Longreadsby Cheri Lucas Rowlands14d ago
You don’t have to live in El Cerrito, California, or have ever used Nextdoor, for this essay to resonate.
More Than Half the Homes in East Omaha Have Unsafe Lead Levels. That Doesn’t Mean the EPA Will Clean Them Up.
ProPublicaby Chris Bowling14d ago
Despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent on environmental cleanup, more than half the yards in a section of Omaha, Nebraska, that used to surround a lead smelter still have enough...
MIT researchers tackle the economic realities of fusion power
MIT Newsby Peter Dizikes | MIT News15d ago
In the last decade, scientists have shown that fusion energy can work, as a physical process. Next question: Can it work economically?
The Young Men Rapping and Beatmaking from a Youth Lockup
The Marshall Projectby Maurice Chammah15d ago
This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated artists.
Frequent cannabis users wake up with their “stress hormone” already elevated
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily15d ago
Frequent cannabis users wake up with their “stress hormone” already elevated - Date: - August 9, 2026 - Source: - Oregon State University - Summary: - Frequent cannabis users may wake up with...
Scientists say just 7 days of meditation can rewire your brain
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily16d ago
Scientists say just 7 days of meditation can rewire your brain Just seven days of intensive meditation and mind-body practices produced measurable changes in participants’ brains, blood chemistry...
Stress can scramble your brain’s internal GPS, MRI study finds
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily16d ago
Stress can scramble your brain’s internal GPS, MRI study finds - Date: - August 8, 2026 - Source: - Ruhr-University Bochum - Summary: - Stress may literally scramble the brain’s internal GPS.
Point Nemo Location Explained - What Is Nemo Point?
Atlas Obscuraby Frank Jacobs16d ago
Q: What do sci-fi-pioneer Jules Verne, horror-writer H.P. Lovecraft, and the Russian space programme have in common?
Will a Looming Budget Crunch Reverse Efforts to Rein in Fines and Fees?
The Marshall Projectby Jamiles Lartey16d ago
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters.
Teen cannabis use linked to slower memory and thinking growth
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily17d ago
Teen cannabis use linked to slower memory and thinking growth - Date: - August 7, 2026 - Source: - University of California - San Diego - Summary: - Teens who start using cannabis may experience...
Alleged ‘Enforcer’ in Prince Group Scam Network Identified
OCCRPby Also published by our partner The Straits Times Singapore; In English17d ago
Reported by An individual identified as “Co-Conspirator-2” in a U.S. grand jury indictment allegedly acted as an “enforcer” for the Prince Group by fending off police crackdowns on the sprawling...
How to Deal With Iran
Palladium Magazineby Marko Jukic17d ago
Just a few weeks ago, on the seventeenth of June, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the fourteen-point Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Islamic Republic of Iran, which promised...
Colossal Biosciences Said It Cloned Red Wolves. Is It for Real? - Longreads
Longreadsby Brendan Fitzgerald17d ago
Midway through Boyce Upholt’s mind-boggling dispatch, one of his sources sums up the central challenge of the Gulf Coast canid: “Why is there not just a simple explanation for what this thing is?”...