When composer and lyricist David Yazbek first came upon the true story of Elmer McCurdy (1880-1911) some 30 years ago, he was haunted by it. The corpse of the turn-of-the-century, […]
Posts from: September 9, 2024
Transplanting coral and using these stakes helped restore degraded coral reefs in Indonesia in only four years.
Florent Maurin talks about how The Wreck explores our messy, complicated relationship with trauma and how reflecting on it can help us better understand (or change) who we are now.
Cutting beneath sand on the desert world of Arrakis, giant sandworms strike fear and inspire awe in the blockbuster “Dune” films. Based on the 1965 novel, the sandworm has grown into on…
The author’s vivid attempt to quantify the value of human life raises challenging questions and yields some unpleasant answers
Minus the ‘hiding from the mob’ part
According to the American Psychological Association, 95% of workers said it is at least somewhat important for their organization to respect the boundaries between their work and home lives.
Radical attorney Stephen Bingham discusses Black Panther George Jackson, living underground in Europe and filmmaking.
Relatives of Francis Williams say threat of return to prison without committing another crime was ‘torture’ for him
For AP Photographer Francisco Seco, taking photos of daily life in cities around the world is one of his favorite activities because it gives him a sense of the people of that city in relaxed moments.